This is a list of currently active autonomist and secessionist movements around the world. An autonomous (subnational) entity is a subnational entity that has a certain amount of autonomy. ... For other uses, see Secession (disambiguation). ...

Entries on this list meet two criteria: they are active movements with living, active members, and they are seeking greater autonomy or freedom for a geographical region (as opposed to personal autonomy). What is and is not considered to be an autonomy and secessionist movement is, of course, contentious.

For defunct movements and groups, please see: List of historical autonomist and secessionist movements This is a list of historical autonomist and secessionist movements around the world. ...

Africa

Algeria

• Kabyles
  • Proposed state: Kabylie
  • Political party: Mouvement pour l'Autonomie de la Kabylie

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Kabyle_people. ... The Kabyles are a Berber people whose traditional homeland is highlands of Kabylie (or Kabylia) in northeastern Algeria. ... Location of Kabylie Largest city Béjaïa Government Not an administrative unit Area  -  Total 44 000 km²   sq mi  Population  -   estimate 7000000[1] (2004)  -  Density 170 /km²   /sq mi Great Kabylie in 1857 Kabylie or Kabylia (Kabyle: Tamurt n Leqbayel) is a cultural region in the north of Algeria. ... The Mouvement pour lAutonomie de la Kabylie (MAK) is a non-violent autonomist group seeking the independence of the province of Kabylia from the nation of Algeria. ...

Angola

• Cabinda
  • Government-in-exile: Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda (FLEC)
  • Political party: Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda (FLEC)
  • Rebel organization: Forças Armadas de Cabinda (FAC)
  • Proposed state: Republic of Cabinda

Image File history File links Flag_of_Cabinda. ... Cabinda is a territory, ocupied by Angola. ... The Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda (FLEC), or Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda, is a separatist movement in Cabinda, Angola. ... The Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda (FLEC), or Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda, is a separatist movement in Cabinda, Angola. ... The Forças Armadas de Cabinda (FAC) or Armed Forces of Cabinda is the armed wing of the political seperatist group the [[Frente para a Libertação do Enclave de Cabinda ]] (FLEC) or Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda. ... The Republic of Cabinda is an unrecognized entity that claims legal authority over Cabinda, a province of Angola, and its northwestern exclave. ...

Benin

• Yoruba

The Yoruba (Yorùbá in Yoruba orthography) are a large ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in Africa; the majority of them speak the Yoruba language (èdèe Yorùbá; èdè = language). ...

Cameroon

• Bakassi Peninsula
  • Proposed state: Democratic Republic of Bakassi

• Southern Cameroons
  • Proposed state: Federal Republic of Southern Cameroon, Ambazonia
  • Political party: Southern Cameroons National Council

Bakassi is the peninsular extension of the African territory of Calabar into the Atlantic Ocean. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Cameroons was a British Mandate territory in West Africa, now divided between Nigeria and Cameroon. ... Map of Southern Cameroon (Ambazonia) The Republic of Ambazonia was declared as an independent state by a group seeking independence for the former southern British Cameroon. ... The Southern Cameroons National Council (SCNC) is a secessionist organisation that seeks the independence of the anglophone Southern Cameroons from the francophone Republic of Cameroon (La République de Cameroun). ...

Comoros

• Anjouan
  • Political parties: Anjouan People's Movement, Mouvement Populaire Anjouanais, Mawana
• Mohéli
  • Proposed state: Democratic Republic of Mwali

This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Map of Anjouan Anjouan (also known as Ndzuwani or Nzwani) is an island in the Comoros. ... Mawana is a city and a municipal board in Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mohéli. ... Map of Mohéli Mohéli, also known as Mwali, is one of the three islands which make up the nation of Comoros. ...

Congo-Kinshasa

• Bas-Congo
  • Pressure group: Bundu dia Kongo
  • Proposed state: Kingdom of Kongo
• South Kasai
  • Proposed autonomous region: Mining State of South Kasai
• Katanga
  • Political parties: Confédération des Associations de Katanga Tribales, Union of Independent Federalists and Republicans
• Kwili, Kivu
  • Proposed state: Republic of Bukavu

Country Democratic Republic of the Congo Capital Matadi Largest city Matadi National Language Kikongo Land area¹ 53. ... The Bundu dia Kongo (Kingdom of Kongo) is a political-religious group centred in the Bas-Congo province (west of Kinshasa) which has campaigned for the independence of the Bas-Congo region from the rest of the DRC. Its adherents have to renounce western and eastern religions. ... The Kingdom of Congo (now usually rendered as Kingdom of Kongo to maintain distinction from the present-day Congo nations) The Kingdom of Kongo (c. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Kasai. ... Flag of South Kasai South Kasai was a secessionist region in the area of south central Congo (Kinshasa) during the early 1960’s. ... Capital Bakwanga Created 8 August 1960 Dissolved 30 December 1961 South Kasai was a secessionist region in the area of south central Congo (Kinshasa) during the early 1960s. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Katanga. ... Capital Lubumbashi Created June 1960 Dissolved January 1963 Demonym Katangan Currency Katanga franc Katanga is the southern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, regional capital Lubumbashi (formerly Elizabethville). ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Côte d'Ivoire

• Northern Regions

Equatorial Guinea

• Bioko
  • Political party: Movement for the Self-Determination of Bioko Island

Image File history File links Bubi_nationalist_flag. ... Bioko (spelled also Bioco) is an island off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, formerly called Fernando Pó or Fernando Póo. ... The Movement for the Self-Determination of Bioko Island (Spanish: Movimiento para la Auto-determinación de la Isla de Bioko) is a proscribed political organization in Equatorial Guinea. ...

Ethiopia

• Gambela Region
  • Rebel organization: Gambella Peoples Liberation Front
• Ogaden
  • Proposed state: Republic of Ogadenia
  • Political party: Ogaden National Liberation Front
  • Pressure group: Ogaden Youth Association
• Oromia Region
  • Rebel organization: Oromo Independence Movement
  • Rebel organization: Oromo Liberation Front
  • Rebel organization: Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia
• Somali Region
  • Rebel organization: Western Somali Liberation Front

Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Gambela region. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ogaden. ... This article is about the geographical area. ... Flag of the ONLF Territories inhabited by ethnic Somalis The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) (Amharic: )(Somali: Jahbadda Wadaniga Xoreenta Ogadenia, JWXO), is a separatist rebel group fighting to make the region of Ogaden in eastern Ethiopia an independent state. ... For the Zone of this name in the Amhara Region, see Oromia Zone. ... OLF symbol The Oromo Liberation Front (also known as the OLF) is an Ethiopian organization established in 1973 by Oromo nationalists to lead an alleged liberation struggle of the Oromo people against what they call Abyssinian colonial rule. It is mostly ethnocentric and over time it is replaced from a... The IFLO (Islamic Front for Liberation of Oromia), now known as the FIDO (Front for Independent Democratic Oromia since 2005) after the group reformed its ideology (from national and religious based, to a secular and national ideology) is an Oromo based polito-military organization founded in 1985 by Commander... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Somali region. ... Somali guerrilla activity in the Ogaden and in the Haud area east of Harer flared sporadically after Somalia gained its independence in 1960, but the guerrilla activity remained essentially a police concern until a border war erupted in 1964. ...

France (Africa)

• Mayotte
• Réunion

Image File history File links Flag_of_Mayotte_(local). ...

Mauritius

• Rodrigues Island

Image File history File links Flag_of_Rodrigues. ... Map of Rodrigues Rodrigues (or Rodriguez) is one of the Mascarene Islands and a dependency of Mauritius. ...

Morocco

• Western Sahara
  • Government-in-exile: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
  • Political party: Polisario Front

Image File history File links Flag_of_Western_Sahara. ... Motto: حرية ديمقراطية وحدة (Arabic) Liberty, Democracy, Unity Anthem: Yābaniy Es-Saharā  listen This map indicates the territory claimed by the SADR, viz. ... The Polisario, Polisario Front, or Frente Polisario, from the Spanish abbreviation of Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro (Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and [[Río de Oro]]) is a Sahrawi rebel movement working for the separation...

Namibia

• Caprivi
  • Rebel organization: Caprivi Liberation Army
  • Political party: Caprivi African National Union
  • Proposed state: Free State of Caprivi Strip/Itenge

Image File history File links Flag_of_CANU.svg‎ [edit] Summary Data from FOTW Date 2006-8-13 Author Himasaram Permission [edit] Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Caprivi Region List of active autonomist and secessionist movements... Location: Caprivi, Namibia Area: 19,532km² (7,541 mi²) Population: 79,852 (2001), 90,422 (1991) Capital: Katima Mulilo Time Zone: South African Standard Time: UTC+1 Caprivi, sometimes called the Caprivi Strip or Caprivi Region and formally known as Itenge, is a narrow protrusion of Namibia eastwards about 450km... Caprivi Liberation Army (CLA) is a Namibian rebel and separatist group which was established in 1994 to liberate the Caprivi Strip, a region mainly inhabited by the Lozi people. ...

Niger

• Agadez Department
  • Rebel organization: Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Sahara
  • Political parties: Taniminnak Tidot N Tenere, Tidot Union of Tenere.
  • Proposed state: Akal N Tenere, Tenere Republic

Agadez is an administrative department in Niger. ... Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Sahara (FARS) is a toubou rebel group in Niger, presumably of separatist intentions, who kidnapped two Italian tourists in August 2006. ... Non-automous Tuareg region, emcompassing the Tenere desert, the Ayr massif and the Azawagh plateau in Central-West Africa. ...

Nigeria

• Bakassi Peninsula
  • Proposed state: Democratic Republic of Bakassi
• Igbo
  • Proposed state: Biafra (defunct)
  • Political party: Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra
• Ijaw
  • Rebel organization: Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta
  • Rebel organization: Niger Delta People's Volunteer Force
  • Proposed state: Niger Delta Republic
• Ogoni
  • Political party: Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People
• Yoruba
  • Political party: Oodua Republic Front
  • Proposed state: Oduduwa Republic of the Yorubas

Bakassi is the peninsular extension of the African territory of Calabar into the Atlantic Ocean. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Biafra. ... The Igbo or Ibo are one of the largest ethnicities in Africa. ... National motto: Peace, Unity, Freedom Official language English Capital Enugu Head of State Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Area ?- Total ?- % water Population;- Total 13,500,000 (1967) Currency Biafran pound (BIAP) Created May 30, 1967 Dissolved January 15, 1970 Demonym Biafran The Republic of Biafra was a short-lived secessionist state in... The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) is an organization of about 2,000 people scattered all over Nigeria with the aim of securing the resurgence of the defunct state of Biafra. ... The Ijaw (also known by the subgroups Ijo or Izon) are a collection of peoples indigenous mostly to the forest regions of the Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States within the Niger Delta in Nigeria. ... The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) is a militant indigenous peoples movement dedicated to armed struggle against the exploitation and oppression of the people of Niger Delta and the degradation of their natural environment by foreign multinational corporations involved in the extraction of oil in... The Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force is one of the largest armed group in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria and is composed primarily of members of the regions largest ethnic group, the Ijaw. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Ogoni_people. ... The Ogoni people are one of the many indigenous peoples in the Niger Delta region of southeast Nigeria. ... The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) is a campaigning organization representing the Ogoni people in their struggle for ethnic and environmental rights. ... The Yoruba (Yorùbá in Yoruba orthography) are a large ethno-linguistic group or ethnic nation in Africa; the majority of them speak the Yoruba language (èdèe Yorùbá; èdè = language). ... The Oodua Republic Front is a seccesionist movement based in Yorubaland, southwestern Nigeria, which advocates for the creation of the Oodua (or Oduduwa) Republic of the Yorubas. ...

Rwanda

• Batwa (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
  • Political party: Association for the Promotion of Batwa

Image File history File links Bandera_poble_Batwa. ... The Twa are a pygmy people, of short stature, who were the oldest recorded inhabitants of an area in central Africa that now comprises the nations of Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is a democratic, international organization. ...

Somalia

• Southwestern Somalia
  • Rebel organization: Rahanwein Resistance Army
  • Proposed autonomous region: State of Southwestern Somalia
• Hiran
  • Proposed autonomous region: States of Central Somalia
• Jubaland
  • Rebel organization: Somali Patriotic Movement
  • Proposed state: Republic of Jubaland
• Puntland
  • Political party: Somali Salvation Democratic Front
  • De facto state: Republic of Puntland State of Somalia
• Somaliland
  • Political party: Somali National Movement
  • De facto state: Republic of Somaliland

Image File history File links Flag_of_Southwestern_Somalia. ... Southwestern Somalia and claimed territories, 2002-2006 Capital (and largest city) Baidoa Official languages Somali, Arabic Government  -  Presidentbare hiraale Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud Autonomy within Somalia   -  Declared April 1, 2002   -  Abandoned February 10, 2006  Currency Somali shilling (SOS) Time zone EAT  -  Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3) Internet TLD . ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Rahanweyn Resistance Army. ... Southwestern Somalia and claimed territories, 2002-2006 Capital (and largest city) Baidoa Official languages Somali, Arabic Government  -  Presidentbare hiraale Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud Autonomy within Somalia   -  Declared April 1, 2002   -  Abandoned February 10, 2006  Currency Somali shilling (SOS) Time zone EAT  -  Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3) Internet TLD . ... Location of Hiiraan in Somalia Hiiraan (Somali: Hiiraan; Arabic: ‎ ) is an administrative region (gobolka) in central Somalia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Jubaland. ... Anthem Somalia Tosow Capital (and largest city) Kismayo Official languages Somali and English Government  -  President Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale Autonomy Part of Federated Somalia   -  Autonomy Declared 1998   -  Ended by JVA 2004   -  Re-established 2007   -  Recognition Not Recognized  Currency Somali shilling (SOS) Time zone EAT  -  Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+3... The Somali Patriotic Movement is a political party and paramilitary organization in Somalia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Somalia_Sky_Blue. ... Motto None Anthem Puntland Somali National Anthem Capital Garowe (Administrative), Bosaso (Commercial) Largest city Bosaso Official languages Somali and Arabic Government  -  President Mohamud Muse Hersi  -  Vice-President Hassan Dahir Mohamud Autonomy Inside Somalia   -  Declared 1998   -  Recognition   Area  -  Total 212,510 km km² (84th) n/a sq mi   -  Water (%) Negl. ... Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF) (in Somali: Jabhadda Diimuqraadiga Badbaadinta Soomaaliyeed, and initially known as the Democratic Front for Salvation of Somalia), has been one of the major political and paramilitary umbrella organizations in Somalia since its founding in 1981 by several officers opposed to the regime of Siad Barre. ... National motto: None Official language Somali Capital Garowe President Mohamud Muse Hersi Gen. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Somaliland. ... For other territories formerly called Somaliland, see Somaliland (disambiguation). ... Somali National Movement. ... Somaliland (Somali: Soomaaliland) is a former British territory located in the northwest region of Somalia in the Horn of Africa. ...

Senegal

• Casamance
  • Rebel organization: Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance

Image File history File links Flag_of_Casamance. ... The flag of the Democratic Forces Movement of Casamance was adopted in 1988. ...

South Africa

• Boere-Afrikaner
  • Rebel organization: Sekretariaat vir Volksbou
  • Pressure group: Orania Movement
  • Proposed state: Boer Republic
• Bophuthatswana

Image File history File links Afrikaner_Vryheidsvlag. ... The Boervolk (also Boere-Afrikaner Volk) is an ethnic group in South Africa living mainly in the Free State and Transvaal provinces of South Africa. ... The Sekretariaat vir Volksbou is a Pretoria-based, Republican, Boer organization working towards uplifting the Boere-Afrikaner people culturally and economically. ... For other uses, see Orania. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Bophuthatswana as of 1977 Flag of Bophuthatswana bantustan Bophuthatswana was a former Bantustan (homeland) in the north of South Africa. ...

Sudan

• Beja
  • Rebel organization: Beja Congress
• Darfur
  • Rebel organization: Darfur Liberation Front
• Kassala
• Lado District
• Southern Sudan
  • Proposed state: South Sudan

The Beja people are an ethnic group dwelling parts of North-Eastern and Eastern Africa including the area of the Horn of Africa. ... The Beja Congress is a political group comprising sevral ethnic entities of the eastern region of Sudan. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Darfur. ... For other uses, see Darfur (disambiguation). ... Darfur Liberation Front is the former name of the Sudanese Liberation Army. ... Kassala is one of the 26 wilayat or states of Sudan. ... Image File history File links Lado_flag. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_SPLAM.svg The flag of the w:SPLAM File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): List of circulating currencies Wikipedia:Country referencing templates Southern Sudan User:Nightstallion/UN peacekeeping missions User:Nightstallion... Southern Sudan is a region of Sudan. ... Southern Sudan is a region of Sudan. ...

Tanzania

• Zanzibar (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
  • Political party: Civic United Front

Image File history File links Flag_of_Zanzibar. ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar is part of Tanzania Coordinates: , Country Tanzania Islands Unguja and Pemba Capital Zanzibar City Settled AD 1000 Government  - Type semi-autonomous part of Tanzania  - President Amani Abeid Karume Area  - Both Islands  637 sq mi (1,651 km²) Population (2004)  - Both Islands 1,070... The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is a democratic, international organization. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Tanzanian political parties ...

Western Sahara

• Sahrawis
  • Government-in-exile: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (see foreign relations of Western Sahara)
  • Political party: Polisario Front

Image File history File links Flag_of_Western_Sahara. ... “Sahraoui” redirects here. ... Motto: حرية ديمقراطية وحدة (Arabic) Liberty, Democracy, Unity Anthem: Yābaniy Es-Saharā  listen This map indicates the territory claimed by the SADR, viz. ... Western Sahara is the former Spanish colony of Spanish Sahara claimed and mostly administered by the Kingdom of Morocco since Spain handed over the territory to Morocco and Mauritania after the Madrid Accords in 1975-76, but sovereignty is unresolved and the United Nations (UN) is attempting to hold a... The Polisario, Polisario Front, or Frente Polisario, from the Spanish abbreviation of Frente Popular de Liberación de Saguía el Hamra y Río de Oro (Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and [[Río de Oro]]) is a Sahrawi rebel movement working for the separation...

Zambia

• Barotse
  • Proposed state: Barotseland
  • Rebel organization: Barotse Patriotic Front

Image File history File links Flag_of_Barotseland. ... The flag of the Lozi people The Lozi people are an ethnic group primarily of western Zambia, inhabiting the region of Barotseland. ... Barotseland is a region in western Zambia which is the homeland of the Lozi people. ...

Asia

Afghanistan

• Badakhshan (Wakhan Corridor)
  • Political party: Lali Badakhshon
  • Proposed autonomous region: United Badakhshan Peoples Republic

Badakhshan is a region comprising parts of northeastern Afghanistan and of Tajikistan. ... The Wakhan corridor Wakhan (or Vakhan) is a very mountainous and rugged part of the Pamir region. ...

Azerbaijan

• Nakhchivan
• Nagorno-Karabakh
  • De facto state: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
• Talysh-Mughan
  • Proposed autonomous region: Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic
• Lezgins
  • Pressure group: Sadval

Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... This article is about the autonomous region. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nagorno-Karabakh. ... Nagorno Karabakh Republic (Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետություն), historically known as Artsakh (Armenian: Արցախ), is a region of former... Nagorno Karabakh Republic (Armenian: Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետություն), historically known as Artsakh (Armenian: Արցախ), is a region of former... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Talysh-Mughan_Republic. ... The flag of the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic Map of Azerbaijan showing the six districts that declared autonomy as the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic The Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic (also known as Talyshstan) was a short-lived self-proclaimed autonomous republic in Azerbaijan, that lasted from June to August 1993. ... The flag of the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic Map of Azerbaijan showing the six districts that were declared as the Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic The Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic (also known as Talyshstan) was a short-lived self-proclaimed autonomous republic in Azerbaijan that lasted from from June to August... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Lezgi_people. ... Flag of the Lezgian people The Lezgins, also called the Lezgin, Lezgi, Lezgis, Lezgs, and Lezgians are an ethnic group who live mainly in southern Dagestan and northern Azerbaijan who speak the Lezgi language. ...

Bangladesh

• Chittagong Hill Tracts (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)

The Chittagong Hill Tracts comprise an area of 13,180 km2 in south-eastern Bangladesh, and borders India and Myanmar (Burma). ... The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is a democratic, international organization. ...

People's Republic of China

Secessionist movements

• Inner Mongolia (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
  • Political parties: Inner Mongolian People's Party, Southern Mongolian Freedom Federation
• Tibet (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
  • Government-in-exile: Tibetan Government in Exile
  • Political party: International Tibet Independence Movement, National Democratic Party of Tibet, United Liberation Front of Tibet
• East Turkestan / Uyghuristan / Xinjiang (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
  • Rebel organization: East Turkestan Islamic Movement
  • Political party: East Turkestan Government in Exile (newly founded, and not widely known or recognized yet)
  • Proposed state: Eastern Turkestan Republic

Image File history File links Inner_Mongol. ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N... The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is a democratic, international organization. ... The Inner Mongolian Peoples Party (IMPP) is a secessionist movement based in the province of Inner Mongolia in the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tibet. ... This article is about historical/cultural Tibet. ... The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is a democratic, international organization. ... Official language Tibetan Headquarters Dharamsala, India Head of State Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama Head of Government Professor Venerable Samdhong Rinpoche National Anthem Tibetan National Anthem, (Link) The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), officially the Central Tibetan Administration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, is a government in exile headed by... The Free Tibet logo, one of several that exist The International Tibet Independence Movement (ITIM) is a movement to establish historical Tibet, comprising the three traditional provinces of Amdo, Kham, and Ãœ-Tsang as an independent kingdom. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... East Turkestan (also transliterated: East Turkistan; Uyghur: Sherqiy Türkistan), also known as Uyghurstan, is the part of greater Turkistan in Xinjiang, China and far eastern Central Asia. ... Though interrupted in history and now unrealized as a modern nation-state, Uyghuristan (also Uyghurstan, Uighuristan, Uighurstan, Uyguristan, Uygurstan, Uiguristan, Uigurstan) is the political aspiration of the Uyghur people, the largest indigenous population of East Turkestan, which is now an administrative unit of the Peoples Republic of China. ... For the county in Shanxi province, see Xinjiang County. ... The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is a democratic, international organization. ... East Turkestan Islamic Movement is a militant Islamic group which seeks to separate East Turkestan from the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Kokbayraq flag. ...

Autonomist movements

• Macau
  • Political party: New Macau Association

Image File history File links Flag_of_Macau. ... Gday mate, how you going!! Go St. ...

Republic of China

• Taiwan (Main article: Taiwan independence, Political status of Taiwan) (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
  • Political parties: Pan-Green Coalition (Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan Solidarity Union, Taiwan Independence Party)
  • Proposed state: Republic of Taiwan

For the Chinese civilization, see China. ... Taiwan independence (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: , Pe̍h-oÄ“-jÄ«: Tâi-oân To̍k-li̍p Å«n-tōng; abbreviated to 台獨, Táidú, Tâi-to̍k) is a political movement whose goal is primarily to create an independent and sovereign Republic of Taiwan out of the... Taiwan Strait area The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan hinges on whether Taiwan, including the Pescadores (Penghu), should remain the effective territory of the Republic of China (ROC), become unified with the territories now governed by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC), or become the Republic of... The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is a democratic, international organization. ... The Pan-Green Coalition (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) or Pan-Green Force (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is currently an informal political alliance in the Republic of China (Taiwan), consisting of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU), and the minor Taiwan Independence Party (TAIP). ... The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; abbreviated to or ; Hanyu Pinyin: MínjìndÇŽng) is a major political party in the Republic of China which has traditionally been associated with the pan-green coalition and Taiwan independence although it has moderated its stance as it has... The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) (Traditional Chinese: 台灣團結聯盟, pinyin: Táiwān túanjíe líanméng) is a political party in Taiwan (Republic of China) which advocates Taiwan independence. ... TAIP Flag and Logo The Taiwan Independence Party (建國黨, in pinyin: jiàn guó da3ng, literal meaning: Nation-establishing Party) (TAIP) is a political party in the Republic of China on Taiwan. ... A flag for the proposed independent Taiwan designed in the mid-1990s. ...

Cyprus

• Northern Cyprus
  • De facto state: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Turkish_Republic_of_Northern_Cyprus. ... The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus(TRNC) {NOTE: the name is not accepted by UN} , in Turkish Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, is a self-proclaimed state occupying the northern third of the island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. ... Anthem Ä°stiklâl Marşı(Turkish) Independence March Capital Nicosia Official languages Turkish Government Representative democratic republic1  -  President Mehmet Ali Talat  -  Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer Sovereignty from Cyprus   -  Proclaimed November 15, 1983   -  Recognition By Turkey   -  Independence from Cyprus   -  Declared November 15, 1983  Area  -  Total 3,355 km² (not ranked) 1...

Georgia

• Abkhazia (member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)
  • De facto state: Republic of Abkhazia
• Armenians in Samtskhe-Javakheti region
  • Pressure group: Javakh, United Javakh-Democratic Alliance, Virk
  • Proposed autonomous region: Javakh autonomous region
• South Ossetia
  • De facto state: Republic of South Ossetia

Image File history File links Flag_of_Abkhazia. ... Capital Sokhumi Official languages Abkhaz, Georgian Government  -  Chairman, Cabinet of Ministers  -  Chairman, Supreme Council Temur Mzhavia Autonomous republic of Georgia  -  Georgian independence Declared Recognised 9 April 1991 25 December 1991  Currency Georgian lari (GEL) Anthem Aiaaira Capital Sukhumi Official languages Abkhaz, Russian1 Government  -  President Sergei Bagapsh  -  Prime Minister Alexander Ankvab... The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) is a democratic, international organization. ... Abkhazia (Abkhaz Аҧсны/Aphsny, Georgian აფხაზეთი/Apkhazeti, Russian Абха́зия/Abkhazia) is a region of 8,600 km² (3,300 sq. ... Samtskhe-Javakheti (Georgian: ) is a region in southern Georgia, with Akhaltsikhe as its capital. ... Samtskhe-Javakheti (Georgian: ) is a region in southern Georgia, with Akhaltsikhe as its capital. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Ossetia. ... Anthem unknown Capital Tskhinvali Official languages Ossetian1 Government  -  President Eduard Kokoity  -  Prime Minister Yury Morozov De facto independence from Georgia  -  Declared November 28, 1991   -  Recognition none  Currency Russian ruble (RUB) Russian in widespread use by government and other institutions. ... Anthem unknown Capital Tskhinvali Official languages Ossetian1 Government  -  President Eduard Kokoity  -  Prime Minister Yury Morozov De facto independence from Georgia  -  Declared November 28, 1991   -  Recognition none  Currency Russian ruble (RUB) Russian in widespread use by government and other institutions. ...

India

See also: Insurgent groups in Northeast India Indias north east states are connected to the rest of India by a narrow strip of land known as the Chickens Neck. ...

• Andhra Pradesh
  • Political party: Jai Andhra
• Arunachal Pradesh
  • Rebel organization: Arunachal Dragon Force
  • Proposed autonomous region: Teola country
• Assam
  • Rebel organization: United Liberation Front of Assam, United People’s Democratic Solidarity, Koch-Rajbongshi Liberation Organisation, Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam
• Bodoland
  • Political parties: National Democratic Front of Bodoland, Bodo Liberation Tiger Force
• Dimasaland
  • Political party: Dima Halim Daogah
• Garo
  • Rebel organizations: People's Liberation Front of Meghalaya, Achik National Volunteer Council
  • Proposed autonomous region: Achikland
• Goa
• Gondwana
  • Political party: Gondwana Ganatantra Party, seeking to create a Gondi state from parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra.
• Kangleipak
  • Rebel organization: People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak
• Kamtapur
  • Political party: Kamtapur Peoples Party (political wing of KLO)
  • Rebel organizations: Kamtapur Liberation Organisation, Koch-Rajbongshi Liberation Organisation
• Karbi
  • Rebel organization: Karbi National Volunteers
  • Proposed autonomous region: Karbi-Anglong
• Khasi
  • Rebel organization: Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council
• Kuki
  • Rebel organization: Kuki National Army
• Ladakh, Indian Occupied Kashmir
• Nagaland
  • Rebel organization: National Socialist Council of Nagalim
  • Government-in-exile: Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland
  • Proposed state: Nagalim, or Peoples Republic of Nagaland
• Manipur
  • Rebel organizations: Hmar People's Convention–Democrat, Manipur People’s Liberation Front, United National Liberation Front, Revolutionary People's Front of Manipur
• Mizoram
  • Rebel organizations: Zomi Revolutionary Organization, Mizoram Farmers Liberation Force
  • Proposed state: Zozam
• Punjab
  • Proposed state: Khalistan
  • Rebel organizations: Khalistan Commando Force, Babbar Khalsa International, Khalistan Zindabad Force, International Sikh Youth Federation, Khalistan Liberation Force
• Rabha
  • Proposed autonomous region: Rhabaland
  • Rebel organization: Rabha National Security Force
• Rayalaseema
• Reang
  • Rebel organization: Bru National Liberation Front
• Sikkim
• Tamil Nadu
  • Rebel organizations: Tamil National Retrieval Troops, Tamil Nadu Liberation Army
• Telangana
  • Political parties: Telangana Rashtra Samithi, seeking to separate Telangana from Andhra Pradesh state. Various other minor groups such as Jai Telangana Party, Telangana Communist Party, Telangana Janata Party, Telangana Praja Samithi, Telangana Rashtra Party, Telangana Rashtra Sadhana Front, Telangana Rashtra Samithi and Telangana Sadhana Samithi.
• Tripura (disputed territory)
  • Rebel organizations: National Liberation Front of Tripura (two factions operating), All Tripura Tiger Force
• Vidarbha
  • Political parties: Vidarbha Rajya Party, Vidarbha Vikas Party, seeking to separate Vidarbha from Maharashtra.

Andhra redirects here. ... South Tibet (Chinese: Zàngnán 藏南) refers to a geographical area of Tibet. ... The Arunachal Dragon Force (ADF), also know as the East India Liberation Front, is a violent secessionist movement in the eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. ... , Assam (  ) (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a north eastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a suburb of the city Guwahati. ... The United Liberation Front of Asom is a separatist organization from Assam. ... Image File history File links Bandera_Bodoland. ... National colours of Bodoland Bodoland is the name adopted by Bodo nationalists in Assam, India to denote their homeland, over which they want to exercise greater control. ... Flag of the National Democratic Front of Boroland The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) is an armed group that seeks to obtain a sovereign Bodoland for the Bodo people in Assam. ... Dima Halim Daoga is an extremist group in India operating mostly in Assam and Nagaland. ... The Garos are a tribe in Meghalaya, India, and Mymensingh, Bangladesh, who call themselves Achik. ... For other uses, see Goa (disambiguation). ... Gondwana, sometimes called Gondaranya, is a region of central India, and is named after the Gondi people who live there (though they can also be found in other parts of India). ... Gondwana Ganatantra Party was formed in 1991 to plead for the rights of the Gondi people, and to establish a separate Indian state of Gondwana in central India. ... Gondi may refer to The Gondi people, an ethnic group of central India The Gondi language, the language of the Gondi people Gondi dumplings, a traditional Iranian Jewish food The French aristocratic de Gondi family whose most famous member was Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz. ... , Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP)   (HindÄ«: मध्य प्रदेश, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ... , Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarhi/Hindi: छत्तीसगढ़, IPA: )  , a state in central India, formed when the sixteen Chhattisgarhi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained statehood on November 1, 2000. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA  , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Manipur (মনিপুর) is a state in northeastern India making its capital in the city of Imphal. ... Kamtapur is a state demanded by the Rajvanshi people of Jalpaiguri district in northern West Bengal, India. ... Kamtapur Peoples Party, is a political party working in the northern parts of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... Language(s) Karbi language Religion(s) Related ethnic groups Other tribes of Assam The Karbi, mentioned as the Mikir in the Constitution Order of the Government of India, constitute an important ethnic group in the hill areas of Assam. ... The Khasi are a tribe in Meghalaya, India and in parts of Bangladesh, who call themselves Hynniew trep (which means the seven huts in the Khasi language). ... The term Kuki people refers to Zo ethnic entity that spreads out in a contiguous region in Northeast India, Northwest Burma (Myanmar), and the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ladakh. ... , Ladakh (Tibetan script: ལ་དྭགས་; Wylie: la-dwags, Ladakhi IPA: , Hindi: लद्दाख़, Hindi IPA: , Urdu: لدّاخ; land of high passes) is a region in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in Northern India sandwiched between the Kuen Lun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people... Indian occupied Kashmir (also called Held Kashmir) is the name given by Pakistan to a portion of Kashmir controlled by India. ... , Nagaland   is a hill state located in the far north-eastern part of India. ... Nagaland Rebels There are several separationist groups operating in Nagaland, in eastern India. ... , Manipur   (Bengali: মণিপুর, Meitei Mayek: mnipur) is a state in northeastern India making its capital in the city of Imphal. ... UNLF is one of the biggest insurgent groups of North east India ... , Mizoram   is one of the Seven Sister States in northeastern India on the border with Myanmar. ... Image File history File links Flag-of-Khalistan. ... This article details the Indian state of Punjab. ... This is about the proposed nation-state, see Khalistan movement for a detailed article on the attempted creation of this state A proposed flag for Khalistan Khālistān (East Punjabi: , West Punjabi: ), meaning The Land of the Pure, from the Arabic word khaalis and the Persian word stan, was... This article contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Babbar Khalsa International logo Babbar Khalsa International logo variation Babbar Khalsa is the oldest and most prominent Sikh freedom fighting organisation and is one of many Sikh groups operating for the formation of an independent Sikh state called Khalistan (meaning Land of the Pure) from Indian territory in the Punjab... The Khalistan Zindabad Force is a Sikh militant outfit comprised mainly of Jammu based Sikhs that advocates the creation of an independent Sikh majority state called Khalistan by achieving the independence of the Punjab state in India and adjoining Punjabi-speaking areas of neighbouring Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan via... The Khalistan Liberation Force was one of the leading Sikh freedom fighting organisations that was especially active in the Indian state of Punjab throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. ... Rabha is a tribe in Assam. ... the region marked in green Rayalaseema is an unofficial region of Indias Andhra Pradesh state. ... Reang or Riang, as it may be spelt, is one of the 21 scheduled tribes of Tripura state of India. ... Image File history File links Sikkimflag. ... , Sikkim (Nepali:  , also Sikhim) is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Dravidistan, Dravidasthan, or Dravida Nadu was the name of a proposed sovereign state for all non-Brahmin speakers of Dravidian languages in South Asia. ... Location of Telangana region Telangana region marked in white. ... Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is a regional political party in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Jai Telangana Party, a political party in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Telangana Communist Party, a political party in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Telangana Janata Party (Telangana Peoples Party), a political party in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh working for statehood for the Telangana region. ... Telangana Praja Samithi (Telangan Popular Association), a political party in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, fighting for statehood for the Telangana region. ... Telangana Rashtra Party (Telangana Nation Party), a political party in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Telangana Rashtra Sadhana Front, a front of dissident pro-Telangana statehood parties in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, formed ahead of the 2004 elections. ... Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) is a regional political party in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ... Telangana Sadhana Samithi, a political party in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, working for statehood for the Telangana region. ... Tripura   (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা, Hindi: त्रिपुरा) is a state in North East India. ... The National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) was formed in December 1989 for the purpose of seceding from India in order to create an independent state of Tripura. ... Map of the districts comprising the Vidarbha region. ... Vidarba Rajya Party (Vidarba State Party), political party in the Indian state of Maharashtra. ... Vidarbha Vikas Party (Vidarba Development Party), political party in the Indian state of Maharashtra. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA  , translation: Great Nation) is Indias third largest state in area and second largest in population after Uttar Pradesh. ...

Indonesia

• Aceh (member of the