List of active autonomist and secessionist movements
This is a list of currently active autonomist and secessionist movements around the world.
For defunct movements, please see: List of historical autonomist and secessionist movements
Africa
Algeria
- Kabyles
- Proposed state: Kabylia
- Political: Front des Forces Socialistes, le Mouvement pour l'Autonomie de la Kabylie
Angola
- Cabinda
- Government-in-exile: Frente de Libertaзгo do Enclave de Cabinda
- Political: FLEC/FAC
- Violent: Forзas Armadas de Cabinda
- Proposed state: Republic of Cabinda
Benin
Cameroon
- Bakassi Peninsula
- Southern Cameroon
- Proposed state: Federal Republic of Southern Cameroon, Ambazonia
- Political: Southern Cameroon National Council
Chad
- Southern Chad
- Violent: Forces Armйes Tchadiennes
- Proposed state: Logone Republic
Comoros
- Anjouan
- Political: Anjouan People's Movement, Mouvement Populaire Anjouanais, Mawana
- Moheli
- Proposed state: Democratic Republic of Mwali
Congo-Kinshasa
- Bas-Congo
- Proposed state: Bundu dia Kongo (Kingdom of Kongo)
- South Kasai
- Proposed state: Mining State
- Katanga
- Political: Confйdйration des Associations de Katanga Tribales, Union of Independent Federalists and Republicans
- Kwili, Kivu
- Proposed state: Republic of Bukavu
Cфte d'Ivoire
- Northern Regions
- Violent: Patriotic Movement of Cфte d'Ivoire
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
- Gambella
- Violent: Gambella People Liberation Movement
- Ogaden
- Oromia
- Violent: Oromo Independence Movement, Oromo Liberation Front, Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia
- Tigray
- Violent: Tigray People's Liberation Front
- Western Somalia
France (Africa)
Ghana
- Dagbon
Madagascar
- Merina
Maldives
- Southern islands
- Proposed state: United Suvadivian Republic
Mauritius
- Rodrigues Island
Morocco
- Western Sahara
- Proposed state: Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Violent: Polisario Front
Namibia
- Caprivi Strip
- Political: Caprivi African National Union
- Proposed state: Free State of Caprivi Strip/Itenge
Nigeria
- Bakassi Peninsula
- Hausa
- Proposed state: Biafra (defunct)
- Ogoni
- Yoruba
- Political: Oodua Republic Front
Rwanda
- Batwa
- Political: Association for the Promotion of Batwa
Sгo Tomй and Prнncipe
Somalia
- Gedo
- Violent: Rahanwein Resistance Army
- Proposed state: State of Southwestern Somalia
- Hiranland
- Proposed state: States of the Central Somalia
- Jubaland
- Violent: Somali Patriotic Movement
- Proposed state: Republic of Jubaland
- Puntland
- Political: Somali Salvation Democratic Front
- De facto state: Republic of Puntland State of Somalia
- Somaliland
- Political: Somali National Movement
- De facto state: Republic of Somaliland
Senegal
- Casamance
- Violent: Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance
South Africa
- Afrikaner
- Political: Volksfront, Vryheidsfront
- Violent: Afrikaner Resistance Movement
- Proposed state: Orania
- Bophuthatswana
- Kwazulu
- Political: Inkatha Freedom Party
- Western Cape
Sudan
- Beja
- Violent: Beja Congress
- Darfur
- Violent: Darfur Liberation Front
- Kassala
- Lado
- Southern Sudan
- Proposed state: Nile State
Tanzania
- Zanzibar
- Political: Civic United Front
United Kingdom (Africa)
Zambia
- Barotse
- Proposed state: Barotseland
- Violent: Barotse Patriotic Front
Zimbabwe
- Nbebele
Asia
Armenia
- Kurds
- Political: Kurdistan Democratic Party
- Violent: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
- Proposed state: Kurdistan
Azerbaijan
- Nagorno-Karabakh
- De facto state: Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
- Nakhichevan
- Proposed state: Republic of Nakhichevan
- Talysh-Mughan (Talyshstan)
- Proposed state: Talysh-Mughan Republic
Bahrain
Bangladesh
- Chakma, Chittagong Hill
- Political: Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti, or Chittagong Hill Tribal People's Coordination Association
- Proposed state: Confederacy of Chittagong
China
- Guangxi
- Hong Kong
- Macau
- Manchuria
- Inner Mongolia
- Political: Inner Mongolian People's Party, Southern Mongolian Freedom Federation
- Taiwan (Main article: Taiwan independence)
- Tibet
- Government-in-exile: Tibetan Government in Exile
- Political: International Tibet Independence Movement, National Democratic Party of Tibet
- Xinjiang
- Violent: East Turkestan Islamic Movement
- Yunnan
Georgia
- Abkhazia
- De facto state: Republic of Abkahzia
- Ajaria
- Mingrelia
- Ossetians
- De facto state: Republic of South Ossetia
India
- Andhra Pradesh
- Political: Jai Andhra
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Violent: Arunachal Dragon Force
- Proposed state: Teola country
- Assam
- Violent: United Liberation Front of Assam, United People’s Democratic Solidarity, Koch-Rajbongshi Liberation Organisation, Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam
- Bodoland
- Political: National Democratic Front of Bodoland, Bodo Liberation Tiger Force
- Dalitstan
- Political: Dalitstan Organization
- Dimaland
- Political: Dima Halim Daogah
- Dravidistan
- Garo
- Violent: People’s Liberation Front of Meghalaya, Achik National Volunteer Council
- Proposed state: Achikland
- Goa
- Gondwana
- Political: Gondwana Ganatantra Party, seeking to create a Gondi state from parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Maharashtra.
- Gujarat
- Political: Gujarat Swarajya Sangh
- Kangleipak
- Violent: People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak
- Kamtapur
- Violent: Kamtapur Liberation Organisation, Koch-Rajbongshi Liberation Organisation
- Karbi
- Violent: Karbi National Volunteers
- Proposed state: Karbi-Anglong
- Kashmir
- Violent: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
- Political: Kashmir Independence Organization
- Proposed state: Azad Kashmir
- Khasi
- Violent: Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council
- Kuki
- Violent: Kuki National Army
- Nagaland
- Violent: 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
- Violent: Hmar People's Convention–Democrat, Manipur People’s Liberation Front, United National Liberation Front, Revolutionary People's Front of Manipur
- Mizoram
- Violent: Mizo National Front, Mizoram Farmers Liberation Force
- Proposed state: Zozam
- Mughalstan
- Political: Hezb-e-Mughalstan
- Punjab
- Proposed state: Khalistan
- Violent: Khalistan Commando Force–Panjwar, Babbar Khalsa International, Khalistan Zindabad Force, International Sikh Youth Federation
- Rabha
- Proposed state: Rhabaland
- Violent: Rabha National Security Force
- Rajput
- Violent: Rajputana Liberation Front
- Reang
- Violent: Bru National Liberation Front
- Tamil Nadu
- Violent: Tamil National Retrieval Troops, Tamil Nadu Liberation Army
- Telangana
- Political: Telangana Rashtra Samithi, seeking to separate Telangana from Andhra Pradesh state.
- Tripura
- Violent: National Liberation Front of Tripura, All Tripura Tiger Force
- Zomi
- Violent: Zomi Revolutionary Organization
Indonesia
- Aceh
- Violent: Free Aceh Movement
- Maluku
- Government-in-exile: Republik Maluku Selatan
- Riau
- West Papua
- Political: Free Papua Movement, Organisasi Papua Merdeka, West Papua Niugini
- Proposed state: Republic of West Papua
- West Timor
Iran
- Ahwaz
- Political: Democratic Solidarity Party of Ahwaz
- Assyria
- Political: Assyrian Universal Alliance
- South Azerbaijan
- Kurds
- Political: Kurdistan Democratic Party
- Violent: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
- Proposed state: Kurdistan
Iraq
- Kurds
- Political: Kurdistan Democratic Party
- Violent: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
- Proposed state: Kurdistan
- Shias
- Assyria
- Political: Assyrian Universal Alliance
Israel
- Palestine (Main article: Proposals for a Palestinian state)
- Political/Violent: Palestine Liberation Front
- Violent: Hamas, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
- De facto state: Palestinian National Authority
Japan
- Ainu
- Hokkaido
- Okinawa
- Proposed state: Republic of the Ryukyus
- Political: Okinawa Independence Movement, Okinawa Independence Party
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
- Sabah
- Political: Angkatan Gaya Baru, United National Kadazan Organisation, United Pasok Momogun Kadazan Organisation
- Sarawak
- Political: Sarawak United Peoples' Party
Myanmar
- Arakan
- Political/Violent: Arakan Independence Alliance
- Chin
- Violent: Chin National Front
- Proposed state: Chinland
- Kachin
- Political: Kachin National Organization
- Proposed state: Kachinland
- Karen
- Political/Violent: Karen National Union
- Violent: Karen National Liberation Army
- Proposed state: Republic of Kawthoolei
- Karenni
- Political/Violent: Karenni National Progressive Party
- Violent: Karenni Army
- Government-in-exile: Karenni Provisional Government
- Proposed state: United Karenni Independent States
- Kuki
- Political/Violent: Kuki National Organisation
- Violent: Kuki National Army
- Proposed state: Kukiland
- Mon
- Political: New Mon State Party
- Nagaland
- Violent: National Socialist Council of Nagaland
- Government-in-exile: Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland
- Proposed state: Nagalim, or Peoples Republic of Nagaland
- Rakhine
- Political/Violent: Arakan Rohingya National Organization
- Shan
- Political: Shan Democratic Union
- Political/Violent: Restoration Council of Shan State
- Violent: Shan State Army
- Proposed state: United Shan States
- Wa
- Political: United Wa State Party
- Violent: United Wa State Army
- Proposed state: Wa State
- Zomi
- Political: Zomi National Congress, Zomi Reunification Organization
- Violent: Zomi National Front/Army, Zomi Revolutionary Army
- Proposed state: Zogam, or Federated State of Zomi
Oman
Pakistan
- Balawaristan
- Balochistan
- Hunza-Brooshal
- Pakhtoonistan
- Sindh
- Waziristan
Philippines
- Bangsamoro
- Political: Moro National Liberation Front
- Violent: Moro Islamic Liberation Front
- Proposed state: Federal Republic of Mindanao
- Cordillera
- Political: Cordillera Bodong Association
- Violent: Cordillera People’s Liberation Army
Russia
- Buryatia
- Political: All Buryat Association for the Development of Culture
- Eastern Siberia
- Proposed state: United States of Northern Asia
- Sakha
- Political: Sakha-Amuk
- Tuva
- Political: People's Party of Sovereign Tuva, People's Front "Free Tuva"
Sri Lanka
- Tamil
- De facto state: Tamil Eelam
- Violent: Tamil Tigers
- Political: Tamil United Liberation Front
Syria
- Kurds
- Political: Kurdistan Democratic Party
- Violent: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
- Proposed state: Kurdistan
- Assyria
- Political: Assyrian Universal Alliance
Tajikistan
- Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
- Political: Lali Badakhshon
Thailand
- Hmong
- South Muslim Thailand
- Violent: Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO)
- Proposed state: Greater Patani State (Negara Patani Raya)
Turkey
- Assyria
- Political: Assyrian Universal Alliance
- Kurds
- Political: Kurdistan Democratic Party
- Proposed state: Kurdistan
- Violent: Patriotic Union of Kurdistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
Europe
Albania
- Northern Epirus
- Ilyria
- Proposed state: Ilyria Republic
Belgium
- Flanders
- Political: Vlaams Blok, Volksunie, Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie
- Wallonia
- Political: Front National (Belgium)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Proposed State: Republika Srpska
Croatia
- Active regional autonomy movements present in all parts of the country, but notably in:
Cyprus
- Northern Cyprus
- De facto state: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Denmark
- Faroe Islands
- Political: Independence Party
- Free State of Christiania
- Greenland
- Political: Inuit Ataqatigiit
Finland
France (Europe)
- Alsace-Lorraine
- Political: Forum Nationaliste d'Alsace-Lorraine, Union du Peuple Alsacien
- Basque Country
- Political: Euskadi Ta Askatasuna, Batasuna
- Britanny
- Political: Parti pour l'Organisation d'une Bretagne Libre, Union Dйmocratique Bretonne, Emgann
- Corsica
- Political: Corsica Nazione
- Violent: National Front for the Liberation of Corsica
- Normandy
- Political: Le Mouvement Normand
- Savoy
- Political: La Ligue Savoisienne
- Occitania
- Political: Parti Nacional Occitan
Germany
- Bavaria
- Political: Bavaria Party
Greece
Italy
- Aosta Valley
- Political: Lega Nord Valle d'Aosta
- Northern Italy
- Sardinia
- Political: Sardigna Natzione
- Sicily
- South Tyrol
- Southern Italy
- Political: Lega Sud
- Proposed state: Ausonia
- Venice
- Serenissima
Macedonia
- Ilyria
- Proposed state: Ilyria Republic
Moldova
- Gagauz Yeri
- Transnistria
- De facto state: Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic
Netherlands (Europe)
- Fryslan
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
- Szekler
- Proposed land division: Szekler Autonomous Region
Russia
- Chechnya
- Dagestan
- Ingushetia
- Kabardino-Balkaria
- Kaliningrad
- Karelia
- Northern Ossetia
- Sami
- Proposed state: Samiland
- Tatarstan
- Ural
- Political: Ural Transformation Movement
Serbia and Montenegro
- Montenegro
- Political: Liberal Alliance, Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro
- Kosovo and Metohia
- Political: Democratic League of Kosovo
- Violent: Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, Democratic Party of Kosovo, National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo, The People's Movement for Kosovo
- Presevo, Bujanovac and Medvedja
- Violent: UCPMB (defunct)
- Political: Political Council for Presevo, Meveda and Bujanovac
- Sandzak
- Vojvodina
Spain
- Andalusia
- Political: Naciуn Andaluza
- Aragon
- Political: Aragonese Party
- Asturias
- Political: Andecha Astur
- Basque Country
- Political: Partido Nacionalista Vasco, Eusko Alkartasuna, Euskal Herritarrok (previously Herri Batasuna and Batasuna), Euskadi Ta Askatasuna
- Violent: ETA
- Canary Islands
- Political: Coaliciуn Canaria, Movimiento Pro-Independencia de Canarias, Canarias Naciуn, Movimiento por la Autodeterminaciуn y la Independencia del Archipielago Canario, Canarias Libre, Congreso Nacional Canario
- Cantabria
- Castile
- Political: Izquierda Castellana, Movimiento Popular Castellano, Castilla Naciуn, Tierra Comunera
- Catalonia
- Political: Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, Convergиncia Democrаtica de Catalunya, Uniу Democrаtica de Catalunya
- Violent: Terra Lliure (defunct)
- Galicia
- Political: Galician Nationalist Block (Bloque Nacionalista Galego)
- Leon
- Political: Conceyu Xoven
- Navarra
Sweden
- Sami
- Proposed state: Samiland
- Scania
- Terra Scania
Ukraine
United Kingdom (Europe)
- Channel Islands
- Cornwall (Main article: Cornish independence movement)
- Political: Mebyon Kernow
- England
- Political: English Democrats
- Gibraltar
- Northern Ireland
- Political: Sinn Fйin, Social Democratic and Labour Party, Republican Sinn Fйin, Irish Republican Socialist Party, Ulster Nation
- Violent: Provisional Irish Republican Army, Real IRA, Irish National Liberation Army
- Isle of Man
- Political: Mec Vannin
- Orkney
- Scotland (Main article: Scottish independence)
- Civil: Scottish Patriotic Alliance, Scots for Independence
- Cultural: Siol nan Gaidheal
- Political: Scottish Independence Party, Scottish National Party, Scottish Socialist Party, Scottish Green Party, Scottish Separatist Group
- Violent: Scottish National Liberation Army
- Wales
- Political: Plaid Cymru, Forward Wales, Cymru Goch, Cymru Annibynnol
North America
Canada
Secessionist movements
- Alberta
- Political: Separation Party of Alberta
- British Columbia
- Political: British Columbia Separatist Movement
- Quebec (Main article: Quebec sovereigntism)
- Civil: Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society, MNQ, IPSO, MLNQ (and the CSN, CSQ, FTQ & CSD labour unions)
- Cultural: Les Artistes pour la Souveraineté, Union des Artistes
- Political: Parti Québécois, Bloc Québécois, Union des Forces Progressistes
- Western Canada
- Political: Western Canada Concept, Western Independence Party,
Autonomist movements
See also: Secessionist movements of Canada
United States
- Alaska
- Political: Alaskan Independence Party
- California
- Political: California Secessionist Party
- Proposed state: California Republic
- Guam
- Hawaii (Main article: Hawaiian sovereignty movement)
- Political: Hawai`i — Independent & Sovereign
- New England
- Political: New England Confederation Movement
- Proposed state: New England Confederation
- Northern Marianas
- Northern Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota
- Proposed state: North Star Republic
- Pacific Northwest
- Political: Cascadian National Party
- Proposed state: Cascadia
- Puerto Rico (Main article: Puerto Rican Independence)
- Political: Puerto Rican Independence Party
- Southern United States
- Political: Southern Independence Party
- Southwest United States
- Political: La Voz de Aztlan
- Proposed state: Aztlan
- Texas
- Proposed state: Republic of Texas
- Vermont
- Proposed state: Green Mountain Republic of Vermont
Mexico
- Baja California
- Proposed state: Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California
- Chiapas
- Political/guerrilla: Zapatista National Liberation Army
- Nuevo Leуn
- Yucatбn
Central/South America and Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
- Barbuda
- Political: Barbuda Peoples Movement
Bahamas
- Abaco (defunct)
Brazil
- Pampas Republic (Southern Brazil)
Chile
Costa Rica
- Guanacaste
- Limуn
Ecuador
- Coast Region
France (South America and Caribbean)
- French Guyana
- Political: French Guiana Liberation Movement, Tam-Tam Front for the Liberation of Guiana
- Guadeloupe
- Martinique
Haiti
- Northern Haiti
- Proposed state: Artibonite
Netherlands (Caribbean)
Nicaragua
- Atlantic regions
Peru
- Andine regions
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
St. Kitts and Nevis
- Nevis
- Political: Concerned Citizens’ Movement, Nevis Reformation Party
Trinidad and Tobago
United Kingdom (Caribbean)
- Anguilla
- Bermuda
- Cayman Islands
- Montserrat
- Political: People's Liberation Movement, United National Front
- Turks and Caicos Islands
Oceania
Australia
- Christmas Island
- Norfolk Island
- Australian Aborigines (Main article: Australian Aboriginal Sovereignty)
- Political: Aboriginal Tent Embassy
Fiji
France (Oceania)
- French Polynesia
- Political: Tavini Huiraatira
- New Caledonia
- Political: Kanak Nation
Kiribati
Micronesia
New Zealand
- Cook Islands
- Maori
- Political: Aotearoa Liberation Movement
- Niue
- Tokelau
Papua New Guinea
- Bouganville
- Political: Bougainville Revolutionary Army (recently violent), Bougainville Freedom Movement
Solomon Islands
- Malaita
United Kingdom (Oceania)
Vanuatu
- Espiritu Santo
- Proposed state: Vemerana
- Malekula
- Proposed state: N'Makiaute
- Northern islands
- Proposed state: Federation Na Griamel
- Tanna
- Political: Forcona Movement, Kapiel Alliance
- Proposed state: Tafea Nation
Further information
See also
- List of historical autonomist and secessionist movements
- European Union: Committee of the Regions, European Free Alliance
- Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation
- United Nations member states
- List of ethnic groups
- List of Chinese nationalities
- Self-determination
- Nationalism
- Separatism
- Autonomy
- Self-governance
- Sovereignty
External links
- eLandnet - indigenous peoples and national minorities worldwide (http://www.elandnet.org/links/en/)
- Open Directory - Territorial Disputes (http://dmoz.org/Society/Issues/Territorial_Disputes/)
- List of leftist secessionist movements (http://www.broadleft.org/natliber.htm)
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