Secession facts for kids

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Hashim Thaçi with Declaration of Independence of Kosovo

Secession usually means when part of one country breaks away, or leaves that country to start a new country. During the American Civil War, eleven southern states declared their secession (independence) from the United States.

Images for kids

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  Northern Cyprus

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  September 1999 demonstration for independence from Indonesia

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  Map showing the shrinking territory of Gran Colombia from 1824 to 1890 (red line). Panama separated from Colombia in 1903.

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  The Territorial evolution of Mexico after independence, noting losses to the US (red, white and orange) and the secession of Central America (purple)

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  A republican mural in Belfast showing solidarity with the Basque nationalism.

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  Donetsk status referendum organized by pro-Russian separatists. A line to enter a polling place, 11 May 2014

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  A mural in Belfast depicting the Easter Rising of 1916

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  A destroyed T-34-85 tank in Karlovac, Croatian War of Independence, 1992