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List of wars of independence

This article is about wars of secession by a breakaway region from a state. For wars of succession during succession crises, see List of wars of succession.

This is a list of wars of independence (also called liberation wars). These wars may or may not have been successful in achieving a goal of independence.

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Dates Name Independent state Anti-independence state Result
701 BC Sennacherib's campaign in the Levant Judah, Phoenicia, Philistia   Assyria Defeat of rebel states; reestablishment of Assyrian control over the Levant
626–620 BC Revolt of Babylon   Babylonia   Assyria Formation of the Neo-Babylonian Empire; beginning of the Medo-Babylonian conquest of the Assyrian Empire
601–586 BC Judah's revolts against Babylon   Judah   Babylonia Defeat and destruction of the Kingdom of Judah; Babylonian captivity
499–493 BC Ionian Revolt Ionia, Aeolis, Doris, Caria, Cyprus   Persia Defeat of Greek insurgents; beginning of the first Persian invasion of Greece
484 BC Babylonian revolts   Babylonia   Persia Defeat of Babylonian insurgents
460–454 BC Rebellion of Inaros   Egypt   Persia Defeat of Egyptian insurgents
335 BC Battle of Thebes Thebes   Macedonia Defeat and destruction of Thebes
323–322 BC Lamian War Athens, Aetolia, most states in Central Greece   Macedonia Defeat of rebel states; reestablishment of Macedonian control over Greece
206–186 BC Great Theban Revolt   Upper Egypt   Ptolemaic Empire Defeat of Egyptian insurgents
167–141 BC Maccabean Revolt   Judea   Seleucid Empire Independence of Judea from the Seleucid Empire; creation of the Hasmonean dynasty
155–139 BC Lusitanian War Lusitania   Roman Republic Defeat of Lusitanian insurgents; Lusitania annexed by Roman Republic
54–50 BC Gaul revolts from Gallic Wars Gaul   Roman Republic Defeat of Gaul insurgents; Gaul annexed by Roman Republic
6–9 Bellum Batonianum Illyricum   Roman Empire Defeat of Illyrian insurgents
9 Battle of the Teutoburg Forest Germania   Roman Empire Liberation of Germania from Roman rule
14–24 Tacfarinas revolt Musulamii, Mauri, Garamantes   Roman Empire Defeat of Berber insurgents; consolidation of Roman rule in Africa
40–43 Trung sisters' rebellion Lạc Việt   Han China Rebellion suppressed; China retains control of Vietnam
60–61 Boudican revolt Iceni, Trinovantes   Roman Empire Defeat of Celtic Briton insurgents; consolidation of Roman rule in Britain
66–73 Great Jewish Revolt   Judea   Roman Empire Defeat of Jewish insurgents; Roman Empire retains control of Judea; dispersion of Jews
132–136 Bar Kokhba revolt
192 Khu Liên revolt Lâm Ấp (Champa)   Han China Independence of Lâm Ấp from China
260–274 Postumus revolt Gallic Empire   Roman Empire Restoration of Roman Empire authority
270–273 Zenobia's revolt Palmyrene Empire   Roman Empire Restoration of Roman Empire authority
286–296 Carausian revolt Britannic Empire   Roman Empire Restoration of Roman Empire authority
372–375 Firmus revolt Numidia   Roman Empire Defeat of Berber insurgents
409–417 Bagaudae Revolt Bagaudae   Roman Empire Restoration of Roman Empire authority
529–531 Ben Sabar revolt   Samaria   Byzantine Empire Defeat of Samaritan insurgents
541–544 Lý Bí revolt Vietnam   Liang China Independence of Vietnam from Chinese rule
660–663 Baekje revival movement Baekje   Tang China
  Silla 		Defeat of Baekje insurgents; initial annexation of Baekje by Tang China, subsequent unification of central and southern Korean peninsula by Silla after the Silla-Tang War
698 Battle of Tianmenling Balhae   Zhou China Independence of Balhae from China
720–832 Bashmurian revolts  Bashmur   Umayyad Caliphate (720–750)
  Abbasid Caliphate (750–832) 		Defeat of Coptic insurgents
722 Battle of Covadonga   Asturias   Umayyad Caliphate Asturias retains independence; beginning of the Reconquista
740–743 Berber Revolt Barghawata, Tlemcen, Sijilmasa   Umayyad Caliphate Independence of Berber states in the western Maghreb from the Umayyad Caliphate
782–793 Frisian uprisings Frisia   Carolingian Empire Defeat of Frisian insurgents
782–804 Saxon revolts from Saxon Wars Saxony   Carolingian Empire Defeat of Saxon insurgents; Frankish annexation of Saxony
816–837 Babak's revolt   Persia   Abbasid Caliphate Defeat of Khurramite insurgents
824 Battle of Roncevaux Pass   Pamplona (Basques)   Carolingian Empire Creation of the Kingdom of Pamplona
847 Yu'firid conquest of Sana'a Yu'firids   Abbasid Caliphate Independence of Yemen from the Abbasid Caliphate
864 Uprising of Hasan ibn Zayd Alavids   Abbasid Caliphate Independence of Tabaristan from the Abbasid Caliphate
899 Qarmatian Revolution Qarmatians   Abbasid Caliphate Independence of Eastern Arabia from the Abbasid Caliphate
938 Battle of Bạch Đằng Vietnam Southern Han Independence of Vietnam from Chinese rule
1011–1013 Jarrahid revolt Filastin   Fatimid Caliphate Defeat of Bedouin insurgents
1024–1029 Bedouin uprising Bedouin alliance in Syria   Fatimid Caliphate Defeat of Bedouin insurgents
1038–1047 Miecław's Rebellion Miecław's State   Poland Defeat of Miecław; reincorporation of Mazovia into Poland
1067–1075 Anglo-Saxon resistance to Norman rule Anglo-Saxons   Normandy Defeat of Anglo-Saxon insurgents
1128 Battle of São Mamede   Portugal   León Independence of Portugal from León
1185–1188 Uprising of Asen and Peter   Bulgaria   Byzantine Empire Independence of Bulgaria from the Byzantine Empire; creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire
1238 Si Inthrathit revolt Thailand Cambodia Independence of Thailand from Cambodia
1270–1273 Sambyeolcho Rebellion   Sambyeolcho   Yuan Empire (Mongols) Defeat of Korean insurgents; Korea becomes a vassal state of the Yuan Empire
1282 Sicilian Vespers   Sicily   Angevin monarchy Liberation of Sicilly from Angevin regime
1296–1357 Wars of Scottish Independence   Scotland   England Scotland retains independence
1346–1347 Rebellion of Ismail Mukh Bahmani Kingdom   Delhi Sultanate Creation of the Bahmani Kingdom; decline and loss of Delhi Sultanate's control over the Deccan
1351–1368 Red Turban Rebellions   Ming China   Yuan Empire (Mongols) Creation of the Ming dynasty; retreat of the Yuan court to Mongolian Plateau
1353–1359 Ekdala Wars   Bengal   Delhi Sultanate Independence of Bengal from Delhi
1400–1415 Glyndŵr rebellion   Wales   England Defeat of Welsh insurgents; England retains control of Wales
1418–1427 Lam Sơn uprising   Vietnam   Ming China Independence of Vietnam from Chinese rule; creation of the Lê dynasty
1468–1500 Kazakh War of Independence Kazakh Khanate Uzbek Khanate Kazakh Khanate retains independence
1480 Battle of the Ugra   Muscovy   Great Horde End of Tatar yoke in Russia
1499 Swabian War   Switzerland   Holy Roman Empire De facto independence of Switzerland from the Holy Roman Empire
1500 Oyake Akahachi revolt Ishigaki   Ryukyu Rebellion suppressed; Sakishima Islands annexed by Ryukyu
1521–1523 Swedish War of Liberation   Sweden   Kalmar Union Independence of Sweden from the Kalmar Union
1568–1571 Morisco Revolt   Moriscos   Spain Revolt suppressed; deportation of most Moriscos from Granada to Castile
1568–1648 Eighty Years' War   Netherlands   Spain Independence of the Netherlands from Spain
1576–1612 Baro-Bhuyan revolt Baro-Bhuyans   Mughal Empire Defeat of Baro-Bhuyans; consolidation of Mughal Empire's rule in Bengal
1584–1593 Nandric War   Thailand   Myanmar Independence of Thailand from Myanmar
1586–1589 War of Kashmiri Independence   Kashmir   Mughal Empire Defeat of Kashmiri insurgents; Mughal Empire retains control of Kashmir
1591 Restoration of Lan Xang Laos   Myanmar Independence of Laos from Myanmar
1618–1620 Bohemian Revolt   Bohemia   Habsburg monarchy Defeat of insurgents; the elective monarchy of Bohemia was abolished in favour of the hereditary succession of Habsburg monarchs
1621–1788 Mughal-Sikh wars   Sikh Confederacy   Mughal Empire Independence of Punjab from the Mughal Empire
1640–1668 Portuguese Restoration War   Portugal   Spain Restoration of Portuguese independence from Spain
1648–1657 Khmelnytsky Uprising   Cossack Hetmanate   Poland–Lithuania Independence of Ukraine from Poland–Lithuania
1669–1672 Shakushain's revolt Ainus   Edo Japan Defeat of Ainu insurgents; consolidation of Japanese control over Hokkaido
1673–1681 Revolt of the Three Feudatories Zhou   Qing Empire Defeat of Han Chinese insurgents; consolidation of Qing's rule in Southern China
1679–1707 Rathore rebellion   Marwar   Mughal Empire Marwar retains independence
1680–1707 Deccan wars   Maratha   Mughal Empire Maratha retains independence
1703–1711 Rákóczi's War of Independence   Hungary   Habsburg monarchy Limited autonomy for Hungary within the Habsburg monarchy
1729–1755 Corsican Revolution   Corsica   Genoa De facto independence of Corsica from Genoa
1740 Mon revolt   Hanthawaddy   Myanmar Independence of Lower Burma; beginning of the Konbaung–Hanthawaddy War
1744–1829 Dagohoy rebellion   Bohol Republic   Spain Defeat of Boholano insurgents
1768–1769 French conquest of Corsica   Corsica   France Corsica annexed by France
1775–1783 American Revolutionary War   United States   Britain Independence of the United States from Britain
1791–1804 Haitian Revolution   Haiti   France Independence of Haiti from France
1794 Kościuszko Uprising   Poland–Lithuania   Russia
  Prussia 		Third Partition of Poland
1798 Irish Rebellion of 1798   Society of United Irishmen   Britain Abolition of the Parliament of Ireland; creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1804–1813 First Serbian Uprising   Serbia   Ottoman Empire Defeat of insurgents; Ottoman Empire retains control of Serbia
1806 Greater Poland uprising of 1806   Poland   Prussia Creation of the Napoleonic Poland
1807 Tunisian–Algerian War of 1807   Tunisia   Algeria Liberation of Tunisia from Algerian suzerainty
1808–1814 Peninsular War   Portugal
  Spain 		  France Independence of Portugal and Spain from France
1810s–1820s Latin American wars of independence   Spain Independence of many Spanish-American colonies from Spain
Argentine War of Independence   Río de la Plata
Bolivian War of Independence   Bolivia
Chilean War of Independence   Chile
Colombian War of Independence   Colombia
Ecuadorian War of Independence   Ecuador
Mexican War of Independence   Mexico
Peruvian War of Independence   Peru
Venezuelan War of Independence   Venezuela
1813 German campaign   German states   France Dissolution of the Rhine Confederation
1814 Swedish–Norwegian War   Norway   Sweden Partial independence of Norway within the later United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
1815–1817 Second Serbian Uprising   Serbia   Ottoman Empire Semi-independence of Serbia within the Ottoman Empire
1821–1829 Greek War of Independence   Greece   Ottoman Empire Independence of Greece from the Ottoman Empire
1822–1824 Brazilian War of Independence   Brazil   Portugal Independence of Brazil from Portugal
1825–1828 Cisplatine War   Uruguay   Brazil
  Río de la Plata 		Disputatiin between Brazil and Río de la Plata; independence of Uruguay from Brazil
1826–1831 Separation of Venezuela and Ecuador   Ecuador
  Venezuela 		  Colombia Independence of Venezuela and Ecuador from Gran Colombia; dissolution of Gran Colombia; creation of the Republic of New Granada
1826–1828 Lao Rebellion   Vientiane
  Champasak 		  Thailand Defeat of Lao insurgents
1830–1831 November Uprising   Poland   Russia Defeat of Polish insurgents; liquidation of Polish autonomy
1830–1839 Belgian Revolution   Belgium   Netherlands Independence of Belgium from the Netherlands
1834–1835 Ja Thak Wa uprising Champa   Vietnam Defeat of Cham insurgents
1835–1845 Ragamuffin War   Riograndense Republic   Brazil The Riograndense Republic is dissolved and reintegrated with Brazil
1835–1836 Texas Revolution   Texas   Mexico Independence of Texas from Mexico
1837–1838 Lower Canada Rebellion   Republic of Lower Canada   Britain Defeat of insurgents; unification of Upper Canada and Lower Canada into the Province of Canada
1837 Upper Canada Rebellion   Republic of Canada
1840–1841 Cambodian Rebellion   Cambodia   Vietnam Independence of Cambodia from Vietnam
1844–1856 Dominican War of Independence   Dominican Republic   Haiti Independence of Dominican Republic from Haiti
1846 Bear Flag Revolt   California   Mexico The California Republic declares independence from Mexico. The republic is quickly annexed by the United States
1846 Kraków uprising   Poland   Austria Defeat of Polish insurgents; end of the status of Kraków as the Free City
1847 Sonderbund War Sonderbund    Swiss Confederation Dissolution of the Sonderbund; Switzerland as a federal state
1848 Poznań Uprising   Poland   Prussia Grand Duchy of Posen transformed into the Province of Posen
1848–1849 First Italian War of Independence
  Austria Sardinia defeated by Austria; Milan and Venetia return to Austrian control
1848–1849 Hungarian Revolution of 1848   Hungary   Austria Revolution suppressed; Hungary placed under military dictatorship until the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867
1848–1849 Second Anglo-Sikh war   Sikh Empire   British East India Company End of the Sikh Empire; Britain's annexation of Punjab
1850–1864 Taiping Rebellion   Taiping Heavenly Kingdom   Qing Empire Defeat of insurgents
1856–1873 Panthay Rebellion   Dali sultanate   Qing Empire Defeat of insurgents
1857–1858 First War of Indian Independence   Mughal Empire   British East India Company End of the Mughal Empire; transferral of East India Company's power to the government of Britain
1859 Second Italian War of Independence
  Austria France and Sardinia defeat Austria; most territory of Lombardy–Venetia transferred to France and then to Sardinia; unification of Parma, Modena, Tuscany, and Romagne by Sardinia
1861–1865 American Civil War   Confederate States   United States (Union) Defeat and dissolution of the Confederacy; U.S. retains control of the South
1862–1877 Dongan Revolt   Yettishar   Qing Empire Qing reconquest of Xinjiang
1863–1865 January Uprising   Poland   Russia Defeat of Polish insurgents; Russia retains control of Poland
1863–1865 Dominican Restoration War   Dominican Republic   Spain Independence of Dominican Republic from 4 year occupation by Spain; ousts Spain from Hispaniola
1866 Third Italian War of Independence   Italy   Austria Austria loses Veneto to Italy
1868–1869 Battle of Hakodate   Ezo Republic   Japan Defeat of remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate army; restoration of Japanese imperial rule
1868–1878 Ten Years' War   Cuba   Spain Defeat of insurgents; Spain retains control of Cuba
1876–1886 Cajemé's rebellion Yaqui Republic   Mexico Defeate and dissolution of the Yaqui Republic
1876 April Uprising   Bulgaria   Ottoman Empire Defeat of Bulgarian nationalists by the Ottoman Empire. Subsequent reprisals by the Ottomans led to the Russo-Turkish War, 1877–78 and the 1878 independence of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire.
1877 Romanian War of Independence   Romania   Ottoman Empire Independence of Romania from the Ottoman Empire
1879–1882 Urabi revolt   Egypt   Britain British occupation of Egypt
1880–1881 First Boer War   South African Republic   Britain South African Republic regaines self-government under British suzerainty
1881–1899 Mahdist War   Mahdist Sudan   Egypt (1881–1882)
  Britain (1882–1899) 		Britain took over Sudan
1885 North-West Rebellion   Saskatchewan   Canada Collapse of the Provisional Government; execution of Louis Riel
1895 Japanese invasion of Taiwan   Republic of Formosa   Japan Defeat of Taiwanese insurgents; Annexation of Taiwan by Japan
1895–1898 Cuban War of Independence   Cuba   Spain Independence of Cuba from Spain following four years of American occupation
1896–1898 Philippine Revolution   Philippines   Spain Inconclusive; Philippines independence from Spain then achieved by Spanish–American War
1896–1903 Menalamba rebellion   Madagascar   France Rebellion suppressed; consolidation of French rule in Madagascar
1899–1913 Philippine–American War   Philippines   United States Defeat of Philippine insurgents; United States retains control of the Philippines
1903 Separation of Panama from Colombia   Panama   Colombia Separation of Panama from Colombia and construction of the Panama Canal
1905–1910 Righteous Armies Wars   Korea   Japan Defeat of Korean insurgents; Annexation of Korea by Japan
1911–1912 Chinese Revolution of 1911   Republic of China   Qing Empire Creation of the Republic of China; end of the Qing Empire
1911–1912 Mongolian Revolution of 1911   Mongolia   Qing Empire Independence of Mongolia from Qing's rule
1911–1912 Xinhai Lhasa Turmoil   Tibet   Qing Empire Independence of Tibet from Qing's rule
1914–1915 Boer revolt   Transvaal Republic   South Africa Defeat of Boer insurgents; South Africa occupies German South West Africa
1915–1918 Senussi campaign   Senussi Order   Italy Defeat of the Senussi Order; restoration of Italian rule in Libya
1916–1918 Arab Revolt   Hejaz   Ottoman Empire Independence of the Hejaz from the Ottoman Empire; partition of the remaining Ottoman-controlled Arab territories in the Levant and Iraq by Britain and France
1916–1934 Basmachi movement   Turkestan   Soviet Russia (1917–1922)
  Soviet Union (1922–1934) 		Turkestan conquered by Red Army
1917–1921 Ukrainian War of Independence   Ukraine   Soviet Russia
  Poland 		Independence of Ukraine from Russia; partition of Ukraine by Soviet Union and Poland
1918 Yakut revolt Yakutia   Soviet Russia Defeat of Yakutian insurgents
1918–1919 Poznań War   Poland   Germany Creation of the Second Polish Republic
1918–1920 Estonian War of Independence   Estonia   Soviet Russia Independence of Estonia from Russian Empire/Russian SFSR
1918–1920 Latvian War of Independence   Latvia   Soviet Russia Independence of Latvia from Russian Empire/Russian SFSR
1918–1920 Lithuanian War of Independence   Lithuania   Soviet Russia
  Poland 		Independence of Lithuania from Russian Empire/Russian SFSR and Poland
1918–1920 Revolt of the Ingrian Finns   North Ingria   Soviet Russia Genocide of the Ingrian Finns
1919 Christmas Uprising   Montenegrin Greens   Yugoslavia Uprising suppressed; Montenegro unified by Yugoslavia
1919 Third Anglo-Afghan War   Afghanistan   Britain Britain recognises Afghanistan's independence
1919–1921 Irish War of Independence   Ireland   Britain Anglo-Irish Treaty; Partition of Ireland; secession of 26 of Ireland's 32 counties (the Irish Free State) from Britain
1919–1923 Turkish War of Independence   Turkey   Ottoman Empire
  Greece
  France
  Britain
  Armenia 		Creation of the Republic of Turkey; end of the Ottoman Empire
1920 Iraqi Revolt   Iraq   Britain Greater autonomy given to Iraq
1920 1920 Ganja revolt   Azerbaijan   Soviet Russia Revolt suppressed
1920–1926 Rif War   Republic of the Rif   Spain Defeat of insurgents and Rif Republic; Spain retains control of Spanish Morocco
1921 Mongolian Revolution of 1921   Mongolia   China Independence of Mongolia from the Chinese government's rule
1921 February Uprising   Mountainous Armenia   Soviet Russia Uprising suppressed
1921–1922 East Karelian uprising   Karelian United Government   Soviet Russia Uprising suppressed
1922–1924 Mahmud Barzanji revolt   Kingdom of Kurdistan
Defeat of Kurdish insurgents
1922–1932 Second Italo-Senussi War   Senussi Order   Fascist Italy Consolidation of Italian rule in Libya; Libyan genocide
1924 August Uprising   Committee for the Independence of Georgia   Soviet Union Uprising suppressed; consolidation of Soviet rule in the Georgian SSR
1924 Assyrian rebellion   Assyrian volunteers   Turkey Rebellion suppressed; Hakkari Assyrians expelled to Iraq
1925–1927 Great Syrian Revolt Syrians   France Revolt suppressed; France maintains its mandate over Syria
1927–1931 Ararat rebellion   Republic of Ararat   Turkey Defeat of Kurdish insurgents
1931–1934 Kumul Rebellion   East Turkestan   China Defeat of Uyghur insurgents
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine   Arab Higher Committee   Britain Rebellion suppressed
1936–1939 Waziristan Uprising   Waziristan   Britain Rebellion suppressed
1940–1941 Abyssinian campaign   Ethiopia   Fascist Italy Dissolution of Italian East Africa; independence of Ethiopia
1940–1944 1940–1944 insurgency in Chechnya   Provisional Popular Revolutionary Government of Chechen-Ingushetia   Soviet Union Deportation of Chechens and Ingushes
1941 Uprising in Montenegro   Communist Party of Yugoslavia   Fascist Italy Uprising suppressed
1942–1947 Second Indian War of Independence   Free India   Britain INA captured parts of North-East India and Andaman & Nicobar Islands, later INA Trials triggered Bombay Mutiny & Royal Air Force mutiny which resulted in Indian Independence Act 1947[1]
1944 Warsaw Uprising   Poland   Nazi Germany Uprising suppressed
1944 Slovak National Uprising   Czechoslovak   Nazi Germany Uprising suppressed
1944 Battle of Vercors   Republic of Vercors   Nazi Germany Uprising suppressed
1944–1946 Ili Rebellion   East Turkestan   China Incorporation of Xinjiang into the People's Republic of China
1944–1948 Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine   Jewish Resistance Movement   Britain Independence of Israel from Britain
1945 Prague uprising   Czechoslovak   Nazi Germany Withdrawal of German forces from Prague
1945 Levant Crisis   Syria
  Lebanon 		  France Independence of Syria and Lebanon from French Mandate
1945 August Revolution   Democratic Republic of Vietnam   Japan Creation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
1945–1949 Indonesian National Revolution   Indonesia   Netherlands Independence of Indonesia from the Netherlands
1946–1954 First Indochina War   South Vietnam
  Laos
  Cambodia 		  France Independence of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia from France; partition of Vietnam
1947–1949 Malagasy Uprising   Madagascar   France Uprising suppressed
1948–1949 First Arab–Israeli War   Israel   Arab League State of Israel established over 78% of the territory of former Mandatory Palestine; Jordan and Egypt control the rest
1948–1951 First Balochistan conflict   Kalat   Pakistan Revolt suppressed
1948–1960 Malayan Emergency   Malayan Communist Party   Britain Deafeat of MCP; independence of Malaya from Britain
1952–1960 Mau Mau rebellion   Kenya   Britain Defeat of insurgents; Britain retains control of Kenya
1954–1962 Algerian War   Algeria   France Independence of Algeria from France
1954–ongoing Insurgency in Northeast India Separatist groups in Northeast India   India Ongoing (low level insurgency)
1955–1959 Cyprus Emergency   Cyprus   Britain Independence of Cyprus from Britain
1955–1972 First Sudanese Civil War   Southern Sudan   Sudan Conflict between Sudan and South Sudan
1956 Hungarian Uprising   Hungary   Soviet Union Uprising suppressed
1959 1959 Tibetan uprising   Tibet   People's Republic of China Uprising suppressed; dissolution of the Tibetan Government
1959–2011 Basque conflict   Basque National Liberation Movement   Spain
  France 		Dissolution of the Basque separatist organization ETA
1961–1963 Aden Emergency   South Yemen   Britain Independence of South Yemen from Britain
1961–1974 Angolan War of Independence   Angola   Portugal Independence of Angola from Portugal
1961–1991 Eritrean War of Independence   Eritrea   Ethiopia Independence of Eritrea from Ethiopia
1961–ongoing Papua conflict   Free Papua Movement   Indonesia Ongoing
1962–1990 Communist insurgency in Sarawak   North Kalimantan Communist Party   Britain (1962–1963)
  Malaysia (1963–1990) 		Dissolution of NKCP
1963–1974 Guinea-Bissau War of Independence   Guinea-Bissau   Portugal Independence of Guinea-Bissau from Portugal
1964–1974 Mozambican War of Independence   Mozambique   Portugal Independence of Mozambique from Portugal
1966–1988 Namibian War of Independence   Namibia   South Africa Independence of Namibia from South Africa
1967–1970 Nigerian Civil War   Biafra   Nigeria Defeat and dissolution of the Republic of Biafra
1968–2019 Moro conflict   Bangsamoro   Philippines Decleration of the peace agreements; establishment of Bangsamoro Transition Authority
1971 Bangladesh Liberation War   Bangladesh   Pakistan Independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan
1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus   North Cyprus   Cyprus Formation of the Autonomous Turkish Cypriot Administration
1975–ongoing Cabinda War   Cabinda   Angola Ongoing
1975–1991 Western Sahara War   Sahrawi Republic   Morocco 70% of Western Sahara territory is occupied and administered by Morocco
1975–1976 Indonesian invasion of East Timor   East Timor   Indonesia Deafeat of FALINTIL; Annexation of East Timor by Indonesia
1976–2005 Insurgency in Aceh   Free Aceh Movement   Indonesia Special autonomy granted to Aceh; disarmament of GAM
1976–ongoing Corsican conflict   National Liberation Front of Corsica   France Low-level conflict since 2014
1979–1983 1979 Kurdish rebellion in Iran   Iranian Kurdistan   Iran Defeat of Kurdish insurgents
1981–1991 Somaliland War of Independence   Somaliland   Somalia De facto independence of Somaliland from Somalia
1982–ongoing Casamance conflict   Casamance   Senegal Low-level conflict since 2014
1983–2005 Second Sudanese Civil War   South Sudan   Sudan Independence of South Sudan from Sudan
1983–2009 Sri Lankan civil war   Tamil Eelam   Sri Lanka Defeat of LTTE; Sri Lankan government reestablishes control over entire island
1984–1995 Insurgency in Punjab   Khalistan movement   India Insurgency suppressed
1987–1993 First Intifada   Palestine   Israel Establishment of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank
1988–1994 First Nagorno-Karabakh War   Artsakh   Azerbaijan De facto independence of the Republic of Artsakh from Azerbaijan
1988–1998 Bougainville Civil War   Bougainville   Papua New Guinea Bougainville receives autonomy in 2002; voted in favour of independence in 2019
1989–ongoing Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir   All Parties Hurriyat Conference   India Ongoing
1990–1992 Transnistria War   Transnistria   Moldova De facto independence of Transnistria from Moldova
1991–1992 South Ossetia War   South Ossetia   Georgia De facto independence for South Ossetia from Georgia
1991 Liberation of Kuwait   Kuwait   Iraq Part of the Gulf War; Kuwait regains independence
1991–1995 Croatian War of Independence   Croatia   Yugoslavia Independence of Croatia from Yugoslavia
1991 Ten-Day War   Slovenia   Yugoslavia Independence of Slovenia from Yugoslavia
1992–1995 Bosnian War   Bosnia and Herzegovina   FR Yugoslavia[2]
  Croatia[2] 		Independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina from SFR Yugoslavia; the new country is divided between two entities: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska[3]
1992–1993 War in Abkhazia   Abkhazia   Georgia De facto independence for Abkhazia from Georgia
1994–1996 First Chechen War   Chechen Republic of Ichkeria   Russia Chechnya maintains de facto independence from Russia
1998–1999 Kosovo War   Kosovo   Serbia & Montenegro No legal changes to Yugoslav borders according to the Resolution 1244, but de facto independence of Kosovo from the rest of Yugoslavia
1999–2000 1999 East Timorese crisis   East Timor   Indonesia Defeat of pro-Indonesian militia by INTERFET; independence of East Timor after UN administration
1999–2009 Second Chechen War   Chechen Republic of Ichkeria   Russia Defeat of Chechnya; reincorporation into Russia
2000–2005 Second Intifada   Palestine   Israel Uprising suppressed; Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip
2001–2021 Taliban insurgency   Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan   United States Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan; reestablishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
2003–2011 Iraqi insurgency   Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region   United States Coalition failure to defeat the Iraqi insurgents; withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq
2004–ongoing South Thailand insurgency   Patani   Thailand Ongoing
2012 2012 Tuareg rebellion   Azawad   Mali Unrecognized independence of Azawad from Mali; renounced its independence in 2013
2014–ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War   Ukraine   Russia Also called a "rebirth," or a war of independence from Russia by some Ukrainian sources.[4][5][6]
2014–2022 War in Donbas   Donetsk

  Luhansk

  Ukraine Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War; recognition of independence by Russia on 21 February 2022; annexed by Russia on September the same year
2017–ongoing Anglophone Crisis   Ambazonia   Cameroon Ongoing
2020–ongoing Western Togoland Rebellion   Western Togoland   Ghana Ongoing

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  5. ^ "Російсько-український конфлікт: проміжні підсумки" [The Russian-Ukrainian conflict: interim results]. DT.ua (in Ukrainian). 23 October 2015. Currently, Ukraine is experiencing the third round of struggle for independence in 100 years
  6. ^ ""Війна на сході — це війна за незалежність України", — Зеленський в Польщі (відео)" ["The war in the east is a war for the independence of Ukraine," — Zelenskyy in Poland (video)]. FOCUS (in Ukrainian). 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022. We have been fighting for independence for many decades. And today the same thing is happening in the east of our country. We are fighting for our independence again.
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