Movements for political separation from one sovereign country to form a new one or to transfer territory from one sovereign state to another. More generally, movements that seek greater regional or local autonomy.
Between 1967 and 1973 2000 residents of the Chagos Islands were evacuated by the British in order to allow the US to build its Indian Ocean base at Diego Garcia.
A small group of islets in the Sea of Japan, under dispute between Japan and South Korea. They are variously known as the Liancourt Rocks, Dokdo (or Tokto) in Korean, and Takeshima in Japanese. (from Wikipedia)
Settled by mutineers from HMS Bounty who married South Pacific islanders, some residents of Pitcairn Island are now pressing for independence from Britain.
The breakup of the Yugoslav republic has resulted in the secession of a number of republics and independence movements in several remaining territories. As well, there are Serb enclaves in Bosnia and Herzogovina which claim independence or allegiance to Serbia.
Sites relating to the disputed territory in the South China Sea all or parts of which are claimed by China, Taiwan, Vietnam and Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Aside from the relatively popular secession movements of the South, Hawaii, and Texas, there are people in several other places in the US who wish to secede.
Only sites dealing with Southern secession or States'' Rights past or present, including the those dealing with historical secession, reasons for secession, events leading to secession, or possible secession in the future.