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1.
Algeria
French recognition of Algerian referendum on independence
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Austria
Austrian Independence Treaty re-established Austria as a sovereign state
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Haiti
The French colony of Saint-Domingue gains independence as Haiti
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India
Independence from the British Empire
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Indonesia
Independence from the Netherlands recognized
6.
Jordan
End of the British Mandate for Palestine
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Montenegro
Declaration of independence from Serbia and Montenegro
8.
Norway
Dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden
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Panama
Independence from Colombia
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Slovakia
Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, creating Slovakia and the Czech Republic
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South Africa
Creation of the Union of South Africa from the previously separate colonies of the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and Orange River
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South Sudan
2011 South Sudanese independence referendum
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Suriname
Independence from the Netherlands
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Timor-Leste
Independence from Indonesia was recognized by the international community following the UN-sponsored act of self-determination of 1999
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Tonga
Independence from the United Kingdom
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Turkmenistan
Independence from the Soviet Union
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United States of America
Independence from Great Britain recognized
18.
Vatican City
Ratification of the Lateran Treaty, making the Vatican City a sovereign state
19.
Venezuela
Dissolution of Gran Colombia
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Zimbabwe
Independence from the United Kingdom recognized