national independence
Freedom from foreign rule
National independence is a country's freedom from external control—the condition of governing itself without foreign domination.
Nations achieve independence through revolution, negotiation, or the collapse of colonial empires: India gained national independence from Britain in 1947.
The term often appears in discussions of sovereignty, self-determination, and decolonization movements.
- decolonizationEnding imperial control
- colonial powersNations that colonized others
- self-ruleGovernance without outside control
- home ruleDelegated local autonomy
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
autonomy · liberation · freedom fighters · self-determination · sovereignty · self-sufficiency · heritage · traditions · symbols · resistance · border control · emancipation · flag waving · patriotism · anti-colonialism · governance · uprising · civil war
- November UprisingWarsaw, insurgents, insurrection, capitulation, cadets
- 1848 HungaryHungarian Revolution, March 15, freedom fight, freedom fighters
national independencecolonial rule
Foreign power's territorial dominion
foreign domination · subjugation · vassalage · puppet state · suzerainty
national independencecolonialism
Domination through foreign settlement
imperialism · conquest · annexation · colonization · occupation
national independencefederation
Union of semi-autonomous states
political union · confederation · incorporation · annexation · merger
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