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List of active autonomist and secessionist movements
This is a list of currently active, autonomist and secessionist movements around the world.
Entries on this list meet two criteria; they are active movements with living, active members, and they are seeking greater autonomy or freedom for a geographical region (as opposed to personal autonomy).
For defunct movements, please see: List of historical autonomist and secessionist movements
Africa
- Cabinda
- Proposed state: Republic of Cabinda
- Bakassi Peninsula
- Southern Cameroon
- Proposed state: Federal Republic of Southern Cameroon , Ambazonia
- Political: Southern Cameroon National Council
- Southern Chad
- Violent: Forces Armées Tchadiennes
- Proposed state: Logone Republic
- Anjouan
- Political: Anjouan People's Movement , Mouvement Populaire Anjouanais , Mawana
- Moheli
- Proposed state: Democratic Republic of Mwali
- Bas-Congo
- Proposed state: Bundu dia Kongo (Kingdom of Kongo)
- South Kasai
- Proposed state: Mining State
- Katanga
- Political: Confédération des Associations de Katanga Tribales , Union of Independent Federalists and Republicans
- Kwili , Kivu
- Proposed state: Republic of Bukavu
- Northern Regions
- Violent: Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire
- Gambela
- Violent: Gambella People Liberation Movement
- Ogaden
- Oromia
- Violent: Oromo Independence Movement , Oromo Liberation Front , Islamic Front for the Liberation of Oromia
- Tigray
- Violent: Tigray People's Liberation Front
- Western Somalia
- Suvadives
- Proposed state: United Suvadivian Republic
- Caprivi Strip
- Political: Caprivi African National Union
- Proposed state: Free State of Caprivi Strip/Itenge
- Batwa
- Political: Association for the Promotion of Batwa
- Gedo
- Hiranland
- Proposed state: States of the Central Somalia
- Jubaland
- Violent: Somali Patriotic Movement
- Proposed state: Republic of Jubaland
- Puntland
- Somaliland
- Casamance
- Violent: Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance
- Barotse
- Proposed state: Barotseland
- Violent: Barotse Patriotic Front
Asia
- Chakma, Chittagong Hill
- Political: Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti , or Chittagong Hill Tribal People's Coordination Association
- Proposed state: Confederacy of Chittagong
People's Republic of China
Republic of China (Taiwan)
See also: Insurgent groups in Northeast India
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Violent: United Liberation Front of Assam, United People’s Democratic Solidarity , Koch-Rajbongshi Liberation Organisation , Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam
- Bodoland
- Dimaland
- Political: Dima Halim Daogah
- Garo
- Violent: People's Liberation Front of Meghalaya , Achik National Volunteer Council
- Proposed state: Achikland
- Goa
- Gondwana
- Kangleipak
- Violent: People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak
- Kamtapur
- Political: Kamtapur Peoples Party (political wing of KLO)
- Violent: Kamtapur Liberation Organisation , Koch-Rajbongshi Liberation Organisation
- Karbi
- Violent: Karbi National Volunteers
- Proposed state: Karbi-Anglong
- Kashmir
- Violent: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
- Political: Kashmir Independence Organization
- Proposed state: Azad Kashmir
- Khasi
- Violent: Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council
- Kuki
- Violent: Kuki National Army
- Nagaland
- Violent: National Socialist Council of Nagalim
- Government-in-exile: Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland
- Proposed state: Nagalim , or Peoples Republic of Nagaland
- Manipur
- Violent: Hmar People's Convention–Democrat , Manipur People’s Liberation Front , United National Liberation Front , Revolutionary People's Front of Manipur
- Mizoram
- Violent: Zomi Revolutionary Organization , Mizoram Farmers Liberation Force
- Proposed state: Zozam
- Punjab
- Proposed state: Khalistan
- Violent: Khalistan Commando Force–Panjwar , Babbar Khalsa International , Khalistan Zindabad Force , International Sikh Youth Federation
- Rabha
- Proposed state: Rhabaland
- Violent: Rabha National Security Force
- Reang
- Violent: Bru National Liberation Front
- Tamil Nadu
- Violent: Tamil National Retrieval Troops , Tamil Nadu Liberation Army
- Telangana
- Tripura
- Vidarbha
- Ainu
- Hokkaido
- Ryukyus
- Proposed state: Republic of the Ryukyus
- Political: Okinawa Independence Movement , Okinawa Independence Party
- Sabah
- Political: Angkatan Gaya Baru , United National Kadazan Organisation , United Pasok Momogun Kadazan Organisation
- Sarawak
- Political: Sarawak United Peoples' Party
- Arakan
- Political/Violent: Arakan Independence Alliance
- Chin
- Violent: Chin National Front
- Proposed state: Chinland
- Kachin
- Political: Kachin National Organization
- Proposed state: Kachinland
- Karen
- Political/Violent: Karen National Union
- Violent: Karen National Liberation Army
- Proposed state: Republic of Kawthoolei
- Karenni
- Political/Violent: Karenni National Progressive Party
- Violent: Karenni Army
- Government-in-exile: Karenni Provisional Government
- Proposed state: United Karenni Independent States
- Kuki
- Political/Violent: Kuki National Organisation
- Violent: Kuki National Army
- Proposed state: Kukiland
- Mon
- Political: New Mon State Party
- Nagaland
- Violent: National Socialist Council of Nagaland
- Government-in-exile: Government of the People's Republic of Nagaland
- Proposed state: Nagalim , or Peoples Republic of Nagaland
- Rakhine
- Political/Violent: Arakan Rohingya National Organization
- Shan
- Political: Shan Democratic Union
- Political/Violent: Restoration Council of Shan State
- Violent: Shan State Army
- Proposed state: United Shan States
- Wa
- Political: United Wa State Party
- Violent: United Wa State Army
- Proposed state: Wa State
- Zomi
- Political: Zomi National Congress , Zomi Reunification Organization
- Violent: Zomi National Front/Army , Zomi Revolutionary Army
- Proposed state: Zogam, or Federated State of Zomi
- Bangsamoro
- Cordillera
- Political: Cordillera Bodong Association
- Violent: Cordillera People's Liberation Army
- Buryatia
- Political: All Buryat Association for the Development of Culture
- Eastern Siberia
- Proposed state: United States of Northern Asia
- Sakha
- Tuva
- Political: People's Party of Sovereign Tuva , People's Front "Free Tuva"
- Hmong
- South Muslim Thailand
Europe
- Proposed State: Republika Srpska
- Proposed State: Herceg Bosna
- Proposed State: Islamic Republic of Bosnia
- Active regional autonomy movements present in all parts of the country, but notably in:
- Ilyria
- Proposed state: Ilyria Republic
- Szekler
- Proposed land division: Szekler Autonomous Region
United Kingdom and associated islands (Europe)
North America
Secessionist movements
Autonomist movements
See also: Secessionist movements of Canada
Central/South America and Caribbean
- Barbuda
- Political: Barbuda Peoples Movement
France (South America and Caribbean)
- Nevis
- Political: Concerned Citizens'; Movement , Nevis Reformation Party
Oceania
- Espiritu Santo
- Malekula
- Proposed state: N'Makiaute
- Northern islands
- Proposed state: Federation Na Griamel
- Tanna
- Political: Forcona Movement , Kapiel Alliance
- Proposed state: Tafea Nation
Further information
See also
External links
- eLandnet - indigenous peoples and national minorities worldwide
- Open Directory - Territorial Disputes
- List of leftist secessionist movements
- List of independence movements, wars, dependencies, overseas, commonwealths, territories, with possbility in percentage
- List of annexated countries, annexations, join, unification with another country, with possbility in percentage
- List of stateless nations
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