Separatism: Difference between revisions

|aliases =Secessionism<br>Independentism<br>Souverainism<br>Independencence Nationalism<br>Separatist ationalism<br>National Separatism<br>National Independentism<br>National Secessionism<br>Political Self-Determination<br>National Liberation<br>Sep (abbrev.)<br>SepNat (abbrev.)<br> Balkanization<br>Revolutionism (sometimes)

Separatism has, in theory, existed for as long as civilization. Independence movements and separatist revolts have been around since the dawn of humanity. The most notable separatist movement was the [[File:American Nationalism.png]] American Revolution from 1775-1783 as it marked the first time a European colony successfully separated from it's master, starting the Age of Revolution.

Two decades before the American Revolution started, another somewhat successful separatist movement happened in 1755 in the form of the Corsican Republic, which declared independence from the Republic of Genoa. It lasted until 1769 when [[File:Cball-France.png]] France invaded and annexed it.

From 1917-1922, in the aftermath of World War I, many separatist movements and revolutions happened across Europe. Some of these included [[File:Cball-Finland.png]] Finland (separated from [[File:Cball-Russia.png]] Russia), [[File:Cball-Yugoslavia-old.png]] Yugoslavia (separated from [[File:Cball-AustriaHungary.png]] Austria-Hungary), [[File:Cball-Bavaria.png]] Bavaria (separated from [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] Germany but rejoined), and many others. A lot of these had their roots in [[File:Ethnonat.png]] [[Ethnic Nationalism]], [[File:Cultural Nationalism.png]] [[Cultural Nationalism]], and [[File:Soc.png]] [[Socialism]].

=== [[File:Berberism.png]] Berberism ===

While also being a form of [[File:Pan-Nationalism.png]] [[Pan-Nationalism]] (''see: [[Pan-Nationalism#Berberism]]''), [[File:Berberism.png]] Berberism is alsos separatist as Berbers have no sovereign state and must separate from another entity to get it. Berberism has been primarily adopted by Tuaregs who have revolted in Libya (Second Libyan Civil War) and Mali (Mali War). [[File:Berberism.png]] Berberism has also been the reason for the creation of entities like [[File:Cball-Azawad.png]] Azawad.

=== [[File:Cball-Kabylia.png]] Kabyle Nationalism ===

While having some relations to [[File:Berberism.png]] Berberism (because Kabyle are a Berber ethnic group), [[File:Cball-Kabylia.png]] Kabyle Nationalism is a separatist political ideology that seeks for the Kabyle people to separate from [[File:Cball-Algeria.png]] Algeria and form their own nation called [[File:Cball-Kabylia.png]] Kabylia.