- Present1901:Australia federates1902: Cubagains Independence1902:North-Western Provinces becomes United Provinces of Agra and Oudh1902: ThePhilippine Republic is defeated by the United States1903:Panama gains Independence1903: Berarbecomes a province1903:Central Provinces recession on eastern boundary1903:Sokoto Caliphate falls to the British1905:Norway regains Independence1905:Partition of Bengal into Western Bengal and Eastern Bengal & Assam1906: TheIdrisid Emirate of Asir is founded1907: NewZealand gains Independence1909: WadaiSultanate falls to the French1910: SouthAfrica gains Independence1912:Albania gains Independence1912: Assamseparated as new province1912: Biharseparated as new province (with Orissa)1912:Bengal reunited1916:Sultanate of Darfur to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan1917:Finland declares Independence1918:Estonia gains Independence1918:Poland gains Independence1918:Iceland becomes constituent kingdom1918: Azerbaijan declares independence1918: Armenia declares independence1918:Georgia declares independence 1919:Afghanistan declares Independence1920: SovietUnion annexes Azerbaijan1920:Soviet Union annexes Armenia 1921:Soviet Union annexes Georgia1921:United Provinces of Agra and Oudh becomes United Provinces of British India1921:Ireland Declares Independence1922: Egyptgains Independence1923:Turkey gains Independence1925: SaudiArabia annexes Hejaz 1929: TheVatican City gains independence1931:Statute of Westminster1932: Hejazand Jad becomes Saudi Arabia1932: Iraqgains Independence1934: TheIdrisid Emirate of Asir is annexed by Saudi Arabia 1936: Biharand Orissa separate1936:Central Provinces and Berar created from Central Provinces and Berar1937: Burmaseparated as a colony1938:Annexation of Austria Anschluss1939:Partition of Czechoslovakia1942:Andaman and Nicobar occupied by Japan1942: Burmaoccupied by Japan1943:Lebanon gains Independence1944:Andaman and Nicobar Islands restored1945: NorthKorea gains Independence1945: SouthKorea gains Independence1945:Indonesia gains Independence1945:Partition of Germany1945:Partition of Austria1945: Burmarestored1946: Syriagains Independence1946:Jordan gains Independence1947: Indiagains independence1947:Pakistan gains independence1947:Hyderabad gains independence1948: Indiaannexes Hyderabad1948: Burmagains independence1948:Ceylon gains independence1948:Israel gains Independence1949: Laosgains Independence1949: WestGermany is formed1949: EastGermany is formed1949:Bhutan gains Independence1950: Indiabecomes a republic1951: Libyagains Independence1953:Cambodia gains Independence1954:French India given to Republic of India1955:Austria is reunified1956:Pakistan becomes republic1956: Sudangains Independence1956:Morocco gains Independence1956:Tunisia gains Independence1957: Ghanagains Independence1957:Malaysia gains Independence1958:Guinea gains Independence1960:Cameroon gains Independence1960:Senegal gains Independence1960: Togogains Independence1960:Republic of the Congo gains Independence1960:Somalia gains Independence1960:Madagascar gains Independence1960: Beningains Independence1960: Nigergains Independence1960:Burkina Faso gains Independence1960: Coted'Ivoire gains Independence1960: Chadgains Independence1960: TheCentral African Republic gains Independence1960: TheDemocratic Republic of the Congo gains Independence1960:Cyprus gains Independence1960: Gabongains Independence1960: Maligains Independence1960:Nigeria gains Independence1960:Mauritania gains Independence1961:Sierra Leone gains Independence1961 Kuwaitgains Independence1961:Portuguese India conquered by Republic of India1962:Sino-Indian War1962: Samoagains Independence1962:Burundi gains Independence1962: Rwanda gains Independence1962: Algeria gains Independence1962: Jamaica gains Independence1962:Trinidad and Tobago gain Independence1962:Uganda gains Independence1963: Kenyagains Independence1963: Indo-Pakistan agreement1964:Tanzania gains Independence1964:Malawi gains Independence1964: Maltagains Independence1964:Zambia gains Independence1965: TheGambia gains Independence1965: TheMaldives gain Independence1965:Singapore gains Independence1966:Guyana gains Independence1966:Botswana gains Independence1966:Lesotho gains Independence1966: Barbados gains Independence1967: Biafra declares independence1968: Naurugains Independence1968:Mauritius gains Independence1968:Swaziland gains Independence1968:Equatorial Guinea gains Independence1970: Tongagains Independence1970: Fijigains Independence1970:Biafra is overrun and annexed into Nigeria1971:Bangladesh gains Independence1971:Bahrain gains Independence1971: Qatargains Independence1971:United Arab Emirates gains Independence1972:Ceylon becomes republic (as Sri Lanka)1972: Japanannexes the Ryukyu islands1973:Guinea-Bissau becomes independent from Portugal1973:Bahamas become independent from Britain1974:Grenada gains Independence1975:Mozambique gains Independence1975: CapeVerde gains Independence1975:Comoros gains Independence1975: SaoTome and Principe gains Independence1975: PapuaNew Guinea gains Independence1975:Angola gains Independence1975:Suriname gains Independence1976:Seychelles gains Independence1977:Djibouti gains Independence1978: TheSoloman Islands gain Independence1978:Tuvalu gains Independence1978:Dominica gains Independence1979: SaintLucia gains Independence1979:Kiribati gains Independence1979: SaintVincent and the Grenadines gain Independence1980:Zimbabwe gains Independence1980:Vanuatu gains Independence1981:Antigua and Barbuda gains Independence1981:Belize gains Independence1983: SaintKitts and Nevis gain Independence1984: Bruneigains Independence1985: (+)(Unrecognized) Tamil Eelam from Sri Lanka; Jaffna falls to the Tamil Tigers1986:Marshall Islands gain Independence1986: TheFederated States of Micronesia gain Independence1990:Lithuania gains Independence1990:Namibia gains Independence1990: Yemengains Independence1990: Westand East Germany