Top 10 Places Fighting for Independence
VOICE OVER: Rebecca Brayton
Sometimes, in some places, political issues reach a boiling point leading certain populations to fight to secede from the countries to which they belong. These battles often become violent, and lead to decades of instability. In remembrance of the Canadian province of Quebec's first unsuccessful referendum on sovereignty on May 20th, 1980 and in anticipation of Scotland's referendum on September 18th, 2014, http://www.WatchMojo.com counts down ten places that are fighting for independence. For this list, we've chosen regions, groups, or places that are fighting to separate from the countries to which they belong, or which are fighting for recognition as independent nations.
- #10: €“ Basque Country
- #9: €“ Flanders
- #8: €“ Tibet
- #7: €“ Quebec
- #6: €“ Kosovo
- #5: €“ South Ossetia and Abkhazia
- #4: €“ Palestinian Territories
- #3: €“ Kurdistan
- #2: €“ Catalonia
- #1: €“ Scotland
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sovereignty, independence, separation, referendum, wars, Scotland, Great Britain, Catalonia, Spain, Kurdistan, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Russia, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Georgia, Kosovo, Quebec, Canada, Tibet, China, Belgium, Flanders, Basque,