Here is a Grok list of countries that have been created through successful secession (or separation/breakup from a parent state to form a new sovereign nation, with broad international recognition, typically as UN members) since 1950. This focuses on cases that are generally classified as secessions or dissolutions of unions/federations rather than pure decolonization from distant colonial empires (e.g., excluding most African/Asian independences from Britain, France, etc., in the 1950s–1970s). The list is chronological and includes only widely recognized sovereign states (as of January 2026).1965Singapore
Seceded from: Malaysia
Date: August 9, 1965
How: Peaceful expulsion/separation due to political and ethnic tensions; became a fully independent UN member.
1971Bangladesh
Seceded from: Pakistan
Date: December 16, 1971 (formal recognition)
How: Bangladesh Liberation War (with Indian support); one of the clearest post-1950 unilateral secessions via armed struggle and international recognition.
1991–1992 (Breakup of Yugoslavia)Slovenia (1991) — Seceded from Yugoslavia
Croatia (1991) — Seceded from Yugoslavia
North Macedonia (1991, initially as "Macedonia") — Seceded from Yugoslavia
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992) — Seceded from Yugoslavia
These emerged from the violent dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, with declarations of independence, referendums, and wars of independence.
1993Eritrea
Seceded from: Ethiopia
Date: May 24, 1993 (formal independence; UN member 1993)
How: 30-year war of independence followed by a 1993 referendum; peaceful separation after military victory.
Czechia (Czech Republic) and Slovakia
Seceded from: Czechoslovakia
Date: January 1, 1993
How: Peaceful "Velvet Divorce" dissolution of the federation via mutual agreement.
2002Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Seceded from: Indonesia
Date: May 20, 2002
How: 1999 UN-supervised referendum (overwhelming vote for independence), followed by transitional administration after conflict.
2006Montenegro
Seceded from: Serbia and Montenegro (State Union)
Date: June 3, 2006
How: Peaceful referendum (55.5% for independence); dissolution of the union state.
2008Kosovo
Seceded from: Serbia
Date: February 17, 2008
How: Unilateral declaration after UN administration; recognized by over 100 countries and functions as a sovereign state (though not universally, and not a full UN member).
2011South Sudan
Seceded from: Sudan
Date: July 9, 2011
How: Comprehensive Peace Agreement (2005), followed by a 2011 referendum (98.8% for independence); became the most recent widely recognized new UN member state via secession.
You'd be right on that point... Are you familiar with the laws in place in Canada specifically for succession? They are unique to only Canada... I can dig up specifics if you'd like.
I hope so for Canadians sake - the GOOD Canadians.
But I'm skeptical because I've never witnessed a successful succession yet ...
It's WAY too valuable to just hand over because the plebs voted ...
If voting actually worked, they'd make it illegal!!!
Stay frosty!!!
Here is a Grok list of countries that have been created through successful secession (or separation/breakup from a parent state to form a new sovereign nation, with broad international recognition, typically as UN members) since 1950. This focuses on cases that are generally classified as secessions or dissolutions of unions/federations rather than pure decolonization from distant colonial empires (e.g., excluding most African/Asian independences from Britain, France, etc., in the 1950s–1970s). The list is chronological and includes only widely recognized sovereign states (as of January 2026).1965Singapore Seceded from: Malaysia Date: August 9, 1965 How: Peaceful expulsion/separation due to political and ethnic tensions; became a fully independent UN member.
1971Bangladesh Seceded from: Pakistan Date: December 16, 1971 (formal recognition) How: Bangladesh Liberation War (with Indian support); one of the clearest post-1950 unilateral secessions via armed struggle and international recognition.
1991–1992 (Breakup of Yugoslavia)Slovenia (1991) — Seceded from Yugoslavia
Croatia (1991) — Seceded from Yugoslavia
North Macedonia (1991, initially as "Macedonia") — Seceded from Yugoslavia
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992) — Seceded from Yugoslavia These emerged from the violent dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, with declarations of independence, referendums, and wars of independence.
1993Eritrea Seceded from: Ethiopia Date: May 24, 1993 (formal independence; UN member 1993) How: 30-year war of independence followed by a 1993 referendum; peaceful separation after military victory. Czechia (Czech Republic) and Slovakia Seceded from: Czechoslovakia Date: January 1, 1993 How: Peaceful "Velvet Divorce" dissolution of the federation via mutual agreement.
2002Timor-Leste (East Timor) Seceded from: Indonesia Date: May 20, 2002 How: 1999 UN-supervised referendum (overwhelming vote for independence), followed by transitional administration after conflict.
2006Montenegro Seceded from: Serbia and Montenegro (State Union) Date: June 3, 2006 How: Peaceful referendum (55.5% for independence); dissolution of the union state.
2008Kosovo Seceded from: Serbia Date: February 17, 2008 How: Unilateral declaration after UN administration; recognized by over 100 countries and functions as a sovereign state (though not universally, and not a full UN member).
2011South Sudan Seceded from: Sudan Date: July 9, 2011 How: Comprehensive Peace Agreement (2005), followed by a 2011 referendum (98.8% for independence); became the most recent widely recognized new UN member state via secession.
East Timor was not a non violent succession. They had to put AUS troops on the ground because Indonesia was fucking the Timor people up
Neat.
Now do North America...
Any country in North America...or State
You'd be right on that point... Are you familiar with the laws in place in Canada specifically for succession? They are unique to only Canada... I can dig up specifics if you'd like.
No. I'm not Canadian so... I'm just gonna stay in my lane here.