IndependenceThe 1840s

Independence in the 1840s

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged independence — declarations, recognitions and transfers of sovereignty, narrowed to the 1840s — 2 of them, drawn from 2 nations, running from 1844 to 1847. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
2
Nations
2
Earliest
1844
Latest
1847
Africa
1
North America
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. North America

    Dominican Republic

    Dominican independence from Haiti

    The Trinitarios rise in Santo Domingo, expel the Haitian garrison, and proclaim the Dominican Republic, the date still marked as national independence day.

    Era: Haitian Rule and Dominican Independence

    Sources: History of the Dominican Republic · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Juan Pablo Duarte · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  2. Africa

    Liberia

    The Republic of Liberia is proclaimed

    Delegates issued the Liberian Declaration of Independence and proclaimed the Republic of Liberia under a U.S.-modelled constitution, making it the first modern republic in Africa.

    Era: The republic and the True Whig order

    Sources: Liberian Declaration of Independence · Wikipedia, Liberia Proclaims Its Independence · EBSCO Research Starters, Liberian independence proclaimed, 26 July 1847 · HISTORY (A&E Television Networks)