IndependenceThe 1920s

Independence in the 1920s

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged independence — declarations, recognitions and transfers of sovereignty, narrowed to the 1920s — 7 of them, drawn from 7 nations, running from 1920 to 1927. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
7
Nations
7
Earliest
1920
Latest
1927
Asia
3
Europe
3
Africa
1

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

  1. Europe

    Estonia

    Treaty of Tartu

    Soviet Russia recognised Estonian independence de jure and renounced 'voluntarily and forever' all sovereign rights over Estonia, ending the war and fixing the eastern border at Narva and Petseri.

    Era: Independence, the War of Independence and the First Republic

    Sources: Tartu Peace, 2 February 1920 · Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (vm.ee), Estonia marks the anniversary of the Tartu Peace Treaty · Estonian World, Treaty of Tartu · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  2. Europe

    Latvia

    Latvian-Soviet Treaty of Riga

    Concluding the War of Independence, Soviet Russia signed the Treaty of Riga, in which it voluntarily and irrevocably renounced all sovereign rights over the Latvian people and territory, recognising Latvia's independence.

    Era: National Awakening, Independence and the First Republic

    Sources: The centenary of signing the Latvia-Russia Peace Treaty to be marked in Riga · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, Latvia: History · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  3. Europe

    Ireland

    Anglo-Irish Treaty

    The Treaty signed in London created the Irish Free State as a dominion within the British Empire and confirmed the partition of Ireland, leaving six northern counties in the United Kingdom.

    Era: Rising, Independence and Partition

    Sources: Irish History Timeline – From 1916 to Today · GPO Witness History Museum, Dublin

  4. Asia

    Mongolia

    People's Revolution captures the capital

    Damdin Sükhbaatar's People's Army, with the Soviet Red Army, drives out the White Russian forces of Baron Ungern-Sternberg and takes Niislel Khüree in July 1921, installing a people's government.

    Era: Independence, Revolution, and the People's Republic

    Sources: Damdiny Sühbaatar · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Mongolia: Independence and revolution · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  5. Africa

    Egypt

    Declaration of Egyptian independence

    After the 1919 revolution led by Saad Zaghloul and the Wafd, Britain unilaterally declares Egypt independent; Fuad I becomes king of the new Kingdom of Egypt.

    Era: Ottoman Rule, Muhammad Ali and British Occupation

    Sources: Egyptian revolution of 1919 · Wikipedia

  6. Asia

    Türkiye

    Treaty of Lausanne

    Replacing the Treaty of Sèvres, the Lausanne treaty secured international recognition of Turkey's sovereignty and borders, the legal foundation of the modern state.

    Era: World War I, the Armenian Genocide and the War of Independence

    Sources: Kemal Atatürk · Encyclopædia Britannica, Ottoman Empire · Encyclopædia Britannica

  7. Asia

    Saudi Arabia

    The Treaty of Jeddah

    Britain formally recognized the independence and sovereignty of Ibn Saud's Kingdom of the Hejaz and Nejd, securing its international standing.

    Era: Unification and the Founding of the Kingdom (1902-1932)

    Sources: Treaty of Jeddah (United Kingdom-Saudi Arabia, 1927) · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Treaty of Jeddah (1927) · Wikipedia