IndependenceThe 1930s

Independence in the 1930s

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged independence — declarations, recognitions and transfers of sovereignty, narrowed to the 1930s — 3 of them, drawn from 3 nations, running from 1930 to 1932. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
3
Nations
3
Earliest
1930
Latest
1932
North America
2
Asia
1

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

  1. North America

    Puerto Rico

    Albizu Campos leads the Nationalists

    Pedro Albizu Campos becomes president of the Nationalist Party, intensifying the campaign for outright independence.

    Era: Under the United States: Citizenship and a New Order

    Sources: Pedro Albizu Campos · Encyclopædia Britannica

  2. North America

    Canada

    Statute of Westminster

    The Statute of Westminster granted Canada legislative independence from the British Parliament, a landmark in its evolution toward full sovereignty.

    Era: The World Wars and growing autonomy

    Sources: Statute of Westminster, 1931 · The Canadian Encyclopedia, Canada · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  3. Asia

    Iraq

    Independence and entry into the League of Nations

    The British mandate ends and the Kingdom of Iraq is admitted to the League of Nations as an independent state — the first League mandate anywhere to achieve independence.

    Era: Ottoman Rule, the British Mandate and the Kingdom

    Sources: Iraq — Independence (1932–39) · Encyclopædia Britannica, A Guide to the History of Recognition: Iraq · U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian