IndependenceThe 2000s

Independence in the 2000s

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged independence — declarations, recognitions and transfers of sovereignty, narrowed to the 2000s — 8 of them, drawn from 6 nations, running from 2002 to 2008. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
8
Nations
6
Earliest
2002
Latest
2008
Europe
7
North America
1

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

  1. Europe

    Monaco

    Treaty of 2002 guarantees independence

    A new Franco-Monégasque treaty, with the revised constitution and succession law, ended the clause returning Monaco to France if the Grimaldi line failed, guaranteeing the principality's continued independence.

    Era: Sovereignty Tied to France and the Making of the Modern Principality

    Sources: Albert II, prince of Monaco · Encyclopaedia Britannica, The history of Monaco's accession · Permanent Representation of Monaco to the Council of Europe (gouv.mc), Monaco: 1815 to Present · GlobalSecurity.org

  2. Europe

    Montenegro

    Independence referendum

    On a turnout above 86 percent, 55.5 percent of voters chose independence, narrowly passing the EU-set 55 percent threshold; the OSCE/ODIHR found the vote met international standards.

    Era: Rump Yugoslavia, the State Union and the Road to the 2006 Referendum

    Sources: Consequences of the referendum in Montenegro · Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Republic of Montenegro Referendum, 21 May 2006: ODIHR assessment · OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Montenegro: Independence · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  3. Europe

    Montenegro

    Restoration of independence

    The parliament in Podgorica formally declared Montenegro an independent sovereign state, recognised by Serbia, restoring the statehood lost at the Podgorica Assembly of 1918.

    Era: Rump Yugoslavia, the State Union and the Road to the 2006 Referendum

    Sources: Consequences of the referendum in Montenegro · Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, Montenegro: Independence · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  4. Europe

    Serbia

    Montenegro's independence and the end of the State Union

    Following a referendum on 21 May 2006, Montenegro declared independence; Serbia accepted the result and declared itself the successor state, dissolving the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

    Era: Modern Serbia and the Kosovo Dispute

    Sources: Montenegro: Independence · Encyclopaedia Britannica, A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country: Serbia · U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian

  5. Europe

    Albania

    Kosovo declares independence

    Kosovo, whose population is overwhelmingly ethnic Albanian and which was left outside Albania in 1913, declared independence on 17 February 2008, recognised the next day by the United States.

    Era: Transition, the 1997 Crisis, NATO and Europe

    Sources: A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations: Kosovo · U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, Kosovo · Encyclopaedia Britannica

  6. North America

    Greenland

    Self-Government referendum

    In a referendum some 75 per cent of Greenlandic voters approved the Self-Government arrangement, paving the way for greater autonomy and recognition of the right to self-determination.

    Era: Home Rule and Self-Government

    Sources: About Greenland / Politics in Greenland · Naalakkersuisut (Government of Greenland), Greenland's National Day, the Home Rule Act (1979), and the Act on Self-Government (2009) · Library of Congress, In Custodia Legis (Law Library blog)

  7. Europe

    Kosovo

    Declaration of independence

    The Assembly of Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in Pristina, proclaiming the Republic of Kosovo; the United States recognised it the next day, followed by many other states.

    Era: Independence and the Contested Present

    Sources: Kosovo: Self-declared independence · Encyclopaedia Britannica, Kosovo (US recognition, 18 February 2008; diplomatic history) · US Department of State, Office of the Historian

  8. Europe

    Serbia

    Kosovo declares independence

    Kosovo's assembly declared independence from Serbia, a step recognised by many Western states but rejected by Serbia, which continues to regard Kosovo as its autonomous province.

    Era: Modern Serbia and the Kosovo Dispute

    Sources: Accordance with international law of the unilateral declaration of independence in respect of Kosovo — Advisory Opinion of 22 July 2010 · International Court of Justice, Kosovo conflict · Encyclopaedia Britannica