Georgia: Adjara, Abkhazia (currently controlled by the pro-Russian separatist government of the Republic of Abkhazia), South Ossetia (also controlled by a separatist pro-Russian government that designates themselves as an autonomous republic within Georgia, the government of South Ossetia)
Ukraine: Crimea (disputed with and occupied by Russia)
The designation also can refer to the following 16 former French territories in Africa before 1960, when all gained independence, except for Djibouti, which voted in a referendum to remain part of France as an overseas department:
autonomous, republic, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, learn, when,. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Autonomous republic news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message An autonomous republic is a type of administrative division similar to a province or state A significant number of autonomous republics can be found within the successor states of the Soviet Union but the majority are located within Russia Many of these republics were established during the Soviet period as Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics or ASSRs Contents 1 Autonomous republics within the former republics of the Soviet Union 2 Eastern Europe 3 French territories 4 Dutch Autonomous Republic 5 See also 6 External linksAutonomous republics within the former republics of the Soviet Union editMain article Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics of the Soviet Union Republics of Russia Azerbaijan Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Georgia Adjara Abkhazia currently controlled by the pro Russian separatist government of the Republic of Abkhazia South Ossetia also controlled by a separatist pro Russian government that designates themselves as an autonomous republic within Georgia the government of South Ossetia Ukraine Crimea disputed with and occupied by Russia Uzbekistan KarakalpakstanEastern Europe editAutonomous Republic of Northern Epirus Comrat Republic 1906 self proclaimed Republic of TamrashFrench territories editThe designation also can refer to the following 16 former French territories in Africa before 1960 when all gained independence except for Djibouti which voted in a referendum to remain part of France as an overseas department Tunisia 1954 Togolese Republic February 22 1958 Malagasy Republic today known as the Republic of Madagascar October 14 1958 Mali Federation formed by the Sudanese Republic now the Republic of Mali and the Republic of Senegal November 24 1958 The Republic of the Congo referred at the time as Middle Congo November 28 1958 Islamic Republic of Mauritania November 28 1958 Republic of Chad November 28 1958 Gabonese Republic November 28 1958 Ubangi Shari referred today as the Central African Republic December 1 1958 Republic of Dahomey current Republic of Benin December 4 1958 Republic of Ivory Coast December 4 1958 Republic of Upper Volta current Burkina Faso December 11 1958 Republic of Niger December 19 1958 Republic of Cameroon January 1 1960 unified with the British Cameroon a year later State of the Comoros 1961 Territory of the Afars and the Issas known today as the Republic of Djibouti 1967 Republic of Cochinchina 1946 1949 Dutch Autonomous Republic editThe Designation before 1950 Independence Day when Indonesia gained independence United States of Indonesia December 27 1949 See also editAutonomous administrative divisionExternal links editPortal nbsp politics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Autonomous republic amp oldid 1186366818, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
