1991 ⟶ Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan Declare Independence

Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan declare independence from the Sovi...
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🇰🇬 Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan Declare Independence

Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan declare independence from the Soviet Union.⟶
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan Declare Independence (1991)
UzbekistanKyrgyzstanIndependenceSoviet UnionDecolonizationCentral AsiaAugust 1991Post-Soviet EraNation Building

🇺🇦 Ukraine Declares Independence

Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic declares its independence from the Soviet Union renaming itself Ukraine that day as well. An official independence referendum happens later in December⟶
Ukraine Declares Independence (1991)
UkraineIndependenceSoviet UnionDecolonizationEastern EuropeAugust 1991Post-Soviet EraReferendumNation Building

🇧🇾 Belarus Declares Independence

Belarus declares independence from the Soviet Union.⟶
Belarus Declares Independence (1991)
BelarusIndependenceSoviet UnionDecolonizationEastern EuropeAugust 1991Post-Soviet EraNation Building

🇲🇩 Moldova Declares Independence

Moldova declares independence from the Soviet Union.⟶
Moldova Declares Independence (1991)
MoldovaIndependenceSoviet UnionDecolonizationEastern EuropeAugust 1991Post-Soviet EraNation Building

🇹🇯 Tajikistan Declares Independence

Tajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.⟶
Tajikistan Declares Independence (1991)
Soviet UnionIndependenceCentral AsiaFormer Soviet RepublicCollapse of USSRTajikistanSelf-determination

🇹🇲 Turkmenistan Declares Independence

Turkmenistan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.⟶
Turkmenistan Declares Independence (1991)
Soviet UnionIndependenceCentral AsiaFormer Soviet RepublicCollapse of USSRTurkmenistanSelf-determination