List of countries in 1919

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Contents:	Significant events of 1919 Sovereign states: A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S U V Y Russian Civil War - Unrecognized States Dependent territories: Portugal - Russia Other territories - See Also - Notes

[edit] Significant events of 1919

January 1: Belarus changed its name to "Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic" (Byelorussia)
January 6: The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was declared.
January 21: Ireland declared independence from the United Kingdom.
January 22: By the Act Zluky, West Ukraine was incorporated into the Ukraine.
January 23: Komancza was disestablished.
February 27: Byelorussia and Soviet Lithuania united to form Litbel.
March 21: Hungary changed its name to "Hungarian Soviet Republic"
April 6: The Bavarian Soviet Republic was declared.
April 19: Kars was dissolved and its territory given to Armenia.
May 3: Bavaria fell to Germany.
May 11: The Bessarabian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed.
June 5: Soviet Estonia was disestablished.
June 16: The Slovak Soviet Republic was declared.
June 23: Hungary changed its name to "Hungarian Soviet Socialist Federative Republic"
July 7: Slovakia fell to Czechoslovakia.
July 17: Finland changed its name to "Republic of Finland"
August 2: Hungary changed its name to "Hungarian Democratic Republic"
August 6: Hungary changed its name to "Hungary"
August 19: Afghanistan declared independence from the United Kingdom.
September 1: Litbel was dissolved and its territory went to Lithuania and Poland.
September 10: German Austria became known as Austria.
September 12: Carnaro was established.
September: Bessarabia was occupied and abolished.
December 12: Belarus was restored.

[edit] Independent states

[edit] A

Abyssinia^[1] - The Empire of Abyssinia was an independent state.
Afghanistan - The Emirate of Afghanistan was an independent state. It declared independence from the United Kingdom on August 19.
Albania - Albania was an independent state.
Andorra - The Principality of Andorra was an independent state.
Argentina - The Argentine Republic^[2] was an independent state.
Asir - The Emirate of Asir was an independent state.
Asir, Upper - The Emirate of Upper Asir was an independent state.
Australia - The Commonwealth of Australia was an independent state.
For Austria see German Austria.

[edit] B

Belgium - The Kingdom of Belgium was an independent state.
Bolivia - The Republic of Bolivia was an independent state.
Brazil - The Republic of the United States of Brazil was an independent state.
Bulgaria - The Kingdom of Bulgaria was an independent state.

[edit] C

Canada - The Dominion of Canada was an independent dominion in the British Empire.
Chile - The Republic of Chile was an independent state.
China - The Republic of China was an independent state.
Colombia - The Republic of Colombia was an independent state.
Costa Rica - The Republic of Costa Rica was an independent state.
Cuba - The Republic of Cuba was an independent state.
Czechoslovakia - The Czecho-Slovak Republic was an independent state.

[edit] D

Denmark - The Kingdom of Denmark was an independent state.
Dominican Republic - The Dominican Republic was an independent state.

[edit] E

Ecuador - The Republic of Ecuador was an independent state.
El Salvador - The Republic of El Salvador was an independent state.
Estonia - The Republic of Estonia was an independent state.

[edit] F

Finland - The Kingdom of Finland was an independent state. On July 17 it became the Republic of Finland.
France - The French Republic

[edit] G

German Austria - The Republic of German Austria was an independent state. On September 10 it was renamed the Republic of Austria (Austria).
Germany - The German Reich was an independent state.
Greece - The Kingdom of Greece was an independent state.
Guatemala - The Republic of Guatemala was an independent state.

[edit] H

Ha'il - The Emirate of Ha'il was an independent state.
Haiti - The Republic of Haiti was an independent state.
Hejaz - The Kingdom of Hejaz was an independent state.
Honduras - The Republic of Honduras was an independent state.
Hungary - The Hungarian Democratic Republic was an independent state. It became the Hungarian Soviet Republic on March 21. On June 23 it changed its name to the Hungarian Soviet Socialist Federative Republic. On August 2 it once again became the Hungarian Democratic Republic before being renamed Hungary on August 6. It was occupied by Rumania from August 4 to November 14.

[edit] I

Iceland - The Kingdom of Iceland was an independent state.
Italy - The Kingdom of Italy was an independent state.

[edit] J

Japan - The Empire of Japan was an independent state.

[edit] L

Latvia - The Republic of Latvia was an independent state.
Liberia - The Republic of Liberia was an independent state.
Liechtenstein - The Principality of Liechtenstein was an independent state.
Lithuania - The Republic of Lithuania was an independent state.
Luxembourg - The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg was an independent state.

[edit] M

Mexico - The United Mexican States was an independent state.
Monaco - The Principality of Monaco was an independent state.

[edit] N

Nejd - The Emirate of Nejd was an independent state.
Netherlands - The Kingdom of The Netherlands was an independent state.
Newfoundland - The Dominion of Newfoundland was an independent dominion in the British Empire.
New Zealand - The Dominion of New Zealand was an independent dominion in the British Empire.
Nicaragua - The Republic of Nicaragua was an independent state.
Norway - The Kingdom of Norway was an independent state.

[edit] O

Ottoman Empire - The Sublime Ottoman State^[3] was an independent state.

[edit] P

Panama - The Republic of Panama was an independent state.
Paraguay - The Republic of Paraguay was an independent state.
Persia - The Persian Empire was an independent state.
Peru - The Peruvian Republic was an independent state.
Poland - The Republic of Poland was an independent state.
Portugal - The Portuguese Republic was an independent state.

[edit] R

Rumania^[4] - The Kingdom of Rumania was an independent state.
Russia - The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was an independent state.

[edit] S

San Marino - The Most Serene Republic of San Marino was an independent state
Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, Kingdom of^[5] - The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was an independent state.
Siam - The Kingdom of Siam was an independent state
South Africa - The Union of South Africa was an independent dominion in the British Empire.
Spain - The Kingdom of Spain was an independent state
Sweden - The Kingdom of Sweden was an independent state
Switzerland - The Swiss Confederation was an independent state

[edit] U

United Kingdom - The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was an independent state.
United States - The United States of America was an independent state.
Uruguay - The Oriental Republic of Uruguay was an independent state.

[edit] V

Venezuela - The United States of Venezuela was an independent state.

[edit] Y

Yemen - The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen was an independent state.

[edit] Russian Civil War

Several short-lived breakaway states in the territory of the former Russian Empire were created in the wake of the Russian Civil War. (Those states which created a lasting independence and outlived the Civil War – namely Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Russia itself – are listed under Independent states)

Alash - The Alash Autonomy was an unrecognized state.
Armenia - The Democratic Republic of Armenia was an independent state.
Azerbaijan - The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was an independent state.
Belarus - The Belarusian People's Republic was a self-declared state within the former territory of Russia. On January 1, it became the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (Byelorussia). On February 27, it joined with Soviet Lithuania to form Litbel. On December 12, the Belarusian People's Republic was restored under Polish occupation.
Bessarabia - The Bessarabian Soviet Socialist Republic was a self-proclaimed state which claimed to be the government in exile of Bessarabia. It was proclaimed on May 11 and disbanded in September.
For Byelorussia, see Belarus.
Don Cossack Republic - The Don Cossack Republic was a self-declared independent state in the territory of Russia.
Estonia, Soviet - The Commune of the Working People of Estonia was a Bolshevik puppet government in opposition to Estonia. It was disestablished on June 5.
Georgia - The Democratic Republic of Georgia was an independent state.
Kuban - The Kuban People's Republic was a breakaway state.
Latvia, Soviet - The Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic was a self-proclaimed state in opposition to Latvia.
Litbel - The Lithuanian-Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic was a self-declared state formed from the union of Soviet Lithuania and Byelorussia on February 27. By August 25, its territory had been lost to Poland and Lithuania, and on September 1 it was officially dissolved.
Lithuania, Soviet - The Lithuanian Soviet Republic was a self-declared state in opposition to Lithuania. On February 27, it merged with Byelorussia to form Litbel.
Mughan - The Mughan Soviet Republic was a self-declared state in opposition to Azerbaijan.
North Caucasian Emirate - The North Caucasian Emirate was a self-declared state. It was established in September.
Northern Caucasus - The Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus was a self declared independent state.
Russia, White - The Provisional All-Russian Government was a self-declared provisional government in opposition to Russia.
Ukraine - The Ukrainian People's Republic was an independent state.
Ukraine, Soviet - The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was an independent state declared in opposition to the Ukraine on January 6.

[edit] Unrecognized states

Bavaria - The Bavarian Soviet Republic^[6] was a self-declared independent state in rebellion against Germany from April 6 to May 3.
Carnaro The Italian Regency of Carnaro was an unrecognized state which declared independence on September 12.
Ireland - The Irish Republic was a self-declared state claiming to be independent of the United Kingdom from January 21 on. This claim was not internationally recognized.
Kars - The Democratic Republic of South West Caucasus was a nominally independent self-declared provisional government which was occupied and dissolved by the British on April 19. Its territory was later given to Armenia.
Komancza - The Komancza Republic was a self-declared state which sought to unite with West Ukraine. It was dissolved on January 23.
Lemko-Rusyn - The Lemko-Rusyn Republic of Florynka was a self-declared state which sought to unite with Russia.
Slovakia - The Slovak Soviet Republic declared independence from Czechoslovakia on June 16. It was reincorporated on July 7.
Tibet - The Kingdom of Tibet was a state that was de facto independent of China.
Ukraine, West The West Ukrainian National Republic was a self-declared independent state. It was incorporated into Ukraine on January 22.

[edit] Dependent territories

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[edit] Portugal

Cape Verde - Cape Verde was a crown colony of Portugal.
Macau - Macau was a Portuguese colony.
Portuguese East Africa - Portuguese East Africa was a crown colony of Portugal.
Portuguese Guinea - Portuguese Guinea was a colony of Portugal.
Portuguese India^[7] - The Portuguese State of India was a colony of Portugal.
Portuguese Timor - Portuguese Timor was a colony of Portugal.
Portuguese West Africa - Portuguese West Africa was a crown colony of Portugal.
São João Baptista de Ajudá - The Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá was a colony of Portugal.
São Tomé and Príncipe - São Tomé and Príncipe was a crown colony of Portugal.

[edit] Russia

Bukhara - The Emirate of Bukhara was a Russian protectorate.
Khiva - The Khanate of Khiva was a Russian protectorate.

[edit] Other territories and entities

Pontus - The Republic of Pontus was an "embryonic state" in the Ottoman Empire. It was planned to become an autonomous or independent republic, but the idea was abandoned in 1919.

[edit] See Also

[edit] Notes

^ Often known as Ethiopia.
^ Sometimes styled as the Argentine Nation
^ Also known as the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Empire
^ At the time, this was the standard spelling in English. The form Roumania was also used.
^ Informally called Yugoslavia or the Kingdom of SHS for short.
^ Also known as the Munich Soviet Republic
^ Sometimes called Goa or Goa and Dependencies.

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List of countries in 1919

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[edit] Significant events of 1919

[edit] Independent states

[edit] A

[edit] B

[edit] C

[edit] D

[edit] E

[edit] F

[edit] G

[edit] H

[edit] I

[edit] J

[edit] L

[edit] M

[edit] N

[edit] O

[edit] P

[edit] R

[edit] S

[edit] U

[edit] V

[edit] Y

[edit] Russian Civil War

[edit] Unrecognized states

[edit] Dependent territories

[edit] Portugal

[edit] Russia

[edit] Other territories and entities

[edit] See Also

[edit] Notes

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