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Dissolved countries |
These
states were dissolved into a number of countries.
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Austria-Hungary - This double monarchy was
formed in
1867 from the
Habsburg empire, having an Austrian and a
Hungarian part. In
1918, the empire was split into
Austria,
Hungary,
Czechoslovakia,
Poland and
Yugoslavia.
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Czechoslovakia - State created from parts of
Austria-Hungary, which dissolved after
World War I. In
1993, the country was split into two parts, the
Czech Republic and
Slovakia.
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West Indies Federation - Federal state created
by
Britain in
1952 that simultaniously granted independence to
all former British colonies in the
Caribbean. The federation collapsed after
Jamaica voted to separate.
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Mali Federation[?] - In
1959 formed by
Senegal and
French Sudan[?], both parts of
French West Africa[?], as an independent nation.
It fell apart in
1960 into
Senegal and
Mali.
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Soviet Union or USSR - Formed after the
Bolshevik Revolution in
1918, made up of several
republics which have since become independent as
Lithuania,
Latvia,
Estonia,
Moldova,
Belarus,
Ukraine,
Armenia,
Georgia,
Azerbaijan,
Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan,
Turkmenistan,
Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan and
Russia.
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United Arab Republic - A union formed by
Egypt and
Syria in
1958 was dissolved in
1961, though Egypt used the name until
1971.
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United Provinces of Central America also known
as United States of Central America--
independent
1823; fell apart into separate states in civil
war
1838-1840.
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Yugoslavia - Though the name has been used until
recently by
Serbia and
Montenegro, the country fell apart when
Slovenia,
Croatia, the
Republic of Macedonia and
Bosnia-Herzegovina seceded in the
1990s.
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