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Secession (from ) is a term and a concept which is used in reference to the formal withdrawal of a group from a political entity.

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  • Secession theory
  • Explanations for the 20th century increase in secessionism
  • Philosophy of secession
  • Justifications for secession
  • Arguments against secession
  • Types of secession
  • <span class="anchor" id="Right to secession"></span> Rights to secession
  • Secession movements
  • Australia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Austria
  • Bangladesh
  • Belgium and the Netherlands
  • Brazil
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Central America
  • China
  • Congo
  • Cyprus
  • East Timor
  • Ethiopia
  • European Union
  • Finland
  • France
  • Gran Colombia
  • India
  • Iran
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Norway and Sweden
  • Pakistan
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Soviet Union
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Switzerland
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Yemen
  • Yugoslavia
  • See also
  • Lists
  • Topics
  • Movements
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources
  • Further reading
  • External links

Secession (from ) is a term and a concept which is used in reference to the formal withdrawal of a group from a political entity.

In international law, secession is understood as a process in which an integral part of a state's territory unilaterally withdraws without the consent of the original state.

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