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Originally Posted by ExFishermanBob

"Most of the states existing in the world – including pretty well all of Africa bar Ethiopia, much of Asia, and the former Soviet Union – achieved independence in my own lifetime. In virtually every case, it was – almost by definition – illegal at the start of the process for the country to break away. All of the most famous liberation campaigners did jail time. Within the European Union, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia did not obtain Independence by a process negotiated from the start with the Soviet Union. The actions which initiated their Independence were illegal."

https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archi...onable-causes/
Craig Murray, Historian, Former UK Ambassador, Human Rights Activist

Excellent article