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  2. Cession - Wikipedia

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    Under the civil law system, cession is the equivalent of assignment, and therefore, is an act by which a personal claim is transferred from the assignor (the cedent) to the assignee (the cessionary). Whereas real rights are transferred by delivery, personal rights are transferred by cession. Once the obligation of the debtor is transferred, the ...

  3. List of active separatist movements in Europe - Wikipedia

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    De facto autonomous government: for governments with de facto autonomous control over a region. Government-in-exile: for a government based outside of the region in question, with or without control. Political party (or parties): for political parties involved in a political system to push for autonomy or secession.

  4. Secession - Wikipedia

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    Secession is the formal withdrawal of a group from a political entity. The process begins once a group proclaims an act of secession (such as a declaration of independence). [1] A secession attempt might be violent or peaceful, but the goal is the creation of a new state or entity independent of the group or territory from which it seceded. [2]

  5. Acquisition of sovereignty - Wikipedia

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    A state may acquire sovereignty over territory if that sovereignty is ceded (transferred) to it by another state. Cession is typically effected by treaty.Examples of cession include the cession of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, purchases such as the Louisiana Purchase and the Alaska Purchase, and cessions involving multiple parties such as the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany.

  6. Separatism - Wikipedia

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    Hypothetical map of the world if major separatist movements were successful. Separatism is the advocacy of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, regional, governmental, or gender separation from the larger group.

  7. State cessions - Wikipedia

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    The cession of these lands, which for the most part lay between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River, was key to establishing a harmonious union among the former British colonies. The areas ceded comprise 236,825,600 acres (370,040.0 sq mi; 958,399 km 2 ), or 10.4 percent of current United States territory , and make up all or ...

  8. Succession of states - Wikipedia

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    The key determined participation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia with 36.52%, Croatia with 28.49%, Slovenia 16.39%, Bosnia and Herzegovina with 13.20% and Macedonia with 5.20%. [27] An agreement was also reached on gold and other reserves at the Bank for International Settlements , but the final conclusion was postponed by the beginning of ...

  9. Pension systems by country - Wikipedia

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    Mandatory occupational pension provision: Voluntary private collective pension provision; Voluntary private individual pension provision Georgia: Basic pension: N/A: N/A: N/A Germany: Social assistance: Social insurance system: Voluntary occupational pension insurance: Private pension schemes Hong Kong: Basic pension: Provident fund system: N/A ...