List of countries in the 1920s
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This is a list of countries in the 1920s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1920 and 31 December 1929. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty. It includes Widely-recognized sovereign states, and entities which were de facto sovereign but which were not Widely-recognized by other states.
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Sovereign states
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![]() Capital: Sukhumi |
Recognized independent state. It was subordinate to the Georgian SSR from December 16, 1921.[a] | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Capital: Kabul
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Reign of Amanullah Khan, Inayatullah Khan, and Mohammed Nadir Shah: Widely-recognized independent state Reign of Habibullāh Kalakāni,[4] Ali Ahmad Khan and Abd-al Karim: Not recognized by any state. | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Capital: Tirana
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 17, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Andorra La Vella |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Buenos Aires |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Yerevan
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Widely-recognized independent state. Became part of the Transcaucasian SFSR from March 12, 1922. | |
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![]() Capital: Sabya |
Widely-recognized independent state. Vassal state of Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd from October 21, 1926. | |
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![]() Capital: Abha |
Widely-recognized independent state. Partitioned between Sultanate of Nejd and Idrisid Emirate of Asir from August 30, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Canberra |
Widely-recognized independent state after November 15, 1926. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. Australia had two external territories:
Australia administered two League of Nations mandates:
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![]() Capital: Vienna |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 15, 1920. | |
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![]() ![]() ![]() Capital: Baku
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Widely-recognized independent state. Became part of the Transcaucasian SFSR from March 12, 1922.
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![]() Capital: Brussels |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. Belgium had sovereignty over one colony and one concession:
Belgium administered one League of Nations mandate:
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![]() Capital: Sucre
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Rio de Janeiro |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920; withdrew in June 14, 1926. Brazil was a federation of 20 states, one territory, and one federal district.[b] | |
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![]() Capital: Sofia |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 16, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Ottawa |
Widely-recognized independent state after November 15, 1926. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Santiago
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Bogotá |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: San José |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 16, 1920; withdrew in January 22, 1925. | |
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![]() Capital: Havana |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Prague
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Danzig |
Widely-recognized independent. Under League of Nations protection. | |
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![]() Capital: Copenhagen |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Santo Domingo |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 28, 1924. | |
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![]() Capital: Quito
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Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Cairo |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: San Salvador |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Tallinn |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 22, 1921. | |
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![]() Capital: Addis Ababa |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 28, 1923. | |
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![]() Capital: Helsinki |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 16, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Fiume |
Widely-recognized independent. Annexed by Italy from February 22, 1924. | |
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![]() Capital: Paris |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. France administered the foreign affairs of the following protectorates:
France administered the following League of Nations mandates:
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![]() ![]() ![]() Capital: Tiflis
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Widely-recognized independent state. Georgian SSR had one autonomous republic (from July 16, 1921): Adjarian ASSR. Became part of the Transcaucasian SFSR from March 12, 1922.
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![]() Capital: Berlin |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 8, 1926. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Athens
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Guatemala City |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Ha'il |
Widely-recognized independent state. It was completely conquered by Saudi forces from November 2, 1921 and subsequently incorporated into the Sultanate of Nejd. | |
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![]() Capital: Port-au-Prince |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Mecca |
Widely-recognized independent state. Annexed by Sultanate of Nejd, creating the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd from January 8, 1926. | |
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![]() Capital: Tegucigalpa |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Budapest |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 18, 1922. | |
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![]() Capital: Reykjavik |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Dublin |
Widely-recognized independent state after November 15, 1926. LON member state from September 10, 1923. | |
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![]() Capital: Rome |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. Italy had four colonies and one concession:
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![]() Capital: Tokyo |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. Japan administered one League of Nations mandate: | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Riga
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 22, 1921. | |
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![]() Capital: Monrovia |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Vaduz |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Vilnius |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from September 22, 1921. | |
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![]() Capital: Luxembourg City |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON member state from December 16, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Mexico City |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Monaco City |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Ulaanbaatar
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Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Temir-Khan-Shura |
Widely-recognized independent state. Incorporated into the Russian SFSR as the Mountain ASSR from January 20, 1921. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Riyadh
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Widely-recognized independent state. Nejd annexed Hejaz, creating the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd from January 8, 1926. | |
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Widely-recognized independent state. Nejd and Hejaz had one protectorate:
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![]() Capital: Kathmandu |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Amsterdam |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: St. John's |
Widely-recognized independent state after November 15, 1926. | |
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![]() Capital: Wellington |
Widely-recognized independent state after November 15, 1926. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. The following are territories of New Zealand:
New Zealand administered one League of Nations mandate:
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![]() Capital: Managua |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Oslo |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Constantinople |
Widely-recognized independent state. Ottoman Empire had one protectorate:
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![]() Capital: Panama City |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Asunción |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Tehran
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Lima |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Warsaw |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Lisbon
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Bucharest |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Moscow |
Widely-recognized independent state. Became part of the Soviet Union from December 30, 1922. Russia had two protectorates and one concession: | |
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![]() Capital: City of San Marino |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: Belgrade
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Bangkok |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() ![]() Capital: Cape Town, Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Pietermaritzburg |
Widely-recognized independent state after November 15, 1926. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. South Africa administered one League of Nations mandate:
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![]() ![]() ![]() Capital: Moscow |
Widely-recognized independent state. The Soviet Union was a federation of four (later seven) republics.[h] | |
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![]() Capital: Madrid |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. Spain had sovereignty over two colonies and one protectorate:
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![]() Capital: Stockholm |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Bern |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Lhasa |
De facto independent state. Claimed by the Republic of China. | |
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![]() Capital: Tiflis |
Widely-recognized independent state. The Transcaucasian SFSR was a federation constituted by the Armenian SSR, the Azerbaijan SSR and the Georgian SSR. Became part of the Soviet Union from December 30, 1922. | |
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![]() Capital: Ankara
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Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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![]() Capital: London
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Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. The following were colonies, and territories of the United Kingdom:
United Kingdom administered the following League of Nations mandates:
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![]() Capital: Washington, D.C. |
Widely-recognized independent state. The following were territories of the United States of America:
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![]() Capital: Montevideo |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Vatican City |
Widely recognized independent state. Vatican City is administered by the Holy See. | |
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![]() Capital: Caracas |
Widely-recognized independent state. LON founding member state from January 10, 1920. | |
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![]() Capital: Sana`a |
Widely-recognized independent state. | |
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Other states
[change | change source]Alash – Alash Autonomy (to August 26, 1920)
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Ararat – Republic of Ararat (from October 28, 1927)
Armenia, Mountainous (from April 26 to July 1921)
Azadistan
Baranya-Baja – Serb-Hungarian Baranya-Baja Republic (from August 14 to August 25, 1921)
Bottleneck – Free State Bottleneck (to February 23, 1923)
Bukharan (from October 8, 1920 to October 27, 1924)
- Bukharan People's Soviet Republic (from October 8, 1920 to September 19, 1924)
- Bukharan Socialist Soviet Republic (from September 19 to October 27, 1924)
Byelorussia – Byelorussian Socialist Soviet Republic (from August 1, 1920 to December 30, 1922)
Capital: MinskCarnaro – Italian Regency of Carnaro (from September 8 to December 30, 1920)
Central Lithuania – Republic of Central Lithuania (from October 12, 1920)
Don – Don Republic (to 1920)
Far Eastern Republic (from April 6, 1920 to November 15, 1922)
Galicia – Galician Socialist Soviet Republic (from July 8 to September 21, 1920)
Gilan – Persian Socialist Soviet Republic (from June 1920)
Ireland – Irish Republic (to December 6, 1922)
Capital: Dublin- Karelia
- Karelian United Government (from December 20, 1920 to April 21, 1921)
- Republic of Eastern Karelia (from April 21, 1921 to July 23, 1923)
- Khorasan – Autonomous Government of Khorasan (from April 2, 1921 to October 6, 1921)
Khorezm (from April 26, 1920 to October 27, 1924)
- Khorezm People's Soviet Republic (from April 26, 1920 to October 20, 1923)
- Khorezm Socialist Soviet Republic (from October 20, 1923 to October 27, 1924)
Kuban – Kuban People's Republic (to March 17, 1920)
Kurdistan – Kingdom of Kurdistan (from February 1925 to April 14, 1925)
- Labin – Labin Republic (from March 2 to April 8, 1921)
Lajtabánság – Banate of Leitha (from October 4 to November 5, 1921)
Lemko-Rusyn – Lemko-Rusyn Republic (to March 1920)
Mirdita – Republic of Mirdita (from July 17 to November 20, 1921)
Mongolia (from February 21 to July 11, 1921)
North Ingria – Republic of North Ingria (to December 20, 1920)
Rhineland – Rhenish Republic (from October 21, 1923)
Rif – Confederal Republic of the Tribes of the Rif (from September 18, 1921 to May 27)
Siberia, Autonomous – Provisional Government of Autonomous Siberia (to February 7, 1920)
- Southern Karelia – Olonets Government of Southern Karelia (from May to December 20, 1920)
Syria – Arab Kingdom of Syria (to July 25, 1920)
Capital: DamascusTannu Tuva (from August 14, 1921)
- People's Republic of Tannu Tuva (to November 24, 1926)
- Tuvan People's Republic (from November 24, 1926)
Uhtua – Republic of Uhtua (to December 19, 1920)
Ukraine, Soviet – Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic (to December 30, 1922)
Capital: Kharkov
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abkhazia signed a treaty of alliance with the Georgian SSR, which defined its status as a "treaty republic" (Russian: договорная республика) and established a military, political and financial union between the two Soviet republics, subordinating the Abkhazia to the Georgia.
- ↑ 20 States: Alagoas, Amazonas, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe. 1 Territory: Acre. 1 Federal District: Federal District.
- ↑ Part of the Syrian Federation from June 28, 1922 to January 1, 1925.
- ↑ Renamed Lebanese Republic from May 23, 1926.
- ↑ Syrian Federation was a federation constituted by the States of Aleppo (LON mandate from September 1, 1920), Damascus (LON mandate from July 25, 1920) and of the Alawites (LON mandate from September 1, 1920).
- ↑ The states of Aleppo and Damascus were united into the State of Syria.
- ↑ Part of State of Damascus from July 25, 1920 to May 1, 1921. Renamed Jabal ad-Druze from June 1, 1927.
- ↑ Byelorussian SSR (from December 30, 1922), Russian SFSR (from December 30, 1922), Transcaucasian SFSR (from December 30, 1922), Ukrainian SSR (from December 30, 1922), Uzbek SSR (from December 5, 1924), Turkmen SSR (from May 13, 1925), Tajik SSR (from December 5, 1929).
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Poullada, L. B. "AMĀNALLĀH". Encyclopædia Iranica (Online ed.). United States: Columbia University.
- ↑ Muḥammad, Fayz̤; Hazārah, Fayz̤ Muḥammad Kātib (1999). Kabul Under Siege: Fayz Muhammad's Account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. p. 275. ISBN 9781558761551.
The capture of the Arg on October 13, 1929 marked the end of the Tajik regime
- ↑ Muḥammad, Fayz̤; Hazārah, Fayz̤ Muḥammad Kātib (1999). Kabul Under Siege: Fayz Muhammad's Account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. p. 275. ISBN 9781558761551.
Nadir received word of the victory in Ali Khayl and immediately set out for the capital, arriving in the city on the 15th.
- ↑ Muḥammad, Fayz̤; McChesney, R. D. (1999). Kabul under siege: Fayz Muhammad's account of the 1929 Uprising. Markus Wiener Publishers. p. 236. ISBN 9781558761544.
- ↑ (in Russian) Московский договор между Росскией и Турцией, 16 марта 1921 года Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 International Law: Achievements and Prospects, p. 51, at Google Books
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Repertory of Decisions of the International Court of Justice (1947–1992), p. 453, at Google Books