This is the fourth part of my letter on the subject of secession. The previous three parts of my letter were printed in earlier editions of the Times-Union. Those letters listed 36 sources of information that can be found at the Warsaw Public Library and other libraries in the county or through Amazon.com and a definition of secession. This letter will include examples of secession throughout history and the remainder of the booklist that I have compiled. Examples of Secession 1. American Colonies from the British Empire (1776) 2. Confederacy from the Union (1861) 3. West Virginia from Virginia (1861) 4. Singapore from Malaysia (1965) 5. Split-up of Czechoslovakia (1993) 6. Norway from Sweden (1905) 7. Breakup of the Soviet Union (1991) 8. Eritria from Sweden (1993) 9. Panama from Columbia (1903) 10. Breakup of Yugoslavia (1991-1992) 11. Bangladesh from Indonesia (1971) 12. East Timor from Indonesia (2002) 13. Split-up of British-ruled India 14. Chinese Nationalist Revolution (1911) - fifteen provinces of the Chinese Empire declare their independence from the corrupt and declining Manchu Dynasty 15. First Southern China Rebellion (1913) - seven southern provinces of China declare independence from the military dictatorship of Yuan Shikai 16. Second Southern China Rebellion (1916) - southern province of Yunnan declares independence from the military dictatorship of Yuan Shikai and is quickly joined by "several other provinces" 17. Katanga from the Kongo
Reading list for further information 1. Southern History of the War 2. Why the South Lost the Civil War 3. The Civil War: An Illustrated History 4. The Confederacy and Civil War: In American History 5. Slavery and Abolition: In American History 6. Secession, State, and Liberty 7. The Causes of the Civil War: Revised Edition 8. To Katanga and Back 9. Who Killed the Congo? 10. Rebels, Mercenaries, and Dividends 11. 46 ANgry Men: The 46 Civilian Doctors of Elisabethville Denounce U.N.O. Violations in Katanga of Its Own Charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Geneva Conventions 12. The Chinese Nationalist Revolution 13. Redeeming American Democracy: Lessons from the Confederate Constitution
Further historical examples of secession plus the various positions that one can have on the issue of secession will follow at later dates.
