Bosnia and Herzegovina's declaration of sovereignty in October 1991,

Chad, part of France's African holdings until 1960, endured three dec

South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during W

Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the

Russia conquered Uzbekistan in the late 19th century. Stiff resistanc

Guam was ceded to the US by Spain in 1898. Captured by the Japanese i

Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists he

After a brief period of independence between the two World Wars, Latv