"Seceded" Example Sentences
1. Texas seceded from Mexico in 1836.
2. The southern states seceded from the Union in 1861.
3. Catalonia attempted to secede from Spain in 2017.
4. The Confederate States seceded from the United States.
5. Many Scottish voters wish to secede from the UK.
6. The Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown after attempting to secede from the US.
7. Crimea seceded from Ukraine and joined Russia.
8. Quebec held two referendums to secede from Canada but was unsuccessful.
9. South Sudan seceded from Sudan in 2011.
10. The Abkhazia region seceded from Georgia in 1999.
11. North Korea seceded from South Korea in 1948.
12. Catalonia has been pushing for secession from Spain for many years.
13. Biafra attempted to secede from Nigeria in the 1960s.
14. Taiwan has tried to secede from China but faces pressure from the Chinese government.
15. Transnistria seceded from Moldova in 1990.
16. The Autonomous Republic of Northern Epirus attempted to secede from Greece in 1914.
17. Somaliland declared its secession from Somalia in 1991.
18. The Donetsk People's Republic seceded from Ukraine in 2014.
19. Zanzibar seceded from Tanganyika to form Tanzania in 1964.
20. Cabinda has been fighting for secession from Angola for decades.
21. Western Sahara seceded from Spain and later became a disputed territory between Morocco and the Polisario Front.
22. South Ossetia seceded from Georgia in 2008.
23. East Timor seceded from Indonesia in 2002.
24. The Republic of Lakotah has declared its secession from the US.
25. The Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria is partly rooted in a desire to secede from the government.
26. Balochistan has been seeking secession from Pakistan for many years.
27. Catalonia has faced backlash from the Spanish government for attempting to secede.
28. The Kurdistan region of Iraq has held several unsuccessful referendums on secession.
29. Chechnya attempted to secede from Russia in the 1990s and 2000s.
30. The Basque region of Spain has a history of secessionist movements.
Common Phases
The state
seceded from the union; the decision caused much controversy.
After the declaration of independence, the region
seceded from the former country; it formed a new nation.
The faction
seceded from the political party; they formed their own organization.
The church
seceded from the larger religious group; they had different beliefs and practices.
The company
seceded from the industry association; they wanted to pursue their own interests.