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separatism  

Definition(s)

  • Separatists are members of a distinct cultural, ethnic, political, or religious group who advocate various degrees of autonomy for their group or detachment of their group from the dominant population within a country. Many such movements advocate complete separation from the parent country and the establishment of full political sovereignty for the group in the territorial area it occupies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Transnational Crime & Justice; Separatists]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-KG8JQTBX-W

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