Utilisateur:SenseiAC/Chronologie des modifications de pays et de capitale
Cet article présente une chronologie des modifications de pays et de capitale à travers le monde. Il inclut les dates d'indépendance, de changement de nom des pays, de changement de capitale ou de nom, et les changements territoriaux significatifs.
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1er millénaire 1er millénaire avant J.-C. 2e millénaire avant J.-C. 3e millénaire avant J.-C. 4e millénaire avant J.-C.
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2013 | 7 janvier | Le Congrès national libyen change le nom du pays de Libye en État de Libye qui sera utilisé jusqu'à l'adoption d'une nouvelle[1],[2],[3],[4],[5],[6]. |
2012 | 12 juillet | L'État indépendant de l'Azawad reconquis par les forces qui le considèrent comme partie intégrante de la République du Mali. |
6 avril | L'État indépendant de l'Azawad proclame son indépendance de la République du Mali, non-reconnue par l'ensemble de la communauté internationale. Gao en est la capitale. | |
1er janvier | La République de Hongrie change son nom en Hongrie. Budapest reste la capitale. | |
2011 | 16 septembre | Après une guerre civile et l'occupation de la capitale par l'Armée de libération nationale, la Grande Jamahiriya arabe libyenne populaire et socialiste change son nom en Libye. Tripoli reste la capitale. |
9 juillet | La République du Soudan du Sud gagne formellement son indépendance du Soudan après un référendum tenu en janvier. Djouba en est la capitale. | |
2 février | La République des Îles Fidji change son nom en République des Fidji. Suva reste la capitale. | |
2010 | 21 octobre | L'Union du Myanmar (Birmanie) change son nom en République de l'Union du Myanmar. Naypyidaw reste la capitale. |
10 octobre | Les Antilles néerlandaises sont dissoutes. L'État de Curaçao (Land Curaçao) et l'État de Saint-Martin (Land Sint Maarten) deviennent des pays constitutifs du Royaume des Pays-Bas, avec Willemstad et Philipsburg comme capitales respectives. Bonaire, Saba, et Saint-Eustache (Sint Eustatius) deviennent des municipalités à caractère spécial des Pays-Bas. |
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1969 | 1er septembre | La République arabe libyenne succède au Royaume de Libye. Tripoli reste la capitale. |
1968 | 12 octobre | La République de Guinée équatoriale gagne son indépendance du Royaume d'Espagne. Malabo en est la capitale. |
6 septembre | Le Royaume du Swaziland gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. Mbabane en est la capitale. | |
12 mars | La République de Maurice gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. Port-Louis en est la capitale. | |
31 janvier | La République de Nauru gagne son indépendance d'une tutelle des Nations unies. Yaren en est de facto la capitale. | |
1967 | November 7 | La République populaire du Yémen du Sud gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. Aden en est la capitale. |
24 janvier | La République des États-Unis du Brésil change son nom en République fédérative du Brésil. Brasilia reste la capitale. | |
1966 | 30 novembre | La Barbade gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. Bridgetown en est la capitale. |
28 novembre | La République du Burundi succède au Royaume du Burundi. Bujumbura reste la capitale. | |
4 octobre | Le Royaume du Lesotho gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. Maseru en est la capitale. | |
30 septembre | La République du Botswana gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. Gaborone en est la capitale. | |
6 juillet | Le Malawi devient la République du Malawi. Lilongwe reste la capitale. | |
30 juin | La République démocratique du Congo change le nom de sa capitale de Léopoldville en Kinshasa. | |
26 mai | La République coopérative du Guyana gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. Georgetown en est la capitale. | |
1965 | 11 novembre | La Rhodésie effectue sa Déclaration Unilatérale d'Indépendance du Royaume-Uni, qui n'est pas reconnue. Salisbury en est la capitale. |
9 août | La République de Singapour fait sécession de la Malaisie. Singapour en est la capitale. | |
26 juillet | La République des Maldives gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. Malé en est la capitale. | |
18 février | La République de Gambie gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. Banjul en est la capitale. | |
1964 | 1er novembre | La République unie de Tanganyika et Zanzibar change son nom en République unie de Tanzania. Dar-es-Salaam reste la capitale. |
24 octobre | La République de Zambie gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. Lusaka en est la capitale. | |
21 septembre | L'État de Malte gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. La Valette en est la capitale. | |
1er août | La République du Congo (Congo-Léopoldville) change son nom en République démocratique du Congo. Léopoldville reste la capitale. | |
6 juillet | Le Malawi gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. Lilongwe en est la capitale. | |
26 avril | La République du Tanganyika et la République de Zanzibar et Pemba s'unissent pour former la République unie de Tanganyika et Zanzibar. Zanzibar cède sa place à Dar-es-Salaam en tant que capitale. | |
1963 | 12 décembre | La République du Kenya gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. Nairobi en est la capitale. |
16 septembre | La Fédération de Malaisie s'unit avec les colonies britanniques de Singapour, Sarawak et Bornéo du Nord (Sabah) pour former la Malaisie. Kuala Lumpur reste la capitale. | |
25 avril | Le Royaume de Libye succède au Royaume uni de Libye. Tripoli reste la capitale. | |
7 avril | La République fédérative populaire de Yougoslavie change son nom en République fédérative socialiste de Yougoslavie. Belgrade reste la capitale. | |
La République de Zanzibar et Pemba gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. Zanzibar en est la capitale. | ||
1962 | 9 octobre | La République d'Ouganda gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. Kampala en est la capitale. |
26 septembre | La République arabe du Yémen (Yémen du Nord) déplace sa capitale de Ta'izz à Sanaa. | |
25 septembre | L'Algérie devient la République algérienne démocratique et populaire. Alger reste la capitale. | |
31 août | La République de Trinité-et-Tobago gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. Port-d'Espagne en est la capitale. | |
6 août | La Jamaïque gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. Kingston en est la capitale. | |
3 juillet | L'Algérie gagne son indépendance de la République française. Alger en est la capitale. | |
1er juillet | Le Royaume du Burundi et la République du Rwanda deviennent indépendants du Royaume de Belgique. Bujumbura et Kigali en sont les capitales respectives. | |
1er janvier | Les Samoa occidentales gagnent leur indépendance de la Nouvelle-Zélande. Apia en est la capitale. | |
1961 | 28 décembre | La République arabe syrienne fait sécession de la République arabe unie, laissant l'Égypte comme seul membre de la fédération. Le Caire reste la capitale de la RAU. Damas est la capitale de la Syrie. |
9 décembre | La République du Tanganyika gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni. Dar es Salam en est la capitale. | |
1er octobre | La portion sud du Cameroun britannique gagne son indépendance du Royaume-Uni et s'unit avec la République du Cameroun pour former la République fédérale du Cameroun. Yaoundé en est la capitale. | |
[23 juin]] | Le Traité sur l'Antarctique entre en vigueur, administrant le continent antarctique et tous les territoires au sud du 60e parallèle sud. | |
19 juin | L'État du Koweït gains independence from the United Kingdom. Kuwait City is the capital. | |
May 31 | The Union of South Africa ceases to be a Commonwealth realm and changes its name to the Republic of South Africa. Pretoria, Cape Town and Bloemfontein remain the capitals. | |
April 27 | The Republic of Sierra Leone gains independence from the United Kingdom. Freetown is the capital. | |
1960 | November 28 | The Islamic Republic of Mauritania gains independence from the French Republic. Nouakchott is the capital. |
October 1 | The Federal Republic of Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom. Lagos is the capital. | |
September 22 | The Republic of Mali gains independence from the French Republic. Bamako is the capital. | |
August 20 | The Republic of Senegal gains independence from the French Republic. Dakar is the capital. | |
August 17 | The Gabonese Republic (Gabon) gains independence from the French Republic. Libreville is the capital. | |
August 16 | The Republic of Cyprus gains independence from the United Kingdom. Lefkosia is the capital. | |
August 15 | The Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) gains independence from the French Republic. Brazzaville is the capital. | |
August 13 | The Central African Republic gains independence from the French Republic. Bangui is the capital. | |
August 11 | The Republic of Chad gains independence from the French Republic. N'Djamena is the capital. | |
August 7 | The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire gains independence from the French Republic. Abidjan is the capital. | |
August 5 | The Republic of Upper Volta gains independence from the French Republic. Ouagadougou is the capital. | |
August 3 | The Republic of Niger gains independence from the French Republic. Niamey is the capital. | |
August 1 | The Republic of Dahomey gains independence from the French Republic. Porto-Novo is the capital. | |
July 1 | The Somali Republic (Somalia) is created from a merger of the former colonies of British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland. Mogadishu is the capital. | |
June 30 | The Belgian Congo gains independence from the Kingdom of Belgium as the Republic of the Congo (Congo-Léopoldville). Léopoldville remains the capital. | |
June 26 | The Malagasy Republic (Madagascar) gains independence from the French Republic. Antananarivo is the capital. | |
April 27 | The Togolese Republic (Togo) gains independence from the French Republic. Lomé is the capital. | |
April 21 | The Republic of the United States of Brazil moves its capital from Rio de Janeiro to Brasília. | |
January 1 | The Republic of Cameroun gains independence from the French Republic. Yaoundé is the capital. |
1950s
modifierYear | Date | Event |
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1958 | October 15 | The Malagasy Republic (Madagascar) gains autonomy within the French Community. Antananarivo is the capital. |
October 2 | The Republic of Guinea gains independence from the French Republic. Conakry is the capital. | |
July 14 | The Republic of Iraq and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan are created from the dissolution of the Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan. Baghdad remains the capital of Iraq. Amman is again the capital of Jordan. | |
February 14 | The Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan unite to form the Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan. Amman yields to Baghdad as the capital. | |
February 1 | The Egyptian Republic and the Syrian Arab Republic unite to form the United Arab Republic. Damascus yields to Cairo as the capital. | |
1957 | August 31 | The Federation of Malaya gains independence from the United Kingdom. Kuala Lumpur is the capital. |
March 6 | The Republic of Ghana gains independence from the United Kingdom. Accra is the capital. | |
1956 | June 18 | The Egyptian Republic declares its complete independence from the United Kingdom. Cairo remains the capital. |
March 23 | The Dominion of Pakistan declares its complete independence from the United Kingdom as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Karachi remains the capital. | |
March 20 | The Tunisian Republic gains independence from the French Republic. Tunis is the capital. | |
March 2 | The Kingdom of Morocco gains independence from the French Republic. Rabat is the capital. | |
January 1 | The Republic of Sudan gains independence from the United Kingdom. Khartoum is the capital. Egypt relinquishes its claim over Sudan. | |
1955 | The Kingdom of Bhutan makes Thimphu the sole capital. | |
May 15 | The Republic of Austria (allemand : Republik Österreich) regains its independence. Allied occupation ends. Vienna (allemand : Wien) is the capital. | |
1954 | December 20 | The French Republic recognizes the independence of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Phnom Penh remains the capital. |
December 15 | The Territory of Curaçao becomes the Netherlands Antilles and the Territory of Suriname becomes Suriname -"countries" with autonomy over internal affairs within the Kingdom of the Netherlands- with the entry into force of the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Willemstad, Curaçao and Paramaribo remain the capitals. | |
July 20 | The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) become independent from the French Republic. Hanoi and Saigon are the respective capitals. | |
1953 | November 9 | The Kingdom of Cambodia declares its independence from the French Republic. Phnom Penh is the capital. |
June 13 | The Egyptian Republic supersedes the Kingdom of Egypt. Cairo remains the capital. | |
1952 | July 25 | The Territory of Puerto Rico becomes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico upon ratification of the Constitution of Puerto Rico, choosing free association with the United States of America. San Juan remains the capital. |
July 22 | The Republic of Poland changes its name to the Polish People's Republic. Warsaw remains the capital. | |
1951 | December 24 | The United Kingdom of Libya gains independence from a United Nations trusteeship, having been jointly administered by the French Republic and the United Kingdom. Tripoli is the capital. |
February 15 | The Republic of Poland and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics exchange territory along their common border. | |
1950 | August 17 | The Republic of the United States of Indonesia becomes a unitary state and changes its name back to Republic of Indonesia. Jakarta remains the capital |
January 26 | The Union of India declares its complete independence from the United Kingdom as the Republic of India. New Delhi remains the capital. |
1940s
modifierYear | Date | Event |
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1949 | December 8 | The government of the Republic of China leaves Mainland China for Taiwan where Taipei becomes the de facto capital. |
December 27 | The Republic of Indonesia becomes a federation as Republic of the United States of Indonesia and its independence is formally recognised by the Netherlands. The capital returns to Jakarta from Yogyakarta. | |
December 5 | The State of Israel declares Jerusalem its official capital. Tel Aviv continues to serve as the de facto capital. | |
October 7 | The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is established in occupied eastern Germany. Berlin is the capital. | |
October 1 | The People's Republic of China is established. Beijing is the capital. | |
September 7 | The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) is established in occupied western Germany. Bonn is the capital. | |
July 20 | Siam changes its name again to Thailand, preserving the name till today. | |
July 9 | The Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos) gains independence from the French Republic. Vientiane is the capital. | |
March 31 | The Dominion of Newfoundland joins Canada following the Newfoundland referendums, 1948. The capital is St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. | |
1948 | September 9 | The Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Republic of Korea are created. Pyongyang and Seoul are the respective capitals. |
July 17 | The Republic of the Philippines moves its capital from Manila to Quezon City. | |
May 14 | The State of Israel declares its independence from the British Mandate for Palestine. Tel Aviv is the capital. | |
February 4 | Ceylon (Sri Lanka) gains independence from the United Kingdom. Colombo is the capital until 1982. | |
January 4 | The Union of Burma gains independence from the United Kingdom. Yangon is the capital until 2005. | |
1947 | August 15 | The Union of India gains independence from the United Kingdom. New Delhi is the capital. |
August 14 | The Dominion of Pakistan gains independence from the United Kingdom. Karachi is the capital. | |
1946 | September 15 | The People's Republic of Bulgaria supersedes the Tsardom of Bulgaria. Sofia is the capital. |
July 4 | The Republic of the Philippines gains independence from the United States of America. Manila is the capital until 1948. | |
May 25 | The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan gains independence from a British League of Nations Mandate. Amman is the capital. | |
January 11 | The People's Republic of Albania supersedes the Kingdom of Albania. Tirana remains the capital. | |
January 4 | The Republic of Indonesia moves its capital from Jakarta to Yogyakarta. | |
The French Republic change the status of the former colonies of Guadeloupe and Martinique for overseas departments and regions, fully incorporating them into the country. | ||
The French Republic change the status of the former colony of Réunion for overseas department and region, fully incorporating it into the country. | ||
The French Republic change the status of the former colony of French Guyana for overseas department and region, fully incorporating it into the country. | ||
1945 | December 2 | The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia supersedes the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Belgrade remains the capital. |
September 8 | Thailand changes its name to Siam. | |
August 17 | The Republic of Indonesia gains independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Jakarta is the capital. | |
August 15 | Korea gains independence from the Empire of Japan. Seoul is the capital. | |
September 2 | The Empire of Japan surrenders to Allied Forces. | |
May 8 | The Greater German Empire surrenders to Allied Forces. | |
April 27 | The second Republic of Austria is established in occupied Austria. Vienna is the capital. The independence is recognised by the Allied Forces. | |
1944 | June 17 | The Republic of Iceland gains independence from the Kingdom of Denmark. Reykjavik is the capital. |
1943 | November 22 | The Lebanese Republic (Lebanon) gains independence from the French Republic. Beirut is the capital. |
1930s
modifierYear | Date | Event |
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1939 | July 10 | The third German Empire changes its name to the Greater German Empire. Berlin remains as the capital. |
June 23 | Siam changes its name to Thailand. | |
April 1 | The second Spanish Republic is superseded by the Spanish State. Madrid remains the capital. | |
1938 | March 13 | The third German Empire absorbs the Federal State of Austria in Anschluss. Vienna yields to Berlin as the capital. |
1937 | The Irish Free State changes its name to Ireland. Dublin remains the capital. | |
1936 | The name of the colony Curaçao and Dependencies changes to Territory of Curaçao following the implementation of several laws resulting from the abolition of colonies in the Kingdom of the Netherlands already in 1922. Willemstad, Curaçao remains the capital. | |
1934 | The third German Empire supersedes the Weimar Republic. Berlin remains the capital. | |
Italian Libya is formed as a merger of the colonies Tripolitania, Cyrenaica as well as Fezzan. The capital is Tripoli. | ||
1932 | October 3 | The Iraqi Kingdom (Iraq) gains independence from the United Kingdom. Baghdad is the capital. |
September 13 | The Socialist Republic of Chile changes its name back to the Republic of Chile. Santiago remains the capital. | |
June 4 | The Republic of Chile changes its name to the Socialist Republic of Chile. Santiago remains the capital. | |
1931 | December 11 | Canada gains independence from the United Kingdom. Ottawa is the capital. |
April 14 | The Kingdom of Spain is superseded by the second Spanish Republic. Madrid remains the capital. |
1920s
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1929 | October 3 | The Kingdom of Yugoslavia supersedes the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Belgrade remains the capital. |
June 7 | The Holy See (Vatican) gains independence from the Kingdom of Italy. Vatican City is the capital. | |
1928 | December 29 | The Republic of China establishes Nanking as its official capital, later codified in the 1947 Chinese Constitution. |
September 1 | The Kingdom of Albania supersedes the Republic of Albania. Tirana remains the capital. | |
1927 | May 9 | The Commonwealth of Australia moves its capital from Melbourne to Canberra. |
April 12 | The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland changes its name to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. London remains the capital. | |
1926 | June 9 | Afghanistan becomes the Kingdom of Afghanistan. Kabul remains the capital. |
The Belgian Congo moves its capital from Boma to Leopoldville. | ||
1925 | July 1 | The Republic of China relocates its provisional capital from Nanking to Canton. |
January 22 | The Republic of Albania supersedes the Principality of Albania. Tirana remains the capital. | |
January 1 | The Kingdom of Norway changes the name of its capital from Kristiania to Oslo. | |
1924 | November 26 | The Mongolian People's Republic is established. Ulan Bator is the capital. |
1923 | October 29 | The Republic of Turkey is established following the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Ankara is the capital. |
1922 | December 30 | The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic unite to form the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Tbilisi, Kharkov, and Smolensk yield to Moscow as the capital. |
December 6 | The Irish Free State gains independence from the United Kingdom. Dublin is the capital. | |
November 17 | The Ottoman Empire is dissolved. Its territories are mostly made protectorates of the victorious Allies of World War I. | |
March 12 | The Socialist Conciliar Republic of Georgia, Azerbaijani Socialist Conciliar Republic, and the Armenian Socialist Conciliar Republic unite to form the Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic. Baku and Yerevan yield to Tbilisi as the capital. | |
February 2 | The Kingdom of Egypt gains independence from the United Kingdom. Cairo is the capital. | |
1921 | November 22 | The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of Afghanistan. Kabul remains the capital. |
February 25 | The Socialist Conciliar Republic of Georgia supersedes the Democratic Republic of Georgia. Tbilisi remains the capital until 1922. | |
1920 | November 29 | The Armenian Socialist Conciliar Republic supersedes the Democratic Republic of Armenia. Yerevan remains the capital until 1922. |
April 28 | The Azerbaijani Socialist Conciliar Republic supersedes the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic. Baku remains the capital until 1922. |
1910s
modifierYear | Date | Event |
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1919 | August 14 | The Weimar Republic supersedes the second German Empire. Berlin remains the capital. |
August 8 | Afghanistan declares its independent from the United Kingdom. Kabul is the capital. | |
February 27 | The Lithuanian-Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic supersedes the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. Vilnius is the capital. | |
January 1 | The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic supersedes the Belarusian People's Republic. Minsk and Smolensk remain joint capitals. | |
1918 | December 1 | The State of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs and the Kingdom of Serbia unite to form the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. Zagreb yields to Belgrade as the capital. |
November 28 | The Kingdom of Serbia annexes the Kingdom of Montenegro. | |
November 18 | The Republic of Latvia gains independence from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Riga is the capital. | |
November 14 | The Republic of Poland supersedes the Kingdom of Poland. Warsaw remains the capital. | |
November 2 | The Republic of Lithuania supersedes the Kingdom of Lithuania. Vilnius remains the capital. | |
November 1 | The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (North Yemen) gains independence from the Ottoman Empire. Ta'izz is the capital. | |
October 29 | The State of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs gains independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Zagreb is the capital. | |
July 25 | The Independent State of Flanders is reabsorbed by the Kingdom of Belgium. | |
July 9 | The Kingdom of Lithuania supersedes the State of Lithuania. Vilnius remains the capital. | |
May 30 | Armenia becomes the Democratic Republic of Armenia. Yerevan remains the capital. | |
May 28 | Armenia and Azerbaijan Democratic Republic dissolve the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic. Yerevan and Baku are the respective capitals. | |
May 26 | The Democratic Republic of Georgia secedes from the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic. Tbilisi is the capital. | |
May 11 | The Emirate of Chechenia is incorporated into the Mountainous Republic of the Northern Caucasus. | |
April 22 | The Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic gains independence from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Tbilisi is the capital. | |
April 19 | The Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic annexes the Abkhazian Republic (Abkhazia). | |
March 25 | The Abkhazian Republic (Abkhazia) gains independence from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Sukhumi is the capital. | |
March 25 | The Belarusian People's Republic declares its independence from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Minsk and Hrodna are named the joint capitals. | |
March 12 | The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic moves its capital from Petrograd to Moscow. | |
February 24 | The Republic of Estonia gains independence from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Tallinn is the capital. | |
February 16 | The State of Lithuania declares its independence from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Vilnius is named the capital despite occupation by the Kingdom of Poland. | |
January 22 | The Ukrainian People's Republic gains independence from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Kiev is the capital. | |
January 3 | The Republic of Finland gains independence from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Helsinki is the capital. | |
1917 | December 22 | The Independent State of Flanders declares its independence from the Kingdom of Belgium. Brussels is the capital. |
December 2 | The Emirate of Chechenia declares its independence from the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. Vedeno is the capital. | |
November 7 | The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic supersedes the Russian Empire. Petrograd remains the capital. | |
1916 | November 5 | Germany and Austria-Hungary proclaim establishment of the Kingdom of Poland. Warsaw is the capital. |
1914 | March 7 | Albania becomes the Principality of Albania. Tirana remains the capital. |
1912 | November 28 | Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire. Tirana is the capital. |
January 1 | The Republic of China supersedes the Qing Dynasty of China. Nanking is the provisional capital. | |
1910 | October 5 | The first Portuguese Republic supersedes the Kingdom of Portugal. Lisbon remains the capital. |
August 22 | The Korean Empire is annexed by the Empire of Japan. | |
May 31 | The Cape Colony, the Colony of Natal, the Transvaal, and the Orange River Colony unite as the Union of South Africa to gain independence from the United Kingdom. | |
The French Republic creates French Equatorial Africa from its colonies of Gabon, Middle Congo, and Oubangui-Chari. Libreville and Bangui yield to Brazzaville as the capital. |
1900s
modifierYear | Date | Event |
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1908 | November 15 | King Leopold II of Belgium sells his private Congo Free State to the Kingdom of Belgium. The new state is named the Belgian Congo. Boma remains the capital. |
August 5 | The Kingdom of Bulgaria gains independence from the Ottoman Empire. Sofia is the capital. | |
1907 | December 17 | Ugyen Wangchuck establishes the Kingdom of Bhutan. Punakha is the winter capital and Thimphu is the summer capital. |
September 26 | New Zealand gains independence from the United Kingdom. Wellington is the capital. | |
The border between the Republic of the United States of Brazil and the Republic of Colombia is defined by the Bogotá Treaty. Brazil gains lands on the margins of the Solimoes River, at the area known as Cabeça de Cachorro (The Dog's Head). | ||
1906 | The French Republic divides its colony of French Congo into the colonies of Gabon and Middle Congo. Libreville remains the capital of Gabon. Brazzaville becomes the capital of Middle Congo. | |
1905 | October 26 | The Kingdom of Sweden recognises the independence of the Kingdom of Norway. |
June 7 | The Kingdom of Norway declares independence from the Kingdom of Sweden through dissolution of the personal union. Kristiania is the capital. | |
1904 | The border between the Republic of the United States of Brazil and English Guyana is defined by arbitration. Almost half of the disputed land goes to each side. | |
1903 | November 11 | The Republic of Bolivia and the Republic of the United States of Brazil sign the Treaty of Petrópolis. Bolivia receives land in Mato Grosso from Brazil, and Brazil absorbes the Republic of Acre. |
November 3 | The Republic of Panama gains independence from Colombia. Panama City is the capital. | |
January 27 | The third Republic of Acre declares independence from Bolivia. The capital is Antimary. | |
1902 | May 20 | The Republic of Cuba gains independence from the Kingdom of Spain. Havana is the capital. |
1901 | January 1 | The Commonwealth of Australia is established by federation of the British colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. Melbourne is the capital until 1927. |
1900 | March | The first Republic of Acre is reabsorbed by the Republic of Bolivia. At the same year, the second Republic of Acre would be declared (Antimary as the capital) and, again, reabsorbed by Bolivia. |
The border between the Republic of the United States of Brazil and French Guyana is defined by arbitration. The French troops that went to the margins of Araguari River had to repair to the Oiapoque River. |
1890s
modifierYear | Date | Event |
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1899 | July 14 | The first Republic of Acre declares independence from Bolivia. The capital is Antimary. |
1898 | The Republic of Bolivia moves its administrative capital from Sucre to La Paz. Sucre remains the constitutional and judicial capital. | |
July 25 | The United States of America seizes control of Puerto Rico from the Spanish Empire during the Spanish-American War. San Juan, Puerto Rico remains the territorial capital. | |
July 7 | The United States of America annexes the Republic of Hawaiʻi as the United States Territory of Hawaii. Honolulu remains the capital. | |
June 12 | The Republica Filipina declares independence from Kingdom of Spain. | |
1897 | The Joseon Dynasty becomes the Korean Empire. Hanseong remains the capital. | |
1895 | October 23 | The Republic of Formosa is conquered by the Empire of Japan. |
June | The Republic of Formosa moves its capital from Taipei to Tainan. | |
May 23 | The Republic of Formosa declares independence from the Qing Dynasty of China. Taipei is its capital. | |
The border between the Republic of the United States of Brazil and the Argentine Republic is defined. | ||
1894 | July 4 | The Republic of Hawaiʻi supersedes the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. Honolulu remains the capital. |
1880s
modifierYear | Date | Event |
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1889 | November 15 | The Republic of the United States of Brazil supersedes the Empire of Brazil. Rio de Janeiro remains the capital. |
1888 | The Republic of Honduras moves its capital from Comayagua to Tegucigalpa, ending a century of indecision as to the country's capital. | |
1886 | May 1 | The Congo Free State makes Boma the capital. |
1885 | September 6 | The Principality of Bulgaria unifies with Eastern Rumelia. Sofia remains the capital. |
May 2 | King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, a private government run by the International African Association. | |
1886 | Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia founds Addis Ababa, which becomes the new capital of that country. | |
1882 | March 6 | The Kingdom of Serbia supersedes the Principality of Serbia. Belgrade remains the capital. |
1880 | The French Republic establishes the protectorate of French Congo. |
1870s
modifierYear | Date | Event |
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1878 | July 13 | The Principality of Bulgaria moves its capital to Sofia. |
May 21 | The Principality of Romania gains independence from the Ottoman Empire. Bucharest is the capital. | |
March 3 | The Principality of Bulgaria is established by the Treaty of San Stefano. Plovdiv is the capital. | |
1874 | December 29 | The restored Kingdom of Spain supersedes the first Spanish Republic. Madrid remains the capital. |
1873 | February 11 | The first Spanish Republic supersedes the Kingdom of Spain. Madrid remains the capital. |
1872 | The Empire of Brazil gains lands in the border with Republic of Paraguay after the Paraguayan War. | |
1871 | January 1 | The second German Empire supersedes the North German Confederation. Berlin remains the capital. |
1870 | September 4 | The third French Republic supersedes the second French Empire. Paris remains the capital. |
1860s
modifierYear | Date | Event |
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1868 | October 10 | Cuba declares its independence from the Kingdom of Spain. |
October 1 | The Bolivian Republic changes its name to the Republic of Bolivia. Sucre remains the capital until 1898. | |
January 3 | Japan becomes the Empire of Greater Japan. Tokyo remains the capital. | |
1867 | October 18 | The Russian Empire sells Alaska to the United States of America. New Archangel (Novoarkhangelsk now Sitka) is the capital. |
July 1 | The British colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada unite to create the Dominion of Canada. Ottawa is the capital. | |
The North German Confederation supersedes the German Confederation. Berlin is the capital. | ||
1865 | April 11 | The Confederate States of America capitulates and is reabsorbed by the United States of America. The USA will readmit the 11 CSA states to full statehood between July 24, 1866, and July 15, 1870. |
April 3 | The Confederate States of America moves its capital to Danville. | |
March 3 | The Dominican Republic regains its independence from the Kingdom of Spain. Santo Domingo is the capital. | |
1864 | July | The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is conquered by the Qing Dynasty of China. |
1862 | June 3 | The Province of Buenos Aires reunites with the Argentine Republic. The capital is moved from Paraná back to Buenos Aires. |
1861 | The Dominican Republic returns to Spanish rule. | |
May 6 | The Confederate States of America moves its capital from Montgomery to Richmond. | |
February 4 | The Confederate States of America declares its independence from the United States of America. Montgomery is the capital for three months. | |
1860 | October 1 | The Argentine Republic supersedes the Argentine Confederation. Paraná remains the capital until 1862. |
1850s
modifierYear | Date | Event |
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1853 | March | The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom establishes its capital at Tianjing. |
1852 | December 2 | The second French Empire supersedes the second French Republic. Paris remains the capital. |
September 11 | The Province of Buenos Aires secedes from the Argentine Confederation. The confederation moves its capital to Paraná. | |
1851 | January 11 | The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom gains independence from the Qing Dynasty of China. |
1840s
modifierYear | Date | Event |
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1848 | February 24 | The second French Republic supersedes the Kingdom of France. Paris remains the capital. |
February 2 | México surrenders its northern territory to the United States of America at the conclusion of the Mexican-American War. | |
1847 | July 26 | The Republic of Liberia gains independence from the United States of America. Monrovia is the capital. |
1845 | March 1 | The Riograndense Republic is reabsorbed by the Brazilian Empire as the province of Rio Grande do Sul again. |
1844 | April 25 | The Republic of Chile gains independence from the Kingdom of Spain. Santiago is the capital. |
February 27 | The Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti. Santo Domingo is the capital. | |
1845 | December 29 | The Republic of Texas joins the United States of America as the State of Texas. |
The Netherlands splits its colonial possessions in the Americas into two parts: Suriname and Curaçao and Dependencies. Paramaribo remains the capital of Suriname (which convers the mainland), while Willemstad, Curaçao becomes the capital of the six Caribbean islands. | ||
The Kingdom of Hawaiʻi moves its capital from Lāhainā to Honolulu. | ||
The United Kingdom moves the capital of the Falkland Islands from Port Louis to Stanley. | ||
1841 | February 2 | El Salvador becomes independent, officially ending the Federal Republic of Central America. San Salvador is the capital. |
1830s
modifierYear | Date | Event |
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1839 | November 17 | Guatemala secedes from the Federal Republic of Central America. Guatemala is the capital. |
August 25 | The Peruvian Republic and the Bolivian Republic are formed from the dissolution of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation. Lima and Sucre (previously Chuquisaca) are the respective capitals. | |
July 24 | The Juliana Republic declares independence from Brazil. Laguna is the capital, but the Republic capitulates and is reabsorbed at the same year. | |
The Principality of Serbia moves its capital from Kragujevac to Belgrade. | ||
The Republic of Texas establishes its permanent capital at Austin. | ||
1838 | November 5 | Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras secede from the Federal Republic of Central America. San José, Managua, and Comayagua are the respective capitals. |
1836 | October 28 | The Republic of North Peru, the Republic of South Peru, and the Bolivian Republic unite to form the Peru-Bolivian Confederation. Tacna is the capital. |
September 6 | The Riograndense Republic declares independence from Brazil. Piratini is the first of five provisional capitals. | |
August 11 | The Republic of North Peru supersedes the Peruvian Republic. Lima remains the capital. | |
May 14 | México recognizes the independence of the Republic of Texas. | |
March 17 | The Republic of South Peru secedes from Peruvian Republic. Cusco is the capital. | |
March 2 | The Republic of Texas declares its independence from México. Washington is the first of six cities that will serve as temporary capital until 1839. | |
1834 | The Federal Republic of Central America moves its capital from Guatemala to San Salvador. | |
The Kingdom of Greece moves its capital from Nafplio to Athens. | ||
1833 | January 3 | The United Kingdom seizes the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) from Spain. Port Louis becomes the capital. |
1831 | February 7 | Belgium becomes the Kingdom of Belgium. Brussels remains the capital |
January 4 | The Argentine Confederation supersedes the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires remains the capital until 1852. | |
1830 | October 4 | Belgium declares its independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Brussels is the capital. |
May 13 | Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela are created from the dissolution of Gran Colombia. Bogota, Quito and Caracas are the respective capitals. | |
February 3 | Ottoman Empire recognizes the independence of Greece. Nafplio is the capital. |
1820s
modifierYear | Date | Event |
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1828 | August 27 | The Eastern Republic of Uruguay gains independence from Argentina. Montevideo is the capital. |
1826 | July 9 | The Republic of Chile supersedes the State of Chile. Santiago remains the capital. |
1825 | November 15 | The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves changes its name back to the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves. Lisbon remains the capital. |
August 29 | The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves recognizes the independence of the Empire of Brazil. Rio de Janeiro remains the capital. | |
August 25 | The United Provinces of the Río de la Plata supersedes the United Provinces in South America. Buenos Aires remains the capital. | |
August 11 | The Bolivian Republic gains independence from the Kingdom of Spain at the conclusion of the Bolivian War of Independence. Chuquisaca (later Sucre) is the capital. | |
The Netherlands merges its three colonies Suriname, Curaçao and Dependencies (the ABC islands) and Sint Eustatius and Dependencies (the SSS islands). Capital is Paramaribo. | ||
1824 | July 2 | The Confederation of the Equator declares independence from Brazil. Recife is the capital, but the Confederation capitulates and is reabsorbed at the same year. |
1823 | July | The Federal Republic of Central America is established from the former countries of Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Costa Rica. Guatemala is the capital. |
1822 | December 19 | The Peruvian Republic supersedes the State of Peru. Lima remains the capital. |
October 12 | The Empire of Brazil supersedes the Independent Kingdom of Brazil. Rio de Janeiro remains the capital. | |
September 7 | The Independent Kingdom of Brazil declares its independence from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. Rio de Janeiro is the capital. | |
1821 | September 21 | The Republic of Costa Rica gains independence from the Kingdom of Spain. San José is the capital. |
September 15 | The Republic of Guatemala, the Republic of Honduras, the Republic of Nicaragua and the Republic of El Salvador become independent from the Kingdom of Spain. Guatemala, Comayagua, Managua, and San Salvador are the respective capitals. | |
August 24 | The Kingdom of Spain recognizes the independence of México. Mexico City is the capital. | |
August 3 | Peru becomes the State of Peru. Lima remains the capital. | |
July 28 | Peru declares its independence from the Kingdom of Spain. Lima is the capital. | |
July 3 | The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves returns the capital from exile in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Lisbon. | |
March 25 | Greece declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire. Nafplion is the capital. | |
The Argentine Republic (Argentina) gains independence from the Kingdom of Spain. Buenos Aires is the capital. | ||
1820 | The Kingdom of Hawaiʻi establishes its capital at Lāhainā. |
1810s
modifierYear | Date | Event |
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1819 | August 7 | The Republic of Colombia (Gran Colombia) gains independence from the Kingdom of Spain. Bogota is the capital. |
1818 | January 12 | The State of Chile again declares its independence from the Kingdom of Spain. Santiago is the capital. |
1816 | July 9 | The United Provinces in South America (Argentina, Bolivia, and Uruguay) declares its independence from the Kingdom of Spain. Buenos Aires remains the capital. |
1815 | December 16 | The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves supersedes the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves. Rio de Janeiro remains the capital-in-exile. |
November 21 | Miloš Obrenović establishes the Principality of Serbia. Kragujevac is the capital. | |
July 8 | The restored Kingdom of France supersedes the first French Empire. Paris remains the capital. | |
June 20 | The Congress of Vienna establishes the German Confederation. Frankfurt is the capital. | |
March 20 | The first French Empire supersedes the Kingdom of France. Paris remains the capital. | |
March 16 | The Kingdom of the Netherlands supersedes the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. Amsterdam and Brussels are the joint capitals. | |
Sir Robert Brownrigg establishes the Crown Colony of Ceylon. Colombo becomes the capital. | ||
1814 | October 2 | The Kingdom of Spain reconquers Chile. |
April 6 | The restored Kingdom of France supersedes the first French Empire. Paris remains the capital. | |
1813 | December 2 | The United Kingdom of the Netherlands is created from the ruins of the first French Empire. Amsterdam is the capital. |
October 19 | The Confederation of the Rhine dissolves. | |
October 12 | Paraguay becomes the Republic of Paraguay. Asunción remains the capital. | |
1811 | May 14 | Paraguay gains independence from the Kingdom of Spain. Asunción is the capital. |
1810 | September 18 | Chile declares its independence from the Kingdom of Spain. Santiago is the capital. |
September 16 | México declares its independence from the Kingdom of Spain. | |
July 20 | Colombia declares its independence from the Kingdom of Spain. | |
July 13 | The Kingdom of Holland (Netherlands) is annexed by the first French Empire. | |
May 25 | The United Provinces in South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Uruguay) is created from colonies of the Kingdom of Spain. Buenos Aires is the capital. | |
The Kingdom of Hawaiʻi is established by Kalani Paiea Wohi o Kaleikini Keali`ikui Kamehameha o `Iolani i Kaiwikapu kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea. |
1800s
modifierYear | Date | Event |
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1808 | March 7 | The Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves removes the capital from Lisbon to exile in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
1806 | August 6 | Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, dissolves the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. |
July 25 | Napoleon I of France establishes the Confederation of the Rhine. Frankfurt is the capital. | |
June 5 | The Kingdom of Holland (Netherlands) supersedes the Batavian Republic. Amsterdam remains the capital. | |
1804 | August 11 | Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, establishes the Austrian Empire. Vienna is the capital. |
May 18 | The first French Empire supersedes the first French Republic. Paris remains the capital. | |
March 4 | The French Republic sells Louisiane to the United States of America. New Orleans (La Nouvelle-Orléans) is the capital. | |
1801 | June 6 | The Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal signs the Treaty of Badajoz. Spain cedes the South American Misiones Orientales to Portugal. |
The Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal signs the Treaty of Badajoz. Portugal cedes Olivenza to Spain. | ||
January 1 | Haiti gains independence from the French Republic. Port-au-Prince is the capital. | |
The Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland unite to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Dublin yields to London as the capital. | ||
1800 | November 17 | The United States of America establishes its permanent capital at Washington City. |
Années 1790
modifierAnnée | Date | Évènement |
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1797 | 17 avril | La Maison de Habsbourg annexe la République de Venise. |
1795 | 19 janvier | La République batave succède à la République des Sept Pays-Bas-Unis. Amsterdam reste la capitale. |
1792 | 21 septembre | La première République française succcède au Royaume de France. Paris reste la capitale. |
1791 | 4 mars | La République du Vermont joint les États-Unis d'Amérique en tant qu'État du Vermont. |
1790 | 7 décembre | Les États belgiques unis capitulent devant la Maison de Habsbourg. |
11 janvier | Les États belgiques unis déclarent leur indépendance de la Maison de Habsbourg. Bruxelles en est la capitale. |
Années 1780
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1783 | 3 septembre | Le Royaume de Grande-Bretagne reconnaît l'indépendance des États-Unis d'Amérique. Princeton (New Jersey) devient capitale temporaire. |
1782 | 21 avril | Le Siam déplace sa capitale de Thonburi à Bangkok, où elle se situe encore aujourd'hui. |
1783 | La Province de Trinidad déplace sa capitale de San José de Oruña à Puerto de España (Port-d'Espagne ou encore Port of Spain), où elle se situe encore aujourd'hui. |
1770s
modifierYear | Date | Event |
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1777 | October 1 | The Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal signs the First Treaty of San Ildefonso, confirming almost all the borders defined by the Treaty of Madrid, with the exception that Spain would rule both Colonia del Sacramento and the Misiones Orientales. |
July 8 | The Republic of New Connecticut changes its name to the Vermont Republic. Windsor remains the capital. | |
June 4 | The Republic of New Connecticut moves its capital to Windsor. | |
January 15 | The Republic of New Connecticut declares its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Westminster is the temporary capital. | |
1776 | July 4 | The United States of America declares its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Philadelphia is the first of eight cities that will serve as temporary capital until 1800. |
1775 | The Kingdom of Portugal reunites its South American colonies of State of Brazil, State of Great-Pará and State of Maranhão into the Colony of Brazil. Rio de Janeiro is the capital. | |
1772 | The Kingdom of Portugal divides its colony of the State of Great-Pará and Maranhão into State of Great-Pará (capital, Belém) and State of Maranhão (capital, São Luis). | |
Ayutthaya having been destroyed in 1767, the new capital of Siam is created in Thonburi. |
Années 1760
modifierAnnée | Date | Évènement |
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1768 | 21 décembre | Prithivî Nârâyan Shâh fonde le Royaume du Népal. Katmandou en est la capitale. |
1763 | 12 février | Le Royaume de Portugal déplace la capitale de sa colonie de l'État du Brésil de Salvador à Rio de Janeiro. |
1761 | 12 février | Le Royaume d'Espagne et le Royaume de Portugal signent le Traité d'El Pardo, annulant le Traité de Madrid. |
1750s
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1751 | The Kingdom of Portugal changes the name of its colony of the State of Maranhão to State of Great-Pará and Maranhão. | |
1750 | January 13 | The Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal signs the Treaty of Madrid. Based on the uti possidetis concept, Portugal gains lands on the actual south, central and north regions of Brazil. The treaty also stipulated that Spain would receive the Colonia del Sacramento and Portugal the Misiones Orientales. |
Années 1730
modifierAnnée | Date | Évènement |
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1737 | Le Royaume de Portugal déplace la capitale de sa colonie de l'État de Maranhão de São Luís à Belém. |
1710s
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1715 | The Kingdom of Spain returns Colonia del Sacramento to the Kingdom of Portugal. | |
1713 | March and April | The Treaty of Utrecht is signed. The United Kingdom takes sovereigny over Gibraltar and Minorca from the Kingdom of Spain. Spain also ceded: Sicily and parts of the Duchy of Milan to Savoy; Spanish Netherlands, the Kingdom of Naples, Sardinia, and the bulk of the Duchy of Milan to Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor; lands in South America between Amazon River and Oiapoque River to the Kingdom of Portugal. |
Années 1700
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1707 | 1er mai | Le Royaume d'Angleterre et le Royaume d'Écosse s'unissent pour former le Royaume de Grande-Bretagne[7]. Édimbourg cède sa place à Londres en tant que capitale pour toutes les fonctions hormis les fonctions judiciaires. |
1660s
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1660 | May 27 | The Kingdom of Sweden cedes Trøndelag to the Kingdom of Denmark and Norway, the Wends and the Goths as part of the Treaty of Copenhagen. |
April 4 | The restored Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, and Kingdom of Ireland supersede the republican Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. London, Edinburgh, and Dublin are the respective capitals. |
1650s
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1658 | February 26 | The Kingdom of Denmark and Norway, the Wends and the Goths cedes Skåne, Blekinge, Halland, Bornholm, Båhus and Trøndelag to the Kingdom of Sweden as part of the Treaty of Roskilde. |
December 16 | The Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland supersedes the Commonwealth of England, the Kingdom of Scotland, and the Kingdom of Ireland. Edinburgh and Dublin yield to London as the capital. |
1640s
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1649 | May 19 | The republican Commonwealth of England supersedes the Kingdom of England. London remains the capital. |
1645 | August 13 | The Kingdom of Denmark and Norway, the Wends and the Goths cedes Jämtland, Härjedalen, Idre & Särna, Gotland, Ösel and Halland, the latter for a period of 30 years, to the Kingdom of Sweden as part of the Treaty of Brömsebro. |
1644 | October 30 | The Qing Dynasty of China supersedes the Ming Dynasty. Beijing remains the capital. |
1630s
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1635 | Fasilides makes Gondar the first permanent capital of Ethiopia since the fall of the Zagwe Dynasty |
1620s
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1628 | The Colony of Barbados moves its capital from Saint James Town to Bridgetown. | |
1627 | The Kingdom of England establishes the Colony of Barbados with its capital at Saint James Town. | |
1621 | The Kingdom of Portugal divides the Colony of Brazil into Brazilian State (capital, Salvador) and Maranhão State (capital, São Luis). |
1610s
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1612 | The Kingdom of Portugal reunites the North Brazil and South Brazil into the Colony of Brazil. The capital is Salvador. |
1600s
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1608 | The Kingdom of Portugal divides the Colony of Brazil into North Brazil (capital, Salvador) and South Brazil (capital, Rio de Janeiro) for the second time. |
1590s
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1594 | Virmadhalasuriya I of Sri Lanka moves the capital of the Kingdom of Sri Lanka to Kandy |
1580s
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1581 | July 26 | The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands declares its independence from the Kingdom of Spain. Amsterdam is the capital. |
1570s
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1578 | The Kingdom of Portugal reunites the North Brazil and South Brazil into the Colony of Brazil. The capital is Salvador. | |
1573 | The Kingdom of Portugal divides the Colony of Brazil into North Brazil (capital, Salvador) and South Brazil (capital, Rio de Janeiro). |
Années 1560
modifierAnnée | Date | Évènement |
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1569 | 1er juillet | The Royaume de Pologne et le Grand-Duché de Lituanie s'unissent pour former la Communauté de la Couronne des Royaume de Pologne et Grand-Duché de Lituanie. Vilnius cède sa place à Cracovie en tant que capitale. |
1540s
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1549 | The Kingdom of Portugal stablishes a central government for its Colony of Brazil, with Salvador as the capital. | |
1542 | The Kingdom of Ireland supersedes the feudal Lordship of Ireland. Dublin remains the capital. | |
The Kingdom of England annexes the Principality of Wales. |
1530s
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1534 | The Kingdom of Portugal divides its Colony of Brazil into 15 independent captaincies. | |
1532 | The Kingdom of France annexes the Duchy of Brittany. |
1520s
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1529 | April 22 | The Treaty of Zaragoza is signed by the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal, settling the limits between these countries on the East Hemisphere of any discovered land. |
1521 | King Mayadunne I moves the capital of Kingdom of Sri Lanka to Sitawaka . |
1500s
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1500 | April 22 | The navigation of Pedro Alvares Cabral for the Kingdom of Portugal arrive at Brazilian coast and claims its territory inside the Treaty of Tordesillas, establishing the Portuguese Colony of Brazil. |
1490s
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1495 | June 7 | The Treaty of Tordesillas is signed by the Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of Portugal, settling the limits between these countries on the West Hemisphere of any discovered land. |
1450s
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1453 | 29 May | The Byzantine Empire falls to the Ottoman Empire. The capital of the Ottoman Empire is moved to Constantinople, present day Istanbul. |
1420s
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1421 | The Ming Dynasty of China moves its capital from Nanjing to Beijing. |
1410s
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1412 | King Parakramabahu VI moves the capital of Kingdom of Sri Lanka to Kotte . |
1390s
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1392 | The Joseon Dynasty succeed the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea. Hanseong is the capital. |
1360s
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1368 | The Ming Dynasty supersedes the Yuan Dynasty of China. Nanjing is the capital. |
1350s
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1350 | With the foundation of the Ayutthaya Kingdom, its capital is created in Ayutthaya, instead of the former Sukhothai. |
1280s
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1287 | King Parakramabahu III moves the capital of the Kingdom of Sri Lanka back to Polonnaruwa. |
1270s
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1279 | March 19 | The Song Dynasty is conquered by the Yuan Dynasty of China. |
1272 | The Yuan Dynasty of China moves its capital from Shangdu to Dadu. | |
1272 | August 10 | Yekuno Amlak overthrows the Zagwe dynasty, establishing the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia. Lalibela ceases to be the capital, and the Emperor of Ethiopia rules from a continually moving encampment around his domains for the following centuries. |
1220s
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1220 | King Vijayabahu III moves the capital of the Kingdom of Sri Lanka to Dambadeniya. |
1180s
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1185 | The Second Bulgarian Empire gains independence from the Byzantine Empire under Peter IV of Bulgaria. |
1130s
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1139 | The Kingdom of Portugal gains independence from the Kingdom of León. |
1120s
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1127 | The Song Dynasty of China moves its capital from Bianjing to Lin'an. |
1090s
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1097 | King William II moves the capital of the Kingdom of England to London. |
1050s
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1055 | King Vijayabahu I moves the capital of the Kingdom of Sri Lanka to Polonnaruwa. |
960s
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962 | February 2 | Otto the Great reestablishes the Holy Roman Empire. Rome is the official capital. |
960 | January 3 | Emperor Taizu of Song establishes the Song Dynasty of China. Bianjing remains the capital. |
930s
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936 | Goryeo Dynasty unified the Later Three Kingdoms of Korea. |
920s
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927 | July 12 | King Athelstan of Wessex establishes the Kingdom of England. Winchester remains the capital. |
910s
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918 | Emperor Taejo establishes Goryeo Dynasty on the Korean Peninsula. Gaegyeong is the official capital. |
800s
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800 | December 25 | Charlemagne establishes the Holy Roman Empire. While Rome is the official capital of the empire, Aix-la-Chapelle is the de facto capital. |
690s
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690 | King Go establishes Balhae on the Manchuria and northern Korean Peninsula. |
680s
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681 | Khan Asparukh crosses the Danube Delta and settles in the Ongal area (Southern Bessarabia or northern Dobruja). Asparukh, with his Slav allies, defeats Byzantine Emperor Constantine IV and establishes the First Bulgarian Empire. Pliska is the capital. |
670s
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676 | Silla unified the Three Kingdoms of Korea. |
630s
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630 | January 11 | The Prophet Muhammad (Muhammad ibn ‘Abdullāh) conquers Mecca and unites Arabia. Medina is the capital. |
530s
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538 | The Baekje of Korea moves its capital from Ungjin to Sabi. |
470s
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476 | September 4 | Germanic General Odoacer forces Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus to abdicate, bringing the Western Roman Empire to an end. |
475 | The Baekje of Korea moves its capital from Wirye to Ungjin by pressure of Goguryeo. |
420s
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427 | The Goguryeo of Korea moves its capital from Gungnae to Pyongyang. |
390s
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395 | January 17 | At his death, Roman Emperor Theodosius I (Flavius Theodosius) permanently splits the Roman Empire between his two sons. Arcadius (Flavius Arcadius) rules the Eastern Roman Empire from Constantinopolis (now Istanbul, Turkey), and Honorius (Flavius Honorius) rules the Western Roman Empire from Mediolanum (now Milan, Italy). |
330s
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330 | May 11 | Roman Emperor Constantine the Great builds a new capital for the Roman Empire at Byzantium which he renames Constantinopolis (now Istanbul, Turkey). |
320s
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324 | September 18 | Constantine the Great (Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus) reunites the Roman Empire. Nicomedia (now İzmit, Turkey) becomes the capital. |
290s
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293 | Roman co-emperors Diocletian and Maximian split the Roman Empire into a tetrarchy with capitals at Mediolanum (now Milan, Italy), Augusta Treverorum (now Trier, Germany), Nicomedia (now İzmit, Turkey), and Sirmium (now Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia). |
Années 280
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286 | 1er avril | L'Empereur romain Dioclétien nomme Maximien co-empereur, partageant l'Empire romain en une diarchie avec ses capitales à Mediolanum (aujourd'hui Milan en Italie) et Augusta Treverorum (now Trèves en Allemagne). |
Années 270
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274 | L'Empereur romain Aurélien conquiert l'Empire de Palmyre qui est réintégré dans l'Empire romain. | |
273 | L'Empereur romain Aurélien conquiert l'Empire des Gaules qui est réintégré dans l'Empire romain. |
260s
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269 | The Palmyrene Empire conquers the Roman Province of Egypt. | |
260 | Syrian Queen Zenobia breaks from the Roman Empire and establishes the Palmyrene Empire. Palmyra is the capital. | |
Postumus (Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus) breaks from the Roman Empire and establishes the Gallic Empire. Colonia Agrippina (now Cologne, Germany) is the capital. |
Années 0
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3 | Le Goguryeo, en Corée, déplace sa capitale de Jolbon à Gungnae. |
Before the Common Era
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modifierSecond Millennium BCE
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about 1004 BCE | King David conquers the city of Jebus and makes the renamed City of David (now Jerusalem) the capital of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah. |
about 1047 BCE | Shaul ben Qysh establishes the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah. Gibeah is the capital. |
about 1070 BCE | Pharaoh Nesbanebdjed I establishes the Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt. Tanis becomes the capital. |
about 1184 BCE | The city-state of Troy is destroyed by Greeks. |
about 1188 BCE | Pharaoh Setnakhte establishes the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt. Pi-Ramesses Aa-nakhtu remains the capital. |
about 1230 BCE | Pharaoh Ramesses II builds a new capital for the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt at the site of Avaris and names it Pi-Ramesses Aa-nakhtu. |
about 1293 BCE | Pharaoh Ramesses I establishes the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Thebes remains the capital. |
about 1340 BCE | Ashur-uballit I establishes the Middle Assyrian Empire. Assur is the capital. |
about 1534 BCE | Pharaoh Ahmose I establishes the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Thebes remains the capital. |
about 1619 BCE | Rahotep Sekhenrewahkhaw establishes the Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt. Thebes remains the capital. |
about 1620 BCE | Djehuti establishes the Sixteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Thebes is the capital. |
about 1624 BCE | Salitis establishes the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Avaris is the capital. |
about 1710 BCE | Nehesy establishes the Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Xois is the capital. |
about 1763 BCE | Hammurabi establishes the Babylonian Empire. Babylon remains the capital. |
about 1778 BCE | Wegaf Khutawyre establishes the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Amenemhat-itj-tawy remains the capital. |
about 1894 BCE | Sumu-abum establishes the First Babylonian Dynasty. Babylon is the capital. |
about 1900 BCE | Zulilu establishes the Old Assyrian Empire. Assur is the capital. |
about 1983 BCE | Amenemhat I establishes the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt and builds Amenemhat-itj-tawy to be the new capital. |
Third Millennium BCE
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about 2047 BCE | Ur-Nammu establishes the Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur. Ur is the capital. |
about 2130 BCE | Mentuhotep I establishes the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt. Thebes becomes the capital of Upper Egypt. |
about 2130 BCE | Khety V establishes the Tenth Dynasty of Egypt. Henen-nesut remains the capital of Lower Egypt. |
about 2140 BCE | Wakhare Khety I establishes the Ninth Dynasty of Egypt. Henen-nesut becomes the capital of Lower Egypt. |
about 2165 BCE | Neferkare Pepiseneb establishes the Eighth Dynasty of Egypt. Memphis remains the capital. |
about 2175 BCE | Netjerkare establishes the Seventh Dynasty of Egypt. Memphis remains the capital. |
about 2270 BCE | Sargon of Akkad establishes the Sumerian First Dynasty of Akkad. Akkad is the capital. |
about 2333 BCE | Dangun Wanggeom establishes Gojoseon on the Korean Peninsula. |
about 2380 BCE | Ur-Nanshe establishes the Sumerian First Dynasty of Lagash. Lagash is the capital. |
about 2336 BCE | Teti establishes the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt. Memphis remains the capital. |
about 2484 BCE | Userkaf establishes the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt. Memphis remains the capital. |
about 2580 BCE | Mesannepada establishes the First Dynasty of Ur. Ur becomes the de facto capital of Sumer. |
about 2655 BCE | Sneferu establishes the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt. Memphis remains the capital. |
about 2727 BCE | Sanakht establishes the Third Dynasty of Egypt. Memphis becomes the capital. |
about 2860 BCE | Hotepsekhemwy establishes the Second Dynasty of Egypt. Thinis remains the capital. |
Fourth Millennium BCE
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about 3080 BCE | Narmer (or Menes) unites Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt under the First Dynasty of Egypt. Thinis becomes the capital of all Egypt. |
about 3200 BCE | The city-states of Thinis, Naqada, and Nekhen dominate Upper Egypt. |
about 3200 BCE | The city-states of Eridu, Bad-tibira, Larsa, Sippar, and Shuruppak rise to prominence in Sumer. |
about 3850 BCE | The city-state of Sippar establishes the first polynesium of writing. |
2000s 1900s 1800s 1700s 1600s 1500s 1400s 1300s 1200s 1100s 1000s
1st Millennium CE 1st Millennium BCE 2nd Millennium BCE 3rd Millennium BCE 4th Millennium BCE
Africa | Asia | Europe | Oceania | North America | South America | Antarctica |
See also
modifierReferences
modifier- « Libyan Parliament approves decision to give up Great Jamahiriya name », Radio The Voice of Russia, 9 janvier 2013.
- « L’ «Etat de Libye» remplace la «Jamahiriya» », Tunisie numérique, la Tunisie à l'ère de la démocratie, 9 janvier 2013.
- « Tunisie , Politique : ‘’L’Etat de Libye’’ remplace désormais ‘’La Grande Jamahiriya Arabe Libyenne Populaire et Socialiste’’ », Tunivision.net, 9 janvier 2013.
- « La Libye s’appelle désormais « Etat de Libye » », L'Économiste Maghrébin, 9 janvier 2013.
- « La Jamahirya arbe libyenne socialiste … devient officiellement l’’État de Libye’ », Tuniscope.com, 9 janvier 2013.
- « La Jamahiriya arabe libyenne devient officiellement "l'Etat de Libye" », Radio Oxygène FM, consulté le 12 janvier 2013.
- Welcome parliament.uk, accessed 30 July 2009
- (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Timeline of country and capital changes » (voir la liste des auteurs).
- (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « List of world map changes » (voir la liste des auteurs).
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