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Independence United Kingdom, in 36 editions.

The entry for United Kingdom published Independence in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 11 editions. Each is shown as published. Independence in every entry.

editions changed the text
11
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Independence” (1990 to 2025).

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2025 edition

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no official date of independence:
  • 927 (minor English kingdoms unite);
  • 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales);
  • 1536 (Act of Union incorporates England and Wales);
  • 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union unite England, Scotland, and Wales as Great Britain);
  • 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland);
  • 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties become Northern Ireland and remain part of the UK);
  • 12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union formally incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union formally unite England, Scotland, and Wales as Great Britain); 1 January 1801 (Acts of Union formally unite Great Britain and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland); 6 December 1921 (Anglo-Irish Treaty formalizes partition of Ireland; six counties become Northern Ireland and remain part of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland); UK); 12 April 1927 (Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

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Central Intelligence Agency. “United Kingdom: Independence.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/united-kingdom/independence.

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