2006-12-18 22:57:52 · 6 answers · asked by Tamara C 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
31 since 1990,
Fifteen new countries became independent with the dissolution of the USSR in 1991.
Yugoslavia dissolved in the early 1990s into five independent countries
Nine other countries became independent through a variety of causes.
March 21, 1990 - Namibia became independent of South Africa
May 22, 1990 - North and South Yemen merged to form a unified Yemen
October 3, 1990 - East Germany and West Germany merged to form a unified Germany after the fall of the Iron Curtain
September 17, 1991 - The Marshall Islands was part of the Trust Territory of Pacific Islands (administered by the United States) and gained independence as a former colony
September 17, 1991 - Micronesia, previously known as the Caroline Islands, became independent from the United States
January 1, 1993 - The Czech Republic and Slovakia became independent nations when Czechoslovakia dissolved
May 25, 1993 - Eritrea was a part of Ethiopia but seceded and gained independence
October 1, 1994 - Palau was part of the Trust Territory of Pacific Islands (administered by the United States) and gained independence as a former colony
May 20, 2002 - East Timor declared independence from Portugal in 1975 but became independent of Indonesia in 2002
June 3, 2006 - Montenegro was part of Serbia and Montenegro (also known as Yugoslavia) but gained independence after a referendum
2006-12-18 23:04:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Quite a few probably. Even the US of A, which added two extra stars onto the flag in the 20thC when Alaska and Hawaii joined the union, which although minor, would still count as a change of flag within the last 100 years!
The question also has to be asked whether a newly-independant country that has split from a parent nation has actually "changed" its flag or merely designed one from scratch effective from independence that hasn't been altered since.
I don't think anyone could give you a reliable answer, though I look forward to seeing some of the cases put forward for certain nations!
2006-12-19 07:20:12 · answer #2 · answered by Mental Mickey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate to say it, but a number of the answers are wrong. First of all, before the second world war yugoslavia did not exist but the small countries of Serbia, Croatia, Kosovo, etc.
On the north side of Europe there was Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia were incorporated into USSR at the begining od WWII along with what's now Kaliningrad that used to belong to Germany.
Not only that, but countries as Slovakia have changed flag several times. Once as part of Czechoslovakia, then the Slovak republic allied with Nazi Germany, back to Czechoslaovakia, and finally to Slovakia.
2006-12-19 08:42:11 · answer #3 · answered by luosechi 駱士基 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, any nation that was under the Soviet Union has changed their flags, I Also know that Hong Kong changed it, it no longer has the British flag in the corner, it has the Hong Kong Star on a red background now!
2006-12-20 19:56:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one seems to know correctly, so I suggest you ask a flag maker who is over 100 years old.
2006-12-19 09:19:45 · answer #5 · answered by ian d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot, For starts : the US, Germany, Russia, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Costa Rica, Tibet, .....
2006-12-19 07:46:51 · answer #6 · answered by planksheer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋