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Lessons from Spain’s Catalonia, Iraq’s Kurdistan and Nigeria’s Biafra
9 years agoPeople holding Esteladas (Pro-independence Catalan flag) gather outside the Catalan parliament in Barcelona on October 27, 2017, during a plenary session to debate a motion on declaring independence from Spain. The Catalan parliament will vote on how to respond to the central government's planned takeover of Catalan political powers following an outlawed independence referendum. / AFP PHOTO / PAU BARRENA
The people of Catalonia, an autonomous community which is part of the independent State of Spain began their quest for full independence from Spain in the 17th Century (1640) when it first revolted against Spain.
