This is a list of sovereign states in the 1890s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1890 and 31 December 1899. It contains entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and
recognition
Recognition may refer to:
*Award, something given in recognition of an achievement
Machine learning
*Pattern recognition, a branch of machine learning which encompasses the meanings below
Biometric
* Recognition of human individuals, or biomet ...
of their
sovereignty
Sovereignty is the defining authority within individual consciousness, social construct, or territory. Sovereignty entails hierarchy within the state, as well as external autonomy for states. In any state, sovereignty is assigned to the perso ...
. It includes widely recognized sovereign states, and entities which were ''
de facto
''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with ''de jure'' ("by la ...
'' sovereign but which were not widely recognized by other states.
Sovereign states
States claiming sovereignty
*
Aceh – Sultanate of Aceh
*
Biak-na-Bato – Philippine Republic (from November 1 to December 15, 1897)
*
Counani – Republic of Independent Guiana (to 1891)
*
Formosa – Republic of Formosa (from May 24 to October 23, 1895)
*
Franceville – Independent Commune of Franceville (to 1890)
*
Lado – Lado District
*
Loreto - Federal State of Loreto (to July 10, 18960
* Mato Grosso – Transatlantic Republic of Mato Grosso (to 1892)
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Negros – Republic of Negros (from November 27, 1898)
*
Swaziland – Kingdom of Swaziland (from 1894)
*
Tagalog Republic – Sovereign Tagalog Nation (from August 29, 1896, to March 22, 1897)
*
Trinidad – Principality of Trinidad (from 1893 to 1895)
*
Zamboanga – Republic of Zamboanga (from May 18 to November 16, 1898)
Notes
References
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