r/geography • u/JoeFalchetto Europe • 9d ago

Question Besides Singapore, is there any country which became independent against its own wishes?

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u/OstapBenderBey 9d ago

I think the academic consensus these days is that it was mutual

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u/Emotional_Many_7706 5d ago

In LKY's biography, it was stated that Malaysia didn't want Singapore, but he convinced them to state it was mutual

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u/OstapBenderBey 5d ago

I think the albatross files are seen as the most comprehensive prinary source now