In 1830 the southern provinces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands seceded.

This period lasted until 1830 only, when the southern provinces seceded to form Belgium.

As a result of a dispute with the royal court, the province of Samtskhe seceded and submitted directly to the Ilkhan rule in 1266.

And if the resistance does take most of Afghanistan, the province can secede, under Soviet protection.

Mr. Wahid has warned that if he is removed from office, six provinces would secede and keep him as their president.

Rooted in the French-English divide of language and culture, the province might secede.

And the market yesterday was also watching the outcome of a referendum in Quebec on whether the province should secede from Canada.

Voters in Quebec vote in a referendum on whether the province should secede from Canada.

Win or lose, the province of Quebec might secede from the commonwealth.

The federal government's submission argued that the only way a province could secede from Canada would be through a constitutional amendment.