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Type of administrative division similar to a province or state
An autonomous republic is a type of
administrative division similar to a
province or
state . A significant number of autonomous republics can be found within the
successor states of the
Soviet Union , but the majority are located within
Russia . Many of these republics were established during the Soviet period as
Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics , or ASSRs.
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Autonomous republics within the former republics of the Soviet Union
Eastern Europe
French territories
The designation also can refer to the following 16 former French territories in Africa before 1960, when all gained independence, except for
Djibouti , which voted in a referendum to remain part of
France as an
overseas department :
Tunisia (1954)
Togolese Republic (February 22, 1958)
Malagasy Republic , today known as the
Republic of Madagascar (October 14, 1958)
Mali Federation , formed by the Sudanese Republic (now the
Republic of Mali ) and the
Republic of Senegal (November 24, 1958)
The
Republic of the Congo , referred at the time as
Middle Congo (November 28, 1958)
Islamic Republic of Mauritania (November 28, 1958)
Republic of Chad (November 28, 1958)
Gabonese Republic (November 28, 1958)
Ubangi-Shari , referred today as the
Central African Republic (December 1, 1958)
Republic of Dahomey , current
Republic of Benin (December 4, 1958)
Republic of Ivory Coast (December 4, 1958)
Republic of Upper Volta , current
Burkina Faso (December 11, 1958)
Republic of Niger (December 19, 1958)
Republic of Cameroon (January 1, 1960), unified with the
British Cameroon a year later
State of the Comoros (1961)
Territory of the Afars and the Issas , known today as the
Republic of Djibouti (1967)
Republic of Cochinchina (1946-1949)
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