the south of ireland became independent from britain on 6 december 1922.
the south of ireland became independent from britain on 6 december 1922.
when did the south of ireland became independent from britain?
6 december 1922
northern ireland was recognised as a separate territory within the authority of the british crown on 3 may 1921, under the government of ireland act 1920. the new autonomous northern ireland was formed from six of the nine counties of ulster, being four counties with unionist majorities, and fermanagh and tyrone two of the five ulster counties which had nationalist majorities. in large part unionists, at least in the north east region, supported its creation while nationalists were opposed. subsequently, on 6 december 1922, the island of ireland became an independent dominion known as the irish free state but northern ireland immediately exercised its right to "opt out" of the new dominion.
government of northern ireland
many monarchies were abolished in the middle of the 20th century or later as part of the process of decolonisation. the monarchies of india, ghana, nigeria, kenya, tanganyika, uganda, guyana, and malawi were abolished shortly after they became independent of the united kingdom, while remaining within the commonwealth. that of ireland was not abolished when ireland became independent of the united kingdom in the 1920s, but by the republic of ireland act of 1948, which came into force in 1949. some commonwealth realms waited a little longer before abolishing their monarchies: pakistan became a republic in 1956 and south africa in 1961. gambia abolished its monarchy in 1970, while sierra leone became a republic in 1971, as did sri lanka in 1972, malta in 1974, trinidad and tobago in 1976, and fiji in 1987. the latest country to become a republic within the commonwealth was mauritius in 1992.
abolition of monarchy