Nine annexations of the XX century

1. The annexation of Kuwait by Iraq - 1990
In July 1990, Saddam Hussein demanded that Kuwait forgive Iraqi debt and to pay compensation in the amount of 2, 5 billion. Dollars. for alleged illegal extraction of Iraqi oil to Kuwait. However, the Kuwaiti emir did not accept this claim. As a result, Iraq's troops began to pull to the borders of Kuwait, and 2 August, the Iraqi army invaded on Kuwaiti territory. By late August, Kuwait was declared the 19th province of Iraq.

2. The annexation of the Golan Heights to Israel - 1981
Laws of Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights were hailed by Israeli Knesset 30.07.1980 and 14.12.1981, Israel said to grant Israeli citizenship to residents of these areas, as well as the full application of Israeli law to these territories. However, the UN Security Council condemned the annexation, and it has been invalidated.

3. Annexation of Sikkim India - 1975
Indian Prime Minister Kazi Lhendup Dorjee in 1975 proposed the transformation of the Indian Parliament in Sikkim state of India. In April, Sikkim was occupied by Indian troops. As a result of the referendum of 97, 5% of voters supported the accession to India. And May 16, 1975, Sikkim officially became a state in India.

4. The annexation of Goa India - 1961
In December 1961 Goa was occupied by Indian troops and declared "Union Territory" along with Daman and Diu, after which the 451-year-old Portuguese rule in Goa came to an end. Portugal recognized the sovereignty of India over Goa only after the 1974 revolution. Goa has been isolated from the Union Territory in 1987.

5. Annexation of. Rockall Britain - 1955
Rockall Island - uninhabited rock in the Atlantic Ocean was annexed by Great Britain, with what has yet to agree a number of countries. The nationality of the island and its surrounding waters disputed by Ireland, Denmark (Faeroe Islands) and Iceland. The dispute over the nationality Rocolla conducted over the rights to explore for mineral resources and fishing in the surrounding Rockall Bank («Rockall Bank»), trough («Rockall Trough») and the Rockall Plateau («Rockall Plateau»).

6. The annexation of the Baltic states of the USSR - 1939-1941.
Secret protocol to the treaty of non-aggression between Germany and the USSR signed on August 23, 1939, the division of spheres of influence: Estonia, Latvia, Finland and part of eastern Poland were included in the Soviet sphere of influence, and Lithuania and western Poland - Germany. Within two years, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was annexed by the Soviet Union under the guise of helping the fraternal peoples. Churchill wrote: "Letting the peoples of the Baltic countries under the rule of Soviet Russia against their will, would be contrary to all the principles for which we are conducting this war and will dishonor our cause».

7. The annexation of Czechoslovakia by Germany, the -1938
In 1938, Czechoslovakia lived 14 million people, of whom 3, 5 million ethnic Germans living compactly in the Sudetenland, and also in Slovakia and Transcarpathian Ukraine (Carpathian Germans). Industry Czechoslovakia, including the military, was one of the most advanced in Europe. In accordance with the Munich Agreement, the annexation of the Sudetenland was held, moreover, very quickly and successfully. This was the first step toward the occupation of Czechoslovakia and the elimination of the independence of the country in general.

8. The annexation of Austria by Germany - 1938
The inclusion of Austria into Germany was held on 12-13 March 1938. As a result of the Anschluss territory of Germany increased by 17% of the population - 10% (6, 7 million people). Austria, Hitler received more funds for further advances in the Balkans. In 1945, Austria's independence was restored.

9. The annexation of Bessarabia, Romania - 1918
Until 1918, Bessarabia was part of the Russian Empire, and the annexation was not recognized by the Soviet government. On the maps, which releases the USSR, the area was designated as occupied Romania. Bessarabia was part of Romania for 22 years from March 27 (April 9), 1918, when Sfatul Ţării (Tip Edge) Moldavian Democratic Republic voted to join, until 28 June 1940, when the score after the Soviet government on the transfer of Bessarabia to the Soviet Union on its territory of the Red Army was introduced.

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