Former Members
Some members of the UNPO have left because of United Nations recognition, autonomy agreements, or for other reasons.
- Former socialist republics of the Soviet Union, with UN recognition, withdrew after independence was restored in 1991:
- Armenia joined 01991-02-1111 February 1991, withdrew 01992-03-022 March 1992
- Estonia joined 01991-02-1111 February 1991, withdrew 01991-08-1717 August 1991
- Georgia joined 01991-02-1111 February 1991, withdrew 01992-07-3131 July 1992
- Latvia joined 01991-02-1111 February 1991, withdrew 01991-08-1717 August 1991
- Others with UN recognition:
- Timor-Leste joined 01993-01-1717 January 1993, withdrew 02002-09-2727 September 2002; former Portuguese colony annexed by Indonesia in 1975 and independent since 2002
- Palau joined 01991-02-1111 February 1991, withdrew 01994-12-1515 December 1994; formerly part of the US–administered Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and independent since 1994
- Left for other reasons:
- Aceh joined 01991-08-066 August 1991, membership discontinued 02008-03-011 March 2008; reached autonomy agreement with Indonesia in 2005
- Albanians in Macedonia joined 01994-04-1616 April 1994, membership discontinued 02008-03-011 March 2008; reached agreement on wider rights with Macedonia in 2001
- Bashkortostan joined 01996-02-033 February 1996, withdrew 01998-06-3030 June 1998
- Bougainville joined 01991-08-066 August 1991, membership discontinued 02008-03-011 March 2008; reached autonomy agreement with Papua New Guinea in 2000
- Chuvash joined 01993-01-1717 January 1993, membership discontinued 02008-03-011 March 2008
- Gagauzia joined 01994-04-1616 April 1994, membership discontinued 02007-12-011 December 2007; reached autonomy agreement with Moldova in 1994
- Ingushetia joined 01994-07-3030 July 1994, membership discontinued 02008-03-011 March 2008
- Kumyk joined 01997-04-1717 April 1997, membership discontinued 02008-03-011 March 2008
- Lakotah Nation joined 01994-07-3030 July 1994, membership discontinued 02007-12-011 December 2007; followed by the declaration of the Republic of Lakotah
- Maohi joined 01994-07-3030 July 1994, membership discontinued 02007-12-011 December 2007
- Nuxalk joined 01998-09-2323 September 1998, membership discontinued 02008-03-011 March 2008
- Rusyn joined 01998-09-2323 September 1998, membership discontinued 02007-12-011 December 2007
- Sakha joined 01993-08-033 August 1993, withdrew 01998-06-3030 June 1998
- Talysh joined 02005-06-2626 June 2005, membership discontinued 02008-03-011 March 2008
- Tatarstan joined 01991-02-1111 February 1991, membership discontinued 02008-03-011 March 2008
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