Top Ten Governments Currently In Exile

Top Ten Governments Currently In Exile

A government in exile is a temporary political group that claims to be a country's legitimate government, but for various reasons is unable to exercise its legal power, and instead resides in a foreign country. Governments in exile frequently occur during wartime occupation. A temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated. 

10. P. Administration Of South Ossetia

South Ossetia was an autonomous oblast of Georgia in Soviet times. Now the greater part of it is controlled by the government of the ''de facto'independent South Ossetian Republic which is not recognised by any country or international organisation (UN, OSCE, EU, etc). The Provisional Administration of South Ossetia is a government in exile which is recognized by Georgia as the legal government of South Ossetia.

9. Crown Council Of Ethiopia

The Crown Council of Ethiopia was the Constitutional body which advised the reigning Emperors of Ethiopia and acted on behalf of the Crown. The council’s members were appointed by the Emperor. The current Ethiopian constitution confirmed the abolition of the emperorship, but Ethiopian royalists continue to operate the Crown Council.

8. Taliban

The Taliban were very reluctant to share power, and since their ranks were overwhelmingly Pashtun they ruled as overlords over the 60% of Afghans from other ethnic groups. The Taliban imposed on the parts of Afghanistan under their control their interpretation of Islam. They see themselves as the legitimate government of Afghanistan in exile.

7. East Turkestan Republic

East Turkestan, also Chinese Turkestan, East Turkistan, Uyghuristan, and Uyghurstan, is a controversial term for the eastern part of the greater Turkestan region of Central Asia and is concurrent with the present-day Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. The Government of the People's Republic of China objects to the modern day use of the term East Turkestan to refer to Xinjiang.

6. Republic Of Serbian Krajina

The Republic of Serbian Krajina (RSK) was a self-proclaimed Serb entity within Croatia. Established in 1991, it was not recognized internationally. It formally existed from 1991 to 1995, having been initiated a year earlier via smaller separatist regions. The Krajina Serbs established a paramilitary militia under the leadership of Milan Martić, the police chief in Knin.

5. Republic of China

The Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as Taiwan, is a state in East Asia located about 180 km off the east coast of mainland China. The Republic of China (ROC) was founded in 1912. After some years of turbulence, the ROC established its capital in Nanjing, with Dr. Sun Yat-sen as the provisional president. Despite all the democratic advances made by the ROC in Taiwan in the past two decades, it is still shunned by the international community.

4. Monarchy of Iran

In 1950 the Iran's Monarchy Constitution, Mashrouteh, was ruined towards absolute dictatorship by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi. The 1950 amendment granted the Shah the right to dissolve the parliament at any time and under any circumstances. The shah's regime suppressed and marginalized its opponents with the help of Iran's security and intelligence organization, the SAVAK. The Shah's government collapsed following widespread uprisings in 1978 -1979 and consequently an Islamic Republic succeeded his regime.

3. N.C.G. of the Union of Burma

National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma is an exile government and has its headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, United States. National Council of the Union of Burma The National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB) is the umbrella organization of the pro-democracy Burman and non-Burmese organisations. It was formed in 1992.

2. Central Tibetan Administration

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) was first established in Mussoorie on April 29, 1959, soon after the Dalai Lama reached India. Then in May 1960 it was moved to Dharamsala. The departments which make up the CTA work towards the Tibetan people's struggle for independence and survival. They function according to the Charter of Tibetans in Exile which is, in effect, a constitution based on modern democratic principles. Tibet is currently under the administration of the People's Republic of China, a situation that the Central Tibetan Administration considers an illegitimate military occupation.

1. State of Palestine

The state of Palestine was proclaimed in 1988, but in exile. A declaration of a "State of Palestine" was approved on November 15, 1988, by the Palestinian National Council, the legislative body of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). The declaration was ignored, and eventually rejected, by the State of Israel. Israel controls the territories since 1967 Six-Day War when it captured them from Egypt and Jordan. Currently, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) envision the establishment of a State of Palestine to include all the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem, living in peace with Israel under a democratically elected and transparent government. The PNA, however, does not claim sovereignty over any territory and therefore is not the government of the "State of Palestine" proclaimed in 1988. Enough said.