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Originally Posted by octothorp
Best example would be the landlocked nation of Tajikistan. The Tajiks never had their own country prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union; they were previously part of various empires and nations including the Samanid Empire and Bukhara. Their culture and language is a combination of turkish and persian, same as their neighbours. Though they were conquered by the Russians, they never experienced genocides. It's not a perfect comparison, but it's probably the closest. The key difference is that their independence wasn't exactly voluntary. The soviet union collapsed and they basically had no choice but to declare independence.
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Not exactly a great case to support the recognition of an independent Alberta. It might work if the Alberta Cree were setting up their own government. That situation bares more resemblance to Tajikistan as they are a separate nation and were colonized by an imperial power.