Declarations from Abroad
Many of the Declarations of Independence and other kindred declarations included here that come from other parts of the globe clearly were modeled after our July 4, 1776, and follow it in language, structure, and rhetorical devices. Even those that aren’t adaptations often drew their inspiration from it. Just the notion that a written declaration of independence was an critical means for launching an independence movement is usually evidence that the product of Jefferson and company was the inspiration in some way.
We currently have the following declarations from abroad archived:
Declaration of the Freedom-Loving People of China
Editor’s Note: I first found mention of this valiant Declaration on The Federalist’s website: [It’s worth mentioning that as soon as I then accessed this
Estonian Declaration of Independence, or Manifesto to the Peoples of Estonia (Manifest Eestimaa rahvastele), Feb. 23, 1918
Editor’s Note: This somewhat flowery document, that makes some nods to our July 4, 1776 Declaration, was issued in the midst of World War I by
Declaration of Independence of Lower Canada (Feb. 22, 1838)
Editor’s Note: The leading insurrection Robert Nelson wrote the declaration of independence for the breakaway republic of Lower Canada (what is today Quebec) while in exile in the
African Declaration on Internet Rights and Freedoms (August, 28, 2014)
Editor’s Note: According to its website, this declaration represents “a Pan-African initiative to promote human rights standards and principles of openness in internet policy formulation
Declaration of the Outraged (Declaracion de los Indignados e Indignadas)
Editor’s Note: Galvanized by social media-savvy young people fed up with the pervasive culture of political corruption in Honduras, tens of thousands of protesters have converged
Tibetan Declaration of Independence (1913)
Editor’s note: On February 13, 1913, the Thirteenth Dalai Lama returned to Tibet from exile in India — where he’d fled four years earlier after
Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire (Acta de Independencia),1821
Editor’s note: In this very brief document, drafted by Juan José Espinosa de los Monteros, secretary of the Provisional Governmental Board, the Mexican Empire declared
Declaration of Common Aims of the Independent Mid-European Nations (1918)
Editor’s note: A veritable declaration of independence was issued on October 26, 1918, after leaders of mid-European nations convened in for several days at Independence
Irish Declaration of Independence (1919)
Editor’s note: On January 21, 1919, the Assembly of Ireland both initiated a War of Independence (“Cogadh na Saoirse” in Irish) against British forces and
Declaration of Rights for Cetaceans: Whales and Dolphins (2010)
Editor’s Note: This declaration, which spells out what it maintains should be the legal rights under international law of whales and dolphins, is a product
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1793
Editor’s Note: An expanded version of the 1789 French declaration, this revised version goes even further than its predecessor — it places greater emphasis on
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789
Editor’s Note: If there was a declaration to be written in the years soon after the founding of our republic, who better than Thomas Jefferson
