2005 Event Syria withdraws troops from Lebanon, ending its 29 year military occupation 1989 Event Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan ends 1973 Event Members of American Indian Movement begin occupation of Wounded Knee 1959 Event Uprising against Chinese occupation force in Lhasa Tibet 1955 Event Austria resumed its sovereignty after departure of last Allied occupation forces, for 1st time since German occupation of 1938 1955 Event Austria regains full independence after 4-power occupation 1954 Event Britain, England, France and U.S.S.R. agree to end occupation of Germany 1949 Event German Dem Rep formed from Russian occupation zone (National Day) 1949 Event Federal Republic of [West] Germany created under 3-power occupation 1945 Event Czechoslovakia liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) 1945 Event Hungary liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) 1945 Event Liberation of Warsaw by Soviet troops (end of Nazi occupation) 1944 Event Hertogenbosch and Tilburg freed from nazi occupation 1944 Event Paris liberated from Nazi occupation, Freedom Tuesday 1944 Event Romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day) 1943 Event Jews attack Nazi occupation forces at Warsaw Ghetto 1942 Event During WW II Germany completes their occupation of France 1941 Event Estonians starts armed resistance against Soviet occupation 1941 Event Occupation Police arrest "Jewish Foursome" 1927 Event Sea battle at Navarino (Greece freed of Ottoman occupation) 1927 Event Augusto Sandino begins 5 -year war against U.S. occupation of Nicaragua 1925 Event U.S. Marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation 1925 Event French occupation force begins evacuating country 1924 Event After 8 years of occupation, U.S. troops leave Dominican Republic 1923 Event Allies accept Latvia's occupation of Memel territory 1923 Event SDAP speaks out against allied occupation of Ruhrgebied 1923 Event Allied ultimatum on Lithuanian occupation of Memel 1918 Event U.S. Army of occupation crosses Rhine, enters Germany 1916 Event Easter rebellion of Irish against British occupation begins 1912 Death General Zeledon, Nicaraguan opponent of U.S. occupation, is executed 1905 Event Warsaw and Lodz revolt against Russian occupation 1904 Event American occupation of Cuba ends 1902 Event U.S. military occupation of Cuba (since Jan 1, 1899) ends 1899 Event Revolt against U.S. occupation of Philippines 1847 Death Governor Bent, 5 others in U.S. occupation, killed by revolt in New Mexico 1808 Event Uprising against French occupation begins in Madrid 1795 Event Dutch Prince William V accepts British occupation of Dutch Indies 1282 Event Furious inhabitants of Palermo attack French occupation force
