Challenge- north, south, east , west

This is in after 1900 but a pre 1900 POD is equally valid.

In the midst of WW2 we saw the two Vietnams, Koreas and Germanys appear. A simple understanding of the politics of the time appears why this happened perfectly well; two sides, opposing ideas, wanted their own puppets...
When I was a kid drawing maps of fictional countries I understood none of this. All I saw in my somewhat outdated atlas was the two Germanys, one called East and one called West. I knew fine well in Britain that you got many villages called West Sleepington, North Sleepington, etc...., I felt it was the same but on a national level.
So, your challenge is to make my inner child happy.
How do we get a situation where a country is permanently (i.e. for several decades and with full autonomous modern style local governments. 19th century Poland need not apply. The Guyanas and any other smart arse answer also don:t work) divided into 3 or more geographic versions of itself?

I suppose it requires more of a 3 way cold war. For America or Britain to somehow begin acting a total dick after WW2 and the 3 western powers not to merge their zones. But this seems somewhat ASB, more needs to be done really.
 
This is in after 1900 but a pre 1900 POD is equally valid.

In the midst of WW2 we saw the two Vietnams, Koreas and Germanys appear. A simple understanding of the politics of the time appears why this happened perfectly well; two sides, opposing ideas, wanted their own puppets...
When I was a kid drawing maps of fictional countries I understood none of this. All I saw in my somewhat outdated atlas was the two Germanys, one called East and one called West. I knew fine well in Britain that you got many villages called West Sleepington, North Sleepington, etc...., I felt it was the same but on a national level.
So, your challenge is to make my inner child happy.
How do we get a situation where a country is permanently (i.e. for several decades and with full autonomous modern style local governments. 19th century Poland need not apply. The Guyanas and any other smart arse answer also don:t work) divided into 3 or more geographic versions of itself?

I suppose it requires more of a 3 way cold war. For America or Britain to somehow begin acting a total dick after WW2 and the 3 western powers not to merge their zones. But this seems somewhat ASB, more needs to be done really.

OTL Kurd population in Syria, Turkey, Iraq, and Iran. I remember Woodrow Wilson promising the Kurds an independent nation, but it eventually didn't get through.
 
The same applies for a lot of peoples. I'm talking about actual nations in the modern day, there isnt an otl example
 
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