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In our TL, we saw ethnic unification movements in Germany, Italy, Poland, Greece, Romania, and Serbia in the late 19th and/or early 20th centuries. Basically, the purpose of these movements was to incorporate as many ethnic Germans/Italians/Poles/Greeks/Romanians/Serbs in one state by conquering and annexing territories where these ethnic groups consisted of a large part of the population.

Overall, these movements achieved great success (though there were some "setbacks"--such as Romania's loss of Moldova in 1940 and the "loss" of the Serb-majority areas of Bosnia after the collapse of Yugoslavia).

Anyway, what I am curious is this--could we see any European-style ethnic unification movements in the Third World? If so, could any such movements actually succeed in the Third World?

Also, for the record, I suspect that the likeliest candidates among Third World ethnic groups for such a movement would be the Somalis and the Kurds. However, I am curious as to whether or not there are any other Third World ethnic groups which would likewise have a serious chance of creating such a movement.

Anyway, any thoughts on this?
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