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===[[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque nation]]===
According to [[Basque people|Basque]] nationalists, "[[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Euzkadi]] (the name of our country in our own language) is the country of the Basques with as such right to exist independently as a nation as [[Poland]] or [[Ireland]]. The Basques are a very ancient people..."<ref>Nationalism, Naunihal Singh, Mittal Publications, 2006, p. 111.</ref>
===[[Chechnya]]===
The phrase, "right to exist" has also been used in reference to the right of [[Chechens]] (in the eyes of supporters) to establish a state independent from Russia.<ref>Wood, Tony. ''Chechnya, the Case for Independence''. Page 6. Quote: "The second basis for dismissing Chechnya's right to existence is that the country had its chance at independence from 1996 to 1999..."</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.watchdog.cz/?show=000000-000004-000003-000130&lang=1 |title=Prague Watchdog - Crisis in Chechnya - An empire on the verge of collapse |publisher=Watchdog.cz |accessdate=2012-01-21|quote=Russia’s numerous separatist movements quickly shrank to nothing, but they will once again return to life if their '''''right to exist''''', even if only in the distant future, is confirmed by the precedents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. And here the example of Chechnya may prove to be formative.}}</ref>
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