What is Government-in-exile?
A '''government-in-exile''' is a group of people who claim they are the real [[government]] of a [[country]], but who live in another country.<ref>[http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=government-in-exile Princeton University WordNet]</ref> These were common during [[World War II]], when the [[axis powers]] took over several countries, and the leaders of those countries escaped to safety in other countries. When the war ended, most were able to return to their home countries.{{Refn|The [[Polish government-in-exile]] would not return to [[Poland]] until 1990.}} Today, there are some governments-in-exile. They include: *[[Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic]] (SADR) in the [[Tindouf Province]] of [[Algeria]] *the government of the National Republic of [[Belarus]] exiled since [[1920]], currently led by Ivonka Survilla in [[Canada]] *the Central Tibetan Administration, based in [[Dharamshala|Dharamsala]], [[India]], founded by the 14th [[Dalai Lama]] of [[Tibet]]; Tibet was taken over by the [[People's Republic of China]] in the 1950s *the former Provisional Government of [[Bangladesh]], also known as the Mujibnagar Government, declared [[independence]] from [[Pakistan]] in 1971; it was exiled to [[Kolkata]] after attacks by the [[Pakistani military|Pakistan armed forces]], and existed until Bangladesh was recognized as a country in 1972. *the former provisional [[Government of Afghanistan]] was ousted by the [[Taliban]], claiming to be the real leaders of [[Afghanistan#History|Afghanistan]], which was taken over by the [[Military of the United States|American military]], after they left in 2021 following the [[War on Terror]]. These groups usually have little or [[List of states with limited recognition|no diplomatic recognition]] by other countries. There were more governments-in-exile in the 20th century (especially during World War II), but many disbanded or regained power in their own country, or transferred their [[Asset|assets]] to the new government. ==Related pages== *[[Exile]] ==Notes and Referen