n.the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain
Slovenia and Macedonia managed to break away relatively peacefully, while declarationsofindependence in Bosnia and Croatia led to the worst violence and war crimes seen in Europe since World War II.
Comment: In contrast to the assertion of autonomous power contained in each of the declarationsofindependence or sovereignty adopted by every Soviet republic, Gorbachev's draft of the All-Union Treaty would devolve remarkably little power to the republics.