Singapore seceded from the Federation of Malaysia and became an independent sovereign state.

新加坡脱离马来西亚联邦成为一个独立的主权国家。

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He said he would enforce federal laws in every state. And he promised not to surrender any federal property in the states that seceded.

他说，他将在任何一个州强制执行联邦法律，而且他保证不会交出任何位于已经脱离联邦的各州的联邦财产。

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The state seceded because a Republican, Abraham Lincoln, had been elected president.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

Virginia's forces moved quickly after the state seceded.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

Large swathes of Syria, including parts of Homs and suburbs of the capital, Damascus, have in effect seceded from the central state.

ECONOMIST: Syria��s crisis

The breakaway state of Somaliland held its first multi-party general election since it seceded from anarchic Somalia, of which it is still legally a part, more than a decade ago.

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