1990 Event Iraq annexes Kuwait as its 19th province 1981 Event Israel annexes Golan Heights (seized from Syria in war of 1967) 1976 Event Indonesian president Suharto annexes East Timor 1976 Event Indonesia annexes Portuguese East-Timor 1975 Event India annexes Principality of Sikkim 1967 Event Israel annexes East Jerusalem 1963 Event Germany FR annexes Elten village 1961 Event India annexes Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu 1957 Event India annexes Kashmir 1949 Event Netherlands annexes Elten and Tudderen 1942 Event Nazi-Germany annexes Luxembourg 1940 Event Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania 1940 Event Italy annexes Albania 1939 Event Germany annexes Western Poland 1939 Event Hungary annexes republic of Karpato-Ukraine 1938 Event Germany annexes Sudetenland (1/3 of Czechoslovakia) 1925 Event Norway annexes Spitsbergen 1923 Event Poland annexes Central Lithuania 1923 Event Lithuania seizes and annexes country of Memel 1920 Event Romania annexes Bessarabia 1920 Event Italy annexes South Tirol (Alto Adige) 1920 Event Belgium annexes Eupen/Malmedy 1919 Event Romania annexes Transylvania 1918 Event Serbia annexes Montenegro 1915 Event Britain annexes Gilbert and Ellice archipelago 1914 Event Great Britain annexes Cyprus 1910 Event Japan annexes Korea after 5 years as a protectorate 1908 Event Belgium annexes Congo Free State 1908 Event Austria annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina 1902 Event Boer War Ends; Treaty of Unity signed, Britain annexes Transvaal 1901 Event Great Britain annexes Gold Coast (Ghana) 1900 Event England annexes Transvaal 1900 Event Britain annexes Orange Free State (as Orange River Colony) 1900 Event Britain annexes Orange Free State 1900 Event Great Britain annexes Tonga archipelago 1900 Event U.S. annexes Hawaii 1898 Event U.S. annexes Hawaii 1896 Event France annexes Madagascar 1893 Event French lieutenant Boiteux annexes Tumbuktu 1886 Event Great Britain annexes Kermadec-Island near New Zealand 1884 Event Germany annexes Angra Pequena (Southwest-Africa) 1880 Event France annexes Otaheite (Tahiti) 1877 Event Great Britain annexes Walvis Bay at Cape colony 1874 Event New York City annexes the Bronx 1871 Event Great Britain annexes Griqualand South Africa 1870 Event Italy annexes Rome and Papal States; Rome made Italian capital 1868 Event Great Britain annexes Basutoland in Africa 1866 Event Kingdom of Italy annexes Venetia 1853 Event France annexes Caledonia 1846 Event U.S. annexes New Mexico 1846 Event U.S. fleet officer Robert F Stockton annexes California 1843 Event Great Britain annexes Natal 1832 Event Ecuador annexes Gal pagos Islands 1816 Event Great Britain annexes Tristan da Cunha 1810 Event U.S. annexes West Florida from Spain 1810 Event U.S. annexes western Florida 1808 Event Napoleon annexes Tuscany and gave it seats in French Senate 1795 Event France annexes Southern Netherlands 1783 Event Catharina II of Russia annexes the Krim 1663 Event France annexes Venaissin 1634 Event U.S. colony Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony 1541 Event Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Buda/annexes Hungary 1500 Event Pedro Cabral lands and annexes Brazil (Terra da Vera Cruz) 1282 Event King Pedro III of Aragonorth annexes Sicily
