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Rump state
A
rump state
is the remnant of a once-larger
state
, left with a reduced
territory
in the wake of
secession
,
annexation
,
irredentism
,
occupation
,
decolonization
, or a successful
coup d’état
or
revolution
on part of its former territory. In the latter case, a government stops short of going
in exile
because it still controls part of its former territory.
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