It has since gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by.

From 1901 to 1906 there also existed a series of revolutionary governments that lacked significant international diplomatic recognition.

All the new successor states were compelled to sign minority rights treaties as a precondition of diplomatic recognition.

At the time of surrender only a few countries had provided diplomatic recognition to the new nation.

What followed was a long process of building the state, determining its borders, and gaining international diplomatic recognition.