League of Nations members

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Between 1920 and 1946, a total of 63 countries became members of the League of Nations. The Covenant forming the League of Nations was included in the Treaty of Versailles and came into force on 10 January 1920. The League of Nations was dissolved on 18 April 1946, when its assets and responsibilities were transferred to the United Nations.

Of the 42 founder members, 23 (or 24, counting Free France) remained members until the League of Nations was dissolved in 1946. A further 21 countries joined between 1920 and 1937, but 7 left, withdrew or were expelled before 1946.

Countries are listed under the year in which they joined. The word "withdrew" indicates that a country left of its own choice. The word "left" indicates a country that ceased to exist because of annexation by either Germany or Italy. The USSR was the only country to be expelled by the League.

Despite formulating the concept and signing the Covenant, the United States of America never joined the League of Nations.

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[edit] 1920: founder members

• Argentina
• Australia
• Belgium
• Bolivia
• Brazil (withdrew 14 June 1926)
• British Empire^[1]
• Canada
• Chile (withdrew 14 May 1938)
• Republic of China
• Colombia
• Cuba
• Czechoslovakia (left 15 March 1939)
• Denmark (withdrew July 1940)
• El Salvador (withdrew 11 August 1937)
• France (Vichy France withdrew 18 April 1941; withdrawal not recognised by Free French forces)
• Greece
• Guatemala (withdrew 26 May 1936)
• Haiti (withdrew April 1942)
• Honduras (withdrew 10 July 1936)
• India (then under British rule and including the region of present-day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh).^[1]
• Italy (withdrew 11 December 1937)
• Empire of Japan (withdrew 27 March 1933)
• Liberia
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Nicaragua (withdrew 27 June 1936)
• Norway
• Panama
• Paraguay (withdrew 23 February 1935)
• Persia (known as Iran from 1934)
• Peru (withdrew 8 April 1939)
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania (withdrew July 1940)
• Siam (known as Thailand from 1939)
• Spain (withdrew May 1939)
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Union of South Africa
• United Kingdom
• Uruguay
• Venezuela (withdrew 12 July 1938)
• Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (known as Yugoslavia from 1929; left 17 April 1941; rejoined October 1944)

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• Austria (joined 15 December 1920; left 13 March 1938)
• Bulgaria (joined 16 December 1920)
• Costa Rica (joined 16 December 1920; withdrew 22 January 1925)
• Finland (joined 16 December 1920)
• Luxembourg (joined 16 December 1920; left 30 August 1942)
• Albania (joined 17 December 1920; left 9 April 1939)

[edit] 1921

• Estonia (joined 22 September 1921)
• Latvia (joined 22 September 1921)
• Lithuania (joined 22 September 1921)

[edit] 1922

• Hungary (joined 18 September 1922; withdrew 14 April 1939)

[edit] 1923

• Ireland (joined 10 September 1923)
• Ethiopia (joined 28 September 1923)

[edit] 1924

• Dominican Republic (joined 29 September 1924)

[edit] 1926

• Germany (joined 8 September 1926; withdrew 21 October 1933)

[edit] 1931

• Mexico (joined 23 September 1931)

[edit] 1932

• Turkey (joined 18 July 1932)
• Iraq (joined 3 October 1932)

[edit] 1934

• Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (joined 18 September 1934; expelled 14 December 1939)
• Afghanistan (joined 27 September 1934)
• Ecuador (joined 28 September 1934)

[edit] 1937

• Egypt (joined 26 May 1937)

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Members of the 1st Assembly, League of Nations, Geneva, November 15 to December 18, 1920.

[edit] See also

United Nations member states

[edit] External links

• Map of League of Nations members
• worldstatesmen.orgaf:Volkebond

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