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Events on Thursday 25 August 1825 1
1825Uruguay Declares Independence from BrazilA congress at Florida breaks the Banda Oriental away from the Empire of BrazilOn 25 August 1825, a congress held at Florida declared the independence of the Provincia Oriental from Brazilian rule and its union with the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata. The declaration directly triggered the Cisplatine War between Brazil and Argentina over the territory.