Ancient civilizations, former colonies, renamed countries and regions, annexations, secessions, etc. Over the history of the county, there have been various municipality secessions, annexations and renamings. Before these secessions, the General Synod claimed 164,000 communicants. To view a detailed animated map depicting the various state secessions see . The current borders were created through a series of secessions and reincorporations. Authors report different numbers for how many secessions there were. In the early and mid-1920s the annual number of secessions amounted to about 80,000. It was much diminished in territory by a series of secessions. The secessions of Biafra and Katanga have frequently been compared in academic writing. However, these secessions were still compensated by baptisands and migrants.