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South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
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Bophuthatswana
Former Bantustan in South Africa (1977–94)
Bophuthatswana, officially the Republic of Bophuthatswana, and colloquially referred to as the Bop and by outsiders as Jigsawland was a Bantustan that was declared (nominally) independent by the apartheid regime of South Africa in 1977. However, like the other Bantustans of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)