Can a union of convex sets be rewritten as a union of disjoint convex sets

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Let $C$ be a compact subset of a finite dimensional Euclidean space. Can the union of finitely many convex sets in $C$ (possibly with nonempty intersection) be rewritten as the union of finitely many disjoint convex sets in $C$?

What if instead of "finitely many", we have "countably many"?

Thanks!