Examples of 'was granted independence' in a sentence
Meaning of "was granted independence"
This phrase is used to describe the act of a country or territory being given freedom and self-governance, usually from a colonial or oppressive power. It signifies the recognition and official status of an independent nation
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was granted independence
Cuba was granted independence.
She fought till India was granted independence.
Poland was granted independence and Lithuania and Ukraine became more autonomous.
Shortly after the war was over, the Philippines was granted independence.
At the same time Brugg was granted independence from the Eigenamt and became a separate polity.
The day after Kageorgis' execution Burundi was granted independence.
The colony was granted independence from New South Wales in the same year.
Gabon, formerly part of French Equatorial Africa, was granted independence from France.
Cambodia was granted independence within the French Union.
Mbonyumutwa was replaced by Grégoire Kayibanda before Rwanda was granted independence in 1962.
South Sudan was granted independence in 2011 following a civil war that lasted for decades.
Belize is a member of the Commonwealth and was granted independence from the United Kingdom in 1981.
Grenada was granted independence from Britain in 1974 and is part of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Dona Isabel lived between metropolitan Portugal and Portuguese Angola until 1975, when Angola was granted independence.
It was granted independence by Britain in 1980 and became Zimbabwe.
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It kept this status when the island was granted independence in 1962.
Cambodia was granted independence within the French Union in 1949.
This condition is maintained when the island was granted independence in 1962.
In 1964 Zambia was granted independence with Kaunda as its president.
In July 1991, one resident publicly threatened to resort to terrorism unless Orania was granted independence.
After Congo was granted independence in June 1960, Katanga became an autonomous province.
The Indian Ocean island group was granted independence in 1965.
Cameroon was granted independence on 1 January 1960 with Ahmadou Ahidjo its president.
After the war, Cuba became a US protectorate and was granted independence in 1902.
The country was granted independence within the Commonwealth of Nations on 6 September 1968.
On 3 November 1978, the Commonwealth of Dominica was granted independence from the United Kingdom.
When Morocco was granted independence in 1957, it laid claim to the Western Sahara region.
On 26 June 1960 the British Somaliland protectorate was granted independence as the State of Somaliland.
In 1951, the country was granted independence by the United Nations, being governed by King Idris.
The office has existed since Tuvalu was granted independence from the United Kingdom on 1 October 1978.
Also in 1964, Northern Rhodesia was granted independence as Zambia, under the leadership of Kenneth Kaunda.
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