foreign rule
Example Sentences
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“Several years of foreign rule stole our pride from us. Today, India has left behind that colonial mindset.”
From Washington Times ● May 28, 2023
The Korean people’s opposition to the division of their nation and its subjection to foreign rule was ignored.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The Independence Day holiday celebrates the restoration of Poland’s national sovereignty in 1918, at the end of World War I and after 123 years of foreign rule.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
In truth, the Texas revolt of 1836 wasn’t just about breaking away from foreign rule but also about sustaining the cotton-based economy and system of chattel slavery it required and Mexico wished to abolish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2021
The Serbian government was dedicated to the idea of a “Greater Serbia” and to the liberation of all Serbs living under foreign rule.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
