independence
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Before meeting with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and addressing authorities and diplomats, the pope will pay tribute to the victims of Algeria's 1954-1962 war of independence against France at the Martyrs Memorial overlooking the city.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
The former Portuguese colony is still struggling with the legacy of the civil war that followed independence in 1975.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Plaid leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth, told BBC Wales after his party's manifesto launch that a national commission which would work on an independence White Paper would cost about £500,000.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Pakistan has been directly ruled by its military for nearly half its existence via a series of coups since gaining independence in 1947.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
Spanish physicians lacked the competence that Vesalius was used to, and initial hostility to him as a foreigner became exacerbated by the growth of the independence movement in the Netherlands, then ruled by Spain.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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