self-rule
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The country's constitution states that "each ethnicity has the right to use and develop their own language" and "have the right to self-rule".
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
"The issue of self-rule is one of the major problems between the two sides."
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
“I have no doubt in my mind,” he wrote, “that Burma cannot form part of India under Swaraj,” or self-rule.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
As patriots readied for battle and loyalists clung to the British crown, Thomas Paine published “Common Sense,” a fiercely persuasive pamphlet that united Colonists to fight against monarchy in the name of self-rule.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025
The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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African History - Introductory
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