Meanings of gain independence in English

Nauru was the second Pacific island nation to gain independence after Samoa.

It was the first African country to gain independence from Britain in 1957.

Mozambique is a country on the cusp of war, eager to gain independence.

Ghana was the first British colony to gain independence in Africa.

Sure, the African country managed to gain independence in 2011, but at what cost?

When the first World War broke out in 1914 Ireland was yet to gain independence.

Do they have to become more masculine to break free of there stereotypical feminine roles, and gain independence?

The movement's director, Nalini Singh, said the new strategy would enable women to gain independence and a better life.

He would capitalize his wide acquaintance and his influence, gain independence and perpetuate his name in the same stroke.

But Joshi was, in the end, part of her project, one designed as a means to gain independence from others.

Frelimo looks set to maintain the political dominance it has enjoyed since it helped Mozambique gain independence from Portugal in 1975.

He told those assembled at parliament that the drive to gain independence was about proving PNG's indigenous people could rule themselves.

With backing from firms like his own, Burkhart said, Legg Mason units could gain independence and the flexibility to choose their own path.

We move on to Swallows Development Society in Thanapara, near the River Ganges, an organisation that helps women gain independence through learning crafts.

I should have preferred going to College, because there I might gain independence for myself, and cease to be a burden on you.

Jordi Cuixart, one of nine Catalan leaders recently given lengthy jail terms for sedition, says his imprisonment will help his region gain independence from Spain.