The phrase "acquiring independence" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the process of gaining autonomy or self-sufficiency, often in the context of personal growth or political contexts.
Example: "After years of hard work and determination, she is finally acquiring independence and learning to make her own decisions."
Alternatives: "gaining independence" or "achieving independence".
Since acquiring independence in 1821, Honduras has constitutionally been a democratic, representative, unitary state with power divided among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
African countries advanced in boxing after acquiring independence in the 1950s and '60s, and by the end of the 20th century Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Egypt, and South Africa had excellent amateur boxing programs.
Meanwhile, Uruguay struggled with a long-running civil war which started after acquiring independence from Brazil in 1828.
He has been in special education throughout his school years and at 20 years of age lives in a residential college with the aim of acquiring independence skills.
It lays the foundation for the social network, which promotes growth of the capacity for experimentation, autonomy and acquiring independence during adolescence and young adulthood so that the child can respond actively to life's challenges [ 59].
As small nations acquired independence from 19th-century empires, a new cultural confidence took root.
Pro-democracy movements in Central Asia, by contrast, had barely begun when these states acquired independence suddenly and without demanding it in 1991.
The country, which allows the death penalty for crimes including murder, terrorism, drug trafficking and treason, has carried out executions every year since it acquired independence, except for 2014, when Amnesty did not record any.
British territories in the Pacific acquired independence in the 1970s beginning with Fiji in 1970 and ending with Vanuatu in 1980.
Because of high mortality rates, widowhood was a relatively common state, and some women acquired independence and status, but others were forced into a marginal existence; remarriage was common.
Because of high mortality rates widowhood was a relatively common state, and some women acquired independence and status, but others were forced into a marginal existence and remarriage was common.
