Sentence examples for claims independence from inspiring English sources

Today marks 20 years since war ended in Nagorno-Karabakh (NK), an ethnic Armenian enclave in Azerbaijan that claims independence but, internationally, isn't recognized as independent.

Beijing sees Taiwan as a Chinese province, while Taiwan claims independence as an island state.

A first point is that despite ethnic antagonisms, no Afghan ethnic group claims independence or seeks attachment to a neighboring country.

The foundation claims independence, but is full of scientists who believe in working with industry, and it is funded extensively by the world's largest food corporations.

Analysts say that Abkhazia, the other statelet that claims independence from Georgia and was recognised by Russia after last summer's war, may have more of a chance of existence as an independent state – it has a Black Sea coastline, a tourist industry and a small agricultural sector.

The paper also claims independence could threaten postal services and rural broadband provision.

The region of Luhansk also claimed independence.

The alumni decided they wanted to stay together and claim independence from Carnegie.

But Greenland is not about to claim independence any time soon.

Burundi has endured years of civil war and several genocidal massacres since claiming independence in 1962.

Yugoslavia continued its dissolution, with Montenegro claiming independence from Serbia in May 2006.