It gained its independence Aug. 13, 1960.
Iceland has used a Constitution based closely on the Danish model since it gained its independence from Denmark in 1944.
After the country gained its independence, it appealed to the patriarch of the Coptic church for autocephaly, which was granted.
It gained its independence from Spain in 1810 and has 16 million citizens, 90% of whom are Catholic.
It gained its independence from France in 1958 but slipped from imperial rule into the hands of despots.
It gained its independence from Russia in 1992, and since then, there's been very little media coverage of it.
Since it gained its independence in 1971, Bangladesh has faced two successful coups and suffered at least 19 failed ones.
Indeed, the country has never seen a peaceful transition of power since it gained its independence in 1960.
When Botswana gained its independence from Britain in 1966, it entered the global system as one of the poorest states in the world (Taylor, 2002).
Norway had just gained its independence.
2. South Sudan gained its independence.
