Sentence examples for gaining their independence from inspiring English sources

The two countries have fought three major wars since gaining their independence from Britain in 1947.

They are all predominantly Muslim, have been under the influence of Europe and Ottoman Empire before gaining their independence, and they share common literature, architecture, and educational background.

If Nawaz Sharif were to attend the ceremony, it would be a first in the history of the two states, which both have nuclear arsenals and have fought four wars since gaining their independence from Britain in 1947.

Both countries had pro-Soviet governments after gaining their independence from Portugal in the nineteen-seventies; both were strident in their condemnation of apartheid, and open about their support for Pretoria's enemies.

The Pakistani premier's attendance at the ceremony will be a first in the history of the two states, which both have nuclear arsenals and have fought four wars since gaining their independence from Britain in 1947.

Sir Allan Kemakeza, the country's prime minister, sailed out to sea from Honiara, the capital, on the night of July 22nd "for security reasons", until things got a bit tidier.Since gaining their independence from Britain in 1978, the Solomons have been a quarrelsome, divided place.

In 1947, India & Pakistan gained their independence.

Another significant increase occurred after 1989 90, when many former Soviet republics gained their independence.

All five of these republics gained their independence when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.

India and Pakistan have fought two wars over Kashmir since they gained their independence from Britain in 1947.

Within a few years the first empire had fallen apart and the Americans gained their independence.