Sentence examples for grant independence from inspiring English sources

Yes, democratic governments grant independence to a lot of important jobs, from central bankers to judges.

FRANCE at last seems willing to grant independence to its Pacific territory of New Caledonia.

Spain agreed to grant independence to Cuba and hand over Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines to the United States.

The tide of anti-colonialism after the second world war was forcing Europe's imperial powers to grant independence almost everywhere.

In 1956, however, the Spanish authorities were taken by surprise when the French decided to grant independence to Morocco.

[Organizers are calling for a United Nations-supervised referendum that would grant independence to the 4.1 million Acehnese.

Nigeria was granted independence on October 1, 1960.

Kenya was finally granted independence in 1963.

Cuba was granted independence under U.S. supervision.

They were granted independence by the French in 1960.

The country was granted independence from France in 1955.