For the first since independence in 1963, the name of Mwai Kibaki - the outgoing president - did not appear on any ballot paper.
In a binder in the British National Archives, Julia Gaffield, a graduate student at Duke, found something that had been missing for a couple of centuries: an original printed copy of Haiti's Declaration of Independence, issued in the name of the Haitian government, the "Armée Indigène," and its commander, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, on January 1 , 1804
By Amy Davidson Sorkin April 2, 2010 In a binder in the British National Archives, Julia Gaffield, a graduate student at Duke, found something that had been missing for a couple of centuries: an original printed copy of Haiti's Declaration of Independence, issued in the name of the Haitian government, the "Armée Indigène," and its commander, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, on January 1 , 1804
Deborah disguised herself as a young man and volunteered for service in the War of Independence under the name of Robert Shirtliffe, and for three years, she served in combat, wounded twice.
Indeed, several friends have found creative ways to maintain the independence they ostensibly sacrificed in the name of equality.
It is becoming ever clearer that the "independence" demanded for the UK in the name of Nigel Farage's party is not specific to the EU.
When, however, laws are passed that stifle free expression, seek to undermine the independence of the judiciary and, in the name of defending a Jewish state, seek to undermine the rights of Arabs and other minorities, then the very democratic character of the state is being eroded.
Energy independence for the United States is an objective that few will argue against, and in the name of energy independence we are poised to spend billions of dollars, without a clear idea of what success will be.
"The jihad in Afghanistan was a struggle in the name of independence," Mr. Rabbani said, referring to the war against the Soviet occupation.
Marín told me that he was convinced his sacrifice and those of the other Puerto Ricans killed or imprisoned in the name of independence had been worth it.
