Sentence examples for independence tensions from inspiring English sources

After independence, tensions mounted between the predominantly Shīʿite population and Sunni leadership especially following the 1979 revolution in Iran.

During the fighting for independence, tensions between the three groups and their chiefs prevented a common strategy and the Portuguese were able to maintain control of Angola for nine years after Mr. Savimbi took up arms.

Since South Sudan's independence, tension between the new neighbours has been strained, with rebellions breaking out on either side of the border and a dispute over oil which escalated to the brink of war in April.

The Communist Party feared a slide towards Taiwan's formal declaration of independence and tensions flared.

In the aftermath of independence, ethnic tensions flared up across the country, much of it directed against the Baluba, and a number of violent clashes occurred.

This practice of informing family members before patients illustrates a potential tension between what has been called "Chinese familism" and patients' rights to information, privacy and independence; a tension which many physicians experience directly in their practice.

He added: "Family Life is a masterful novel of distilled complexity: about catastrophe and survival; attachment and independence; the tension between selfishness and responsibility.

Mr Bashir had said Sudan would not stand in the way of South Sudan's independence, but tension has been rising since the region went its separate way.

"Family Life is a masterful novel of distilled complexity: about catastrophe and survival; attachment and independence; the tension between selfishness and responsibility.

Until now, Sinhalese-Muslim violence has not characterized post-independence ethnic tensions.

When I was single in New York City years ago, I found that my success and financial independence created tension in some relationships, until I met Victor.