As a member of the radical provincial conference in June 1776, he drafted a resolution urging independence and was soon elected to the Continental Congress, signing the Declaration of Independence with other members on August 2.
Unlike the Dalai Lama, who campaigns for greater autonomy for Tibet but stops short of urging independence, Ms Kadeer lambasts the Chinese as the illegitimate occupiers of her land, and openly longs to see them gone.
Cardinal O'Connor's style of leadership urged independence on those who worked for him, helping them to soldier in much the same way that the timeworn grooves of the church itself do.
It is about the imaginary battle between them that every Beatles fan must have fantasized about, the face-to-face talks in which they let out all the feelings -- their love, their hate, their urges for independence -- that may or may not have ever been expressed in reality.
For example, during adolescence, they struggle to achieve body mastery, control sexual and aggressive urges, gain independence from the family, find new and appealing sexual relationships, and achieve a sense of identity [ 21].
In recent days several small demonstrations have occurred here, most of them orchestrated by foreign activists to urge Tibetan independence.
The Daily Record reported that former SNP deputy leader Jim Sillars, Yes Scotland chairman Dennis Canavan and Scottish Green party co-convenor Patrick Harvie have all urged Mr Independence to adopt a separate currency.
First Minister Alex Salmond has written to voters appealing to them to back independence, urging "let's do this".
Adams was a cautious advocate for a declaration of independence, urging eager correspondents back in Massachusetts to wait for more moderate colonists to come around to supporting separation from Great Britain.
The online petition, which urges Patten to "safeguard the independence of the BBC", was launched after London mayor Boris Johnson's insistence that the next director general must be a Tory.
