It represented the alliance between their two countries during America's war for independence from Britain.

VOA: special.2010.05.06

The war was the worst violence since South Ossetia declared independence from Georgia in 1992.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

He had commanded the Continental Army in America's successful fight for independence from Britain.

VOA: special.2011.04.29

She stayed for three years as India prepared for its independence from Britain.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

In February of two thousand eight, Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia.

VOA: special.2010.07.24

In eighteen thirty-six,Texas declared its independence from Mexico.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

Pakistan and India both have nuclear arsenals and have fought several wars since winning independence from the British in 1947.

VOA: standard.2009.10.16

Kashmir has been a divided and disputed territory since India and Pakistan gained independence from the British in 1947.

VOA: standard.2009.08.07

After the people of East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999, many thought the country's economic hopes lay in coffee.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

After overwhelmingly voting for independence from Indonesia on August 30,1999, the country was ransacked by Indonesian-backed militias.

VOA: standard.2009.08.27

Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia last year, despite strong opposition from Belgrade and from Moscow.

VOA: standard.2009.06.11

A rock-throwing crowd attacked parliament in what observers described as the worst street violence the Baltic nation had seen since it regained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

VOA: standard.2009.05.17

A believer in independence from the rest of Cyprus, Eroglu has staked his claim to the presidency by accusing the incumbent, Mr.Talat of failing in talks with Greek Cypriots aimed at resolving their territorial dispute.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Laurence Becker from Oregon State University says after gaining independence, African nations tried to help farmers.

VOA: special.2010.03.23

Mules were faster. For example, in eighteen fifty-seven a stagecoach pulled by six mules took twenty to twenty-five days to travel from Independence,Missouri,to Santa Fe.

VOA: special.2009.03.30

After Russia recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia from Georgia one year ago, the only country to follow its lead was Nicaragua.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

Thirty-nine elaborate parade floats will celebrate a variety of themes, from the bicentennial of the war for Mexican independence to American major league baseball.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

Former French leader, General Charles de Gaulle, had withdrawn from the military command in the 1960s, concerned that France would lose its military independence to rising superpower, the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.03.11