war of independence

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Too many men from our community were killed in the Turkish War of Independence—husbands, fathers, uncles, brothers, sons, cousins.

From Literature

Papa has agreed to marry me off to a distant cousin who fled to Cuba years ago so he could escape fighting in the War of Independence.

From Literature

Explaining why she picked The Story of Tonight - a number in which revolutionaries in the American War of Independence sing about the future and friendship - Badenoch said it reminded her of the first time she ran to be leader of the Conservative Party in 2022.

From BBC

The combined result of mass emigration and decreased female fertility is that live births in Cuba plunged to levels below those of 1899, when Cuba emerged from a bloody three-year war of independence that decimated its population, said Albizu-Campos.

From The Wall Street Journal

Born in 1991 after a war of independence against former dictator General Siad Barre, it has grappled with decades of isolation ever since.

From BBC