war of independence
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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.
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
The Algerian war of independence was the last conflict fought by French conscripts, with more than 12,000 killed.
From BBC
When the War of Independence erupted in 1775, Bushnell donated the Turtle to the Colonial forces.
From Literature
The tribunal was set up by Hasina in 2010 to pursue crimes against humanity linked to Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence against Pakistan.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
