independence

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Colombia’s similarly doesn’t shy away from how violent its fight for independence was, but takes solace that “in furrows of pain/good now germinates.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

The quakes hit while the country was celebrating a national holiday, commemorating the 1821 Battle of Carabobo, a decisive victory by Venezuelan independence leader Simón Bolívar against the Spanish colonial power.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

To comply with independence rules, Eide Bailly said it would set up an alternative practice structure whereby its nonaudit business will receive the Reverence investment and the audit business will remain a licensed CPA firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

One of the world's most reclusive countries, the former Soviet republic adopted strict visa requirements after gaining independence in 1991 and closely monitors travellers.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

His career, indeed his entire life, was made by the American Revolution; and he, in turn, had made American independence his life’s project.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis