Unlike East Timor, which was a former Portuguese colony invaded by Indonesia in 1975 and has now won the right to independence, Aceh was long administered as a part of the Dutch East Indies before the entire archipelago, or most of it, became Indonesia in 1949.
Hailed as a landmark accord, Montenegro has nonetheless reserved the right to take the issue of independence to a referendum after three years.
After a period of three years, the member-states have the right to seek full independence.
He seemed to be bent on preserving his independence and his right to favor the weekly winner.
In spite of the threats to his safety and the tough recall campaign in which he finds himself, the results show that he made the right choice for the people of Wisconsin: to secure their independence from a crippling debt.
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Tunisia, where the father of independence, Habib Bourguiba, granted women the right to divorce and encouraged them to get a higher education as far back as the 1960s, is a case in point.
What happens next revolves around a congress next week of the ruling Independence Party, a broad centre-right coalition hostile to EU membership.
Public exasperation with academic introversion may lead to a loss of some independence, the most precious right of academics in a free society.
Others say that independence is worthwhile as the south has earned the "right to make its own mistakes".
According to returns Friday from 34 contests across England, the right-wing United Kingdom Independence Party, or UKIP, won 139 county council seats, while the mainstream opposition Labour Party gained 291.
As leader of Croatia's independence movement, he cannily pitched his appeal to Croats of left and right.
It turned out to be the right deal at the right time, one that assured Lucas the real independence and creative control he had been seeking.
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They do not share the old guard's view that there is a magic key to be found in the right words, slogan and circumstances which will sweep away voters' inhibitions about independence.
"The new body will have greater independence from Government and greater freedom to manage its resources and maximise its income but with the right safeguards in place to operate for the long-term benefit of people, nature and the economy, " he said.
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