Sentences with phrase «ruled since independence»

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Dos Santos, 44, is the daughter of Angola's former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who had ruled the country since independence in 1979 until stepping down earlier this year.

The MPLA, which has ruled since Angola's independence from Portugal in 1975, had predicted it would easily win, but the result showed a fall in support from the last election in 2012.

Since the 1920s the Indian independence movement had been demanding Pūrṇa Swarāj (complete self - rule) for the Indian nation and the establishment of the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan was a major victory for the Swarajis.

Since independence in 1957, Ghanaians experienced rule of Law, Good governance, respect for human rights, freedom of speech and real economic development from 2001 to 2008 when the destiny of country was in the hands of the New Patriotic Party under the leadership of Ex-Former President, His Excellency John Agyekum Kuffour.

He berated the Federal Government for not obeying the ruling of the Federal High Court on El - Zakzaky, adding that since Nigeria's independence, he had never seen a couple detain together.

Since its independence 23 years ago, Eritrea has been ruled by the same president, Isaias Afwerki, in a repressive, one party state accused by Human Rights Watch of «widespread and systematic violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms».

Since when did it become the ethical practice of any responsible and respected lawyer committed to the rule of law, independence of the judiciary, the independence of the legal profession, constitutionalism and democracy to resort to the print and electronic media as the medium of arguing an appeal or review of the decision of a Court of law he has lost?

A small corrupt elite rules Subecistan dictatorially since its independence of the USSR.

Since they gained their independence from British rule, Egypt's population went from about 19 million to about 80 million and and India's went from 350 million to about 1,200 million.