Sentences with phrase «years since independence»

After its construction, it was named the Golden Jubilee House when Ghana was celebrating 50 years since independence, until the National Democratic Congress (NDC) under the late President John Evans Atta - Mills, took over governance in 2009.

After its construction, it was named the Golden Jubilee House when Ghana was celebrating 50 years since independence, until the National Democratic Congress (NDC) under the late President John Evans Atta - Mills, came into power in 2009.

Although turnout was high, the 2012 national election was special, both in marking 10 years since independence and the country's first nationally run election.

According to government figures, cumulative investments in Azerbaijan in the almost 20 years since independence now top $ 90 billion, while in FDI terms it is a leader in the former Soviet CIS.

Not exact matches

In the 241 years since the US declared independence from the English in 1776, the uniforms of those serving in the US Army have changed drastically.

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.

U.S. and Singapore have had economic, military and diplomatic ties since 1966 — a year after the city - state's independence.

It has now been TWO years since I blasted out of MegaCorp HQ and into our new lifestyle based on FIRE (financial independence & retiring early).

Since achieving independence from the U.S - backed dictatorship in 1979, Nicaragua has had only three years of relative peace.

The State of Israel's declaration of independence — 64 years ago on this day in the Hebrew calendar — was at the time, and has been forever since, a point of impassioned conflict.

«SLOVENIA» TODAY, WHERE COMMUNIST GENOCIDE GOES ON 24/7 FOR CREATION OF GREATER BYZANTINE SERBIA UNDER RUSSIAN FLAG http://sloveniatoday.blogspot.com «SLOVENIA» WHERE GERMANS (also Croatians in Croatia) ARE GETTING WIPED OUT 66 YEARS AFTER WWII OR 20 YEARS SINCE THEIR «INDEPENDENCE» (independence on INDEPENDENCE» (independence on independence on paper only).

It's a place with an inchoate air about it, a country that is still adjusting to the independence it won from Britain 11 years ago after existing as a crown colony since 1862.

Some people ask questions like I was the president of Nigeria since independence; I was the president for 5 years.

The present government may be the first one since independence to complete a full five - year term.

In summary, my proposal is that following a «no» vote the Scotland Act be amended to empower the Scottish Parliament to hold a binding referendum on independence, but only if 30 years have elapsed since the last referendum or if two - thirds of all MSPs vote for such a referendum.

This is an interesting data point, particularly since the mayor just decided to drop his latest push for nonpartisan elections — a major pet issue of his and a priority for the large - i Independence Party, which gave Bloomberg its line for the third straight time last year.

This year, the East Timorese voted in their country's third parliamentary election since independence — the first to be run by the East Timorese themselves.

Since the morning after the first independence referendum three years ago, the thin - skinned tyrant of English nationalism has treated Scotland with nothing but contempt - English Votes for English Laws, hysterical Tory election posters demonising Scotland's largest party, voting for Brexit, ditching the single market against the express wishes of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, and generally behaving like an abusive husband who's hidden the new PIN for the joint bank account.

If they signalled they wouldn't do so, two immediate points of interest come to mind: 1) If Labour were the largest party, or even in a whole UK majority, but the Tories were the largest rump UK party, the Liberal Democrats could more easily claim a renewed coalition with the Conservatives was preferable to a centre - left alliance, since a government that would lose its majority within a year would be unable to govern effectively; 2) A Labour or Labour - led government following a «yes» vote would have an incentive to push back the date of independence as far as possible.

She has easily won reelection every two years since then running on the Republican, Conservative Party, and Independence Party lines.

Part of the payoff for selling their line to the Mayor, since after all the Independence party platform highlights the call for term limits of 8 years for executive positions, and it costs a lot of money to sell out your principles, especially to a Billionaire.

It is the 2 years of APC under a declining oil revenues that is responsible for all the woes of Nigeria since independence.

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».

Angus has edited the Today programme since 2013, a period that's taken in the Scottish independence referendum, last year's general election and the EU referendum.

This Saturday, Feb. 27, will mark 166 years since the Dominican Republic gained its independence from Haiti.

Not only is Independence Day historically the # 1 deadliest day on the road for Americans, but the NSC is projecting this year to be even worse — the most deadly since 2008.

This past weekend I also attended a gala to celebrate 50 years of Barbados» independence, since my dad is from Barbados.

I ALWAYS rock red white and blue on Independence Day, but this year I might have to infuse yellow and green into my outfit since I'll be rooting for Brasil in the cup!!!

I t's 25 years since Armenia gained independence from the Soviet Union, and to mark the occasion Telegraph Travel has unearthed a few things you probably Yerevan (/ ˌ j ɛr ə ˈ v ɑː n /, YE - rə - VAHN; Armenian: Երևան [jɛɾɛˈvɑn](listen), sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest

2018-04-07 12:03 I t's 25 years since Armenia gained independence from the Soviet Union, and to mark the occasion Telegraph Travel has unearthed a few things you probably Yerevan (/ ˌ j ɛr ə ˈ v ɑː n /, YE - rə - VAHN; Armenian: Երևան [jɛɾɛˈvɑn](listen), sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest

Thus these many years since, we have trudged glumly to the local multiplex for Independence Day, Armageddon, Starship Troopers, Mars Attacks!

Liam Hemsworth was thrilled to be cast in the 20 - years - later sequel Independence Day: Resurgence, since the 1996 original film was one of his childhood favourites.

In the early 1820s, just 40 years after independence and 20 since the French claims had been bought out for a song in the Louisiana Purchase, America's untamed west was up for grabs.

Despite whispers of a sequel ever since the release of the first movie, it's taken twenty years for the follow - up to the blockbuster alien invasion flick Independence Day to become a reality, and during an anniversary screening of the film, director Roland Emmerich has been talking to Entertainment Weekly about why we've waited so long -LSB-...]

It's hard to believe it has been 20 years since the release of «Independence Day».

Independence Day: Resurgence: Something went horribly wrong in the 20 years since the original film's release, as this ranks as one of the worst sequels to come around in quite some time.

Hardly a year has gone by since the launch of the MINI E, and MINI is at it again, opening up fascinating prospects for urban mobility that reduce CO2 emissions without any compromises on spontaneity and independence.

It has been 10 years since GDAB has been set up, and in our journey, we have supported many of our visually impaired friends on their path to independence.

Meanwhile, Mexicans also celebrated their own independence, with it being 203 years, on September 16th, since they gained their own freedom.

In the couple of years since she left the Gagosian Gallery, Cecily Brown said, she has «enjoyed the independence of not working with a commercial gallery» and had shows at Maccarone in New York and the Thomas Dane Gallery in London.

This new effort to lift the export ban rings of hypocrisy since just a few years ago the whole justification for «drill baby drill» in the U.S. was the idea of «energy independence.»

Since the explosion in fracking of the last few years, energy independence has a whole new meaning and it ain't green.

By this time next year, Singapore will have a rather different employment regime from any it has had since independence.

The event, which included Mauritian drinks and food, was tied to the country's 50th Independence Day celebrations, also marking 26 years since the Island became a Republic.

Factor in the stubborn wage stagnation that's persisted in the years since the Great Recession, and any kind of future financial independence — stability, even — seems hopelessly out out reach for many Americans.

He also said that in 2016, a record 126 high court judges were appointed in one year, which he claimed was highest since independence «The tradition of the country has been that even in case of extreme political hostility, we keep judiciary aside, and we should continue to do so,» Prasad told PTI.

«In 2016 a record 126 High Court Judges were appointed in one year - highest since independence.

Mark has been with Interpro since 2001, after working as a recruitment consultant in the UK since 1994 (independence day 1994 to be exact)-- the maths may be rusty however that's around 22 years recruitment experience as of May 2016.....

Mark Kellett Senior Consultant - Technology Mark has been with Interpro since 2001, after working as a recruitment consultant in the UK since 1994 (independence day 1994 to be exact)- the maths may be rusty however that's around 22 years recruitment experience as of May 2016...