Words similar to pro-independence

Example sentences for: pro-independence

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The Sydney Morning Herald reported Tuesday that the head of the peacekeeping forces in East Timor had called on pro-independence guerrillas to give up their weapons.
"The Indonesian government, which has been entrusted with the task of maintaining peace and order, did virtually nothing as pro-Indonesia militias in East Timor launched a massive terror campaign against their own populace, killing pro-independence supporters, forcing hundreds of thousands to leave their homes, and destroying buildings and other property," the paper said.
The gist of the Post and LAT pieces is of a long-oppressed people finally getting their say, while the NYT goes rather more postmodern, noting that "though the anti-independence militias have clearly had the upper hand in terror, the pro-independence forces, with 24 years of experience in both war and propaganda, have seized the role of well-intentioned victims."
Even before the ink was dry on the May 5 election agreement, many at the U.N. were privately predicting exactly the kind of violence and chaos that followed the Aug. 30 pro-independence landslide.
East Timorese who sided with pro-independence militias were either ignored or sold goods at sky-high prices."