Words similar to pro-independence
Example sentences for: pro-independence
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An interview with Taiwan's president finds him fiercely pro-independence and fairly confident of American backing.
"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 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.
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.
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."