The town attained autonomy by Royal Decree number 922 on May 4, 1811.

With political changes sweeping Eastern Eur-ope, many Croats felt the time had come to end more than four decades of Communist rule and attain complete autonomy.

The college has attained academic autonomy from the academic year 2008-09.

Having attained economic progress, autonomy and prosperity, Legazpi was declared open to world trade by the Royal Cedula of May 18, 1872.

By 1984, the monastery attained complete autonomy, being raised to the rank of an abbey on January 30.

Before attaining autonomy it had been French Upper Volta and part of the French Union.

Prior to attaining autonomy it had been French Dahomey, part of the French Union.

Both of these lands had been possessions of the Ottoman Empire for three centuries, yet each had long since attained political autonomy.

In 1995, the school attained autonomy.

Its main objective is attaining greater autonomy for Cornwall through the establishment of a legislative Cornish Assembly.