Following liberation in 1945, Rhee had returned to Seoul before any of the other independence leaders.

The province's independence leaders could not be reached for comment for this article, because they were all jailed last week.

The Labour Party's official position was not to support independence leaders.

He was a well-respected community activist and an independence leader for many years prior to his arrest.

Indonesian independence leaders were taking over key positions from the Japanese.

Her father was Aung San, Burma's independence leader and its principal national hero.

This was before the other independence leaders, since he was the only one well known to the Allies.

She added that "these killers" had murdered not only the country's independence leader but also "women and children, including a minor child."

It is now well accepted that the independence leaders of the early 19th century too often underrated the gravity of the task that lay ahead.

In a significant reversal, President Gorbachev appointed delegations to begin a "discussion of issues" with the republics' independence leaders.