The occupation lasted between 1946 and 2002, when the last Belgian soldiers left the region.

This occupation lasted until 1941, and was replaced by a British military administration.

The first American occupation lasted two decades, from 1915 to 1934.

British occupation lasted until the end of the war.

This occupation could last three to five years, during a transition to democracy.

Before the war, one official told Newsweek that the occupation might last no more than 30 to 60 days.

It is impossible to imagine in today's world that an "occupation" can last 40 years.

The occupation lasted for over 2 years and was one of the longest ever hospital occupations.

That occupation lasted a little more than two years.

For the first and only time in its history, Japan was occupied by foreign powers; this occupation lasted seven years.