Aury and his team used the islands as his new base from which to pursue Central American independence.

For the second time in two weeks, China has begun a series of war games intended to dissuade Taiwan from pursuing political independence.

Against this background the government wanted to pursue independence to forestall black majority rule.

In the 1965 general election, Smith received his mandate to pursue independence vigorously and if necessary illegally and unilaterally.

Staten Islanders are set to vote Nov. 6 on whether to pursue independence.

After long drawn negotiations, the two parties merged on March 12, 1906 to pursue "immediate, absolute and complete independence."

They declared that Lithuania is going to pursue independence on February 16, 1918.

Beijing's recent military exercises were intended to deter Taiwan from pursuing independence.

But so far the little republic, with barely more than 1 percent of the Soviet Union's population, has persisted in pursuing independence.

In 1960 her mother died, leaving Sveva to pursue both independence and her artistic pursuits.