"There is no need to declare independence or change the state name."

How to do this without declaring independence, which might start a war?

A year later, Nigeria and 15 other countries declared their independence.

"Many in the city wanted to remove them when America declared its independence," he said.

In 1945 she was his wife when Indonesia declared independence.

It is a rare thing for us to be present when a country declares its independence.

It declared independence from Spain or any other foreign power.

As the new government formed they declared independence, and were allowed it.

The other republics had no choice but to declare their independence.

If Taiwan declared independence, there would be a war and a major loss of lives.