Independence Is Normal
![Fiji did well in the early years of independence, very well in fact](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11577562.jpg)
![Fiji did well in the early years of independence, very well in fact](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11577562.jpg)
INDEPENDENCE IS NORMAL
![Kenneth Kaunda became Zambia's first president when it gained independence in 1964](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17352000.jpg)
![Kenneth Kaunda became Zambia's first president when it gained independence in 1964](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17352000.jpg)
Independence is Normal
![UK prime minister Tony Blair and American president George W. Bush led the war in Iraq](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17290199.jpg)
![UK prime minister Tony Blair and American president George W. Bush led the war in Iraq](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17290199.jpg)
Independence is normal
![Bola Tinubu is the current president of Nigeria](/resources/images/128x89/1x/16830433.jpg)
![Bola Tinubu is the current president of Nigeria](/resources/images/180x180/1x/16830433.jpg)
INDEPENDENCE IS NORMAL
![King Mswati III rules over the country of Eswatini](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17193573.jpg)
![King Mswati III rules over the country of Eswatini](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17193573.jpg)
INDEPENDENCE IS NORMAL
![Qatar's relationship with British meant it was protected from land and sea attacks](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17183034.jpg)
![Qatar's relationship with British meant it was protected from land and sea attacks](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17183034.jpg)
INDEPENDENCE IS NORMAL
![Port authority of Trinidad and Tobago](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17172286.jpg)
![Port authority of Trinidad and Tobago](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17172286.jpg)
Independence is normal
![A man stands and admires Band-e Amir National Park in Afghanistan](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17128983.jpg)
![A man stands and admires Band-e Amir National Park in Afghanistan](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17128983.jpg)
INDEPENDENCE IS NORMAL
![Cyprus was granted independence from British rule in 1960 and became a republic, but remains a member of the Commonwealth](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17114187.jpg)
![Cyprus was granted independence from British rule in 1960 and became a republic, but remains a member of the Commonwealth](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17114187.jpg)
INDEPENDENCE IS NORMAL
![Pro-democracy activists are still subject to harsh legal punishment in Bahrain](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17110832.jpg)
![Pro-democracy activists are still subject to harsh legal punishment in Bahrain](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17110832.jpg)
INDEPENDENCE IS NORMAL
![Mohandas Gandhi pictured drinking tea with Lord Mountbatten, the last viceroy of India](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17111220.jpg)
![Mohandas Gandhi pictured drinking tea with Lord Mountbatten, the last viceroy of India](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17111220.jpg)
INDEPENDENCE IS NORMAL
![Partition between Pakistan and India etched a deep fissure in the region and threw millions of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs on the road to their new homeland.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17106777.jpg)
![Partition between Pakistan and India etched a deep fissure in the region and threw millions of Hindus, Muslims and Sikhs on the road to their new homeland.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17106777.jpg)
INDEPENDENCE IS NORMAL
![Celebrations took place in Jamaica to mark the gaining of independence in 1962](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17078964.jpg)
![Celebrations took place in Jamaica to mark the gaining of independence in 1962](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17078964.jpg)
INDEPENDENCE IS NORMAL
![Vanuatu became independent on this day in 1980](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17053519.jpg)
![Vanuatu became independent on this day in 1980](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17053519.jpg)
INDEPENDENCE IS NORMAL
![The Maldives' independence movement holds lessons for Scotland](/resources/images/128x89/1x/17040846.jpg)
![The Maldives' independence movement holds lessons for Scotland](/resources/images/180x180/1x/17040846.jpg)
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