independenceYear

P595
predicate

Indicates the year in which an entity achieved political independence or was formally recognized as independent.

All labels observed (35)

Label Occurrences
independenceDate 178
independenceYear canonical 21
independenceDeclarationDate 9

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: independenceYear
Generated description
Indicates the year in which an entity achieved political independence or was formally recognized as independent.

Sample triples (262)

Subject Object
Modern Greek state 1829 via predicate surface "warOfIndependenceEndYear"
St Lucia
surface form: Saint Lucia
1979-02-22 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
Filipina
surface form: Philippines
1946-07-04 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
Congreso de 1816 1816-07-09 via predicate surface "independenceDeclarationDate"
National Legislature of South Sudan 2011 via predicate surface "independenceDateOfCountry"
Lithuania at the Olympic Games 1992 via predicate surface "returnedAsIndependentNationYear"
Batu Lintang, Sarawak 1945 via predicate surface "liberationYear"
Montenegro at the Summer Olympics 2006 via predicate surface "independenceYearRelevantForOlympics"
Fiestas Patrias (Peru) 1821 via predicate surface "yearOfIndependence"
Democratic Yemen 1967-11-30 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
PDRY 1967-11-30 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
First Malagasy Republic 1960-06-26 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
Politics of Madagascar 1960
Transjordan 1946
Emir Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
surface form: Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
1971 via predicate surface "independenceYearOfCountryHeRuled"
Ghanaians 1957-03-06 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
Czech Republic and Slovakia
surface form: Czech Republic
1993-01-01 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
Czech Republic and Slovakia
surface form: Slovakia
1993-01-01 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
Kingdom of Iceland 1918-12-01 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
modern Slovakia
surface form: Slovakia
1993-01-01 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
British colonial flag of Trinidad and Tobago 1962 via predicate surface "independenceYearOfSuccessorState"
Burundian monarchy 1962
Uruguay (co‑patron, in some Catholic traditions)
surface form: Uruguay
1828 via predicate surface "independenceRecognizedInYear"
Island of Jamaica
surface form: Jamaica
1962-08-06 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
Flag of Vanuatu 1980 via predicate surface "independenceYearOfCountry"
History of Uruguay 1828 via predicate surface "independenceRecognitionYear"
History of Uruguay 1828 via predicate surface "formalIndependenceYear"
Indonesian people 1945
Kingdom of Sarawak (as a sovereign state)
surface form: Kingdom of Sarawak
1864 via predicate surface "recognizedAsIndependentYear"
British Tanganyika 1961-12-09 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
United States (inferred from name and public school designation; specific location not confirmed)
surface form: United States
1776-07-04 via predicate surface "independenceDeclarationDate"
Politics of Timor-Leste 2002 via predicate surface "independenceRestorationYear"
Cyprus–United Kingdom relations 1960 via predicate surface "CyprusIndependenceYear"
Hari Merdeka 1957 via predicate surface "yearOfIndependence"
MNLA 2012 via predicate surface "declaredIndependenceYear"
Ethiopia and Eritrea 1993 via predicate surface "independenceYearOfEritrea"
Republic of Guinea 1958-10-02 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
modern-day Morocco 1956 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
Ugandan independence movement 1962-10-09 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace 1984-01-01 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
Eritrean people 1993 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
Ukraine (regional proximity via Sea of Azov)
surface form: Ukraine
1991
Politics of Jamaica 1962-08-06 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: Republic of the Congo
1960
Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: Democratic Republic of the Congo
1960
Magenta 1975 via predicate surface "countryIndependenceYear"
Politics of Dominica 1978-11-03 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
სომხეთი 1991
Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate 27 April 1961 via predicate surface "independenceDate"
Menongue 1975 via predicate surface "countryIndependenceYear"