| MOZAMBIQUE | In 1964 the forces of Frelimo began their struggle for independence from colonial power, Portugal, i |
| LIBERIA | 2011 cowinners Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee won for their struggle for the safety of women and women's rights in this African country |
| BOLIVAR | Simon was the leading figure in South America's fight for independence from Spanish rule. (7) |
| SAMORA | Leader of Frelimo and the first president of Mozambique (6, 6) |
| MACHEL | Leader of Frelimo and the first president of Mozambique (6, 6) |
| GHANA | First sub-Saharan country to obtain independence from colonial rule |
| ALIMENT | Food from Portugal I mentioned (7) |
| TENFOUR | Clues to magnificent Spain and Portugal, I understand (3-4) |
| LEVY | Whose Fruit of the Lemon (1999) is set in England and Jamaica in the Thatcher era and explores Black Jamaican Britons and their struggle with the larger society? (4) |
| AFGHANISTAN | Nation, next door to Pakistan, that's been a battleground for the forces of the British Raj, the Soviet Empire and the coalition of the willing |
| LITER | Unit of volume equal to one cubic decimetre (0.001 cubic metre). From 1901 to 1964 the litre was defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water at 4 degreesC (39.2 degreesF) and standard atmosphe |
| KINKS | Group with the UK Number One You Really Got Me in 1964, The ___ (5) |
| ARMAGEDDON | The final battle between the forces of good and evil at the end of the world (Revelation, 16:16) |
| FREEDOM | More get fed in struggle for independence (7) |
| BERNARDO | Leader of Chile's struggle for independence (8,8) |
| OHIGGINS | Leader of Chile's struggle for independence (8,8) |
| ALUTACONTINUA | Rallying cry popularized during the Mozambican struggle for independence |
| ISRAELI | By late in 1948, the ... Army had repelled the attack by the forces of Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan on the new nation led by David Ben-Gurion |
| RUSSIANS | The 1812 Overture celebrated the victory of these people over the forces of Napoleon |
| RAGNAROK | In Scandinavian mythology, the ultimate battle between the gods and the forces of evil (8) |
