They take up positions on both sides of the street, assume sovereignty of their brick and asphalt trading floor.

The nation formally assumed sovereignty and was made up of free, sovereign and independent states.

Iraqis formed an interim government that assumed sovereignty.

India assumed sovereignty of the territory and established democratic rule.

The peasants by then had assumed full sovereignty over the territory they controlled.

December 20 - China assumed formal sovereignty over Macau from Portugal.

The interim government has assumed sovereignty of Iraq.

In September, elections will be held for the territory's legislative council, which Beijing has promised to abolish the day it assumes sovereignty.

However, in 1914, the parties were at war so Britain assumed outright sovereignty of Cyprus.

The Chinese government assumed formal sovereignty over Macau on 20 December 1999.