0 the process in which a country that was previously a colony (= controlled by another country) becomes politically independent --
1 the release of one country or territory from political control by another country --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.