postindependence

adjective

post·​in·​de·​pen·​dence ˌpōst-ˌin-də-ˈpen-dən(t)s 

: of, relating to, or occurring in the period following the attainment of independence

the nation's first postindependence president

… the country was so poor that its postindependence leaders famously told inquiring businessmen that there was "no point being corrupt."

—Alex Perry

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above