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decolonizationProcess by which colonies become independent of the colonizing country. Decolonization was gradual and peaceful for some British colonies largely settled by expatriates but violent for others, where native rebellions were energized by nationalism. After World War II, European countries generally lacked the wealth and political support necessary to suppress faraway revolts; they also faced opposition from the new superpowers, the U.S. and the Soviet Union, both of which had taken positions against colonialism. Korea was freed in 1945 by Japan's defeat in the war. The U.S. relinquished the Philippines in 1946. Britain left India in 1947, Palestine in 1948, and Egypt in 1956; it withdrew from Africa in the 1950s and '60s, from various island protectorates in the 1970s and '80s, and from Hong Kong in 1997. The French left Vietnam in 1954 and gave up its North African colonies by 1962. Portugal gave up its African colonies in the 1970s; Macau was returned to the Chinese in 1999. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly (The Special Political and Decolonization Committee) adopted Thursday a draft resolution entitled 'the occupied Syrian Golan' with 165 countries voting for the resolution. The reassurance came in the statement of Kuwait's permanent delegation to the United Nations (UN) which was presented Tuesday evening by the delegation's First Secretary Naif Habis Al-Otaibi at the meeting of the Special Political and Decolonization Committee of the General Assembly. Then he progresses through Islam under colonial rule, the struggles of decolonization in Indonesia and Malaysia, Islamic resurgence under Suharto and Mahathir, the region's role in global jihad, Moro separatism in the Philippines, Pattani Malay separatism in Thailand, Aceh separatism in Indonesia, democracy in Indonesia, ethnicity in Malaysia, and Southeast Asian Islam in transition. |
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