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India Independence movement
The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British rule in India. It lasted from 1857 to 1947. The first nationalistic revolutionary movement for Indian independence emerged from Bengal. -
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India Independence Movement
This refers to the bid to establish India as an independent nation free from the control of the British Empire. -
Civil Disobedience movement
the refusal to obey the demands or commands of a government or occupying power, without resorting to violence or active measures of opposition. -
Salt March
The salt march was an act of civil disobedience. This was led by Mohandas Gandhi in 1930 to protest British rule in India -
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance. -
South Africa Apartheid
The Apartheid (1948 to 1994) in South Africa was the racial segregation under the all-white government. A majority of the population were required to live in separate areas from whites and use separate public facilities, and contact between the two groups -
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South Africa Apartheid
The racial segregation under the all-white government. A majority of the population were required to live in separate areas from whites and use separate public facilities, and contact between the two groups -
Mau Mau rebellion
A rebellion fought in Kenya. It was fought against the British colonial government -
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Mau Mau Rebellion
The Mau Mau Rebellion was a rebellion fought in Kenya against the British colonial government there. -
Cuban Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was a military and political effort to overthrow the government of Cuba between 1953 and 1959. It began after the 1952 Cuban coup d'état. -
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Cuban Revolution
It began with the assault on the Moncada Barracks on 26 July 1953 and ended on 1 January 1959. led by Che Guevara and Fidel Castro's surrogates Raúl Castro and Huber Matos, respectively. -
Algerian War for Independence
A period of guerrilla strikes, maquis fighting, terrorism against civilians on both sides, and riots between the French army and colonists in Algeria and the FLN -
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Algerian War of Independence
The Algerian War of Independence (1954–62) was a period of guerrilla strikes, maquis fighting, terrorism against civilians on both sides, and riots between the French army and colonists in Algeria and the FLN -
Ghana Independence Movement
Ghana became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and was led to independence by Kwame Nkrumah who transformed the country into a republic, with himself as president for life. -
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Ghana Independence Movement
Ghana became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and was led to independence by Kwame Nkrumah who transformed the country into a republic, with himself as president for life. -
Congo Independence Movement
A nationalist movement in the Belgian Congo. It demanded the end of colonial rule, and it led to the countries independence on June 30. -
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Congo Independence Movement
A nationalist movement in the Belgian Congo demanded the end of colonial rule: this led to the country's independence on 30 June 1960. -
Assassination of Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba was captured and imprisoned en route by state authorities under Mobutu. His body was thrown into a shallow grave, but later was dug up and destroyed. -
Six-Day War
During the Six-day war Israel defeated three Arab armies. They also gained territory four times it's original size. US helped Israel with their military aid. -
Camodian Civil War
The Cambodian Civil war started with the help of Vietnamese communists, the Khmer Rouge wanted to replace Prince Sihanouk with a communist government, which led to civil war. -
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Cambodian Civil War
A civil war in Cambodia. The Cambodian Civil War was fought between two communist parties. -
District Six in Cape Town
More than 60 000 people were forcibly removed to barren outlying areas aptly known as the Cape Flats. Their houses in District Six were flattened by bulldozers. -
Iranian Revolution
The major cause of the Iranian Revolution of 1979 was the government's inability to satisfy the rising expectations of the Iranian people. -
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Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution, refers to a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979.