Decolonisation in a sentence

The Premier further argued that the BVI has been doing its part in reporting progress to the UN’s decolonisation committee, and has affirmed its right to self-determination.

This victory puts them in a strong position to negotiate a decolonisation process and a referendum on independence with the French government.

India from the very beginning has been a great voice on decolonisation of Africa and also the fight against apartheid, so its not surprising that these political relations are materializing economically for both Africa and India.

It’s also strange that in times when decolonisation and tradition have become political buzzwords, there is very little attempt to understand the natural legacy of regions.

Now, she has successfully sued the university for unfair dismissal after the tribunal found although they had no evidence to support her 'decolonisation' claim there had been a 'failure' in her redundancy and awarded her £72,487 in compensation.

Britain was about to enter a long phase of decolonisation, and its demographic make-up, through waves of colonial then ex-colonial migration, was on course to permanently change.

France was a major power, but we confronted them and then of course, the 60s was the period of decolonisation around Africa.

Their presence is explained by the decolonisation process in West Africa some 60 years ago.

There was also a call for the full statue to be removed by protesting UCT students calling for the decolonisation of higher education and its environments.

Up to now few Zambians understand the complex politics of decolonisation.

A champion of decolonisation, he made powerful enemies with his support for newly independent states and opposition to white minority rule.

Throughout his life, he played a significant role in politics and the decolonisation of Africa.

Just because the human rights system was forged in the furnace of decolonisation – at least in part – does not mean that it automatically served the cause of the have-nots.

From that time until independence in 1960, the deputies of the Four Communes were always African, and were at the forefront of the decolonisation struggle.

In 1976, Pakistan asserted its ownership of the diamond, saying its return would be, "a convincing demonstration of the spirit that moved Britain voluntarily to shed its imperial encumbrances and lead the process of decolonisation".

It was only after his return that the policy of decolonisation ended and a policy of a new France started to emerge. 1962 marked Algerian independence and the revision of the Fifth Republic allowed the President of France to be directly elected.

Manley, elected chief minister beginning in January 1955, accelerated the process of decolonisation during his able stewardship.

Meanwhile, the influence of European great powers waned, while the decolonisation of Asia and Africa began.

The Americans refused to support any move that could be seen as imperialism or colonialism, seeing the US as the champion of decolonisation.

The assembly has several subsidiary organs that deal with specific human rights issues, such as the Special Committee on Decolonisation and the Special Commission against Apartheid (no longer operational).