Word: coloniale
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Wisdom & Discipline. In Hanoi, for 70 years a French colonial city, the people were glad to see the French go. Some of the people were also glad to see the Viet Minh come, and the rest were at least resigned to it. But underneath there was uncertainty and fear, a...
"They Watch What You Do." This is the oblivion that is settling down upon the 12 million people of Northern Viet Nam, whose fate reflects the tragedy and helplessness of Asia. Born and raised under a French colonial rule that has much to answer for, subjected to 15 almost consecutive...
Steadily and inexorably Ho was moving left. He preferred Communists to Socialists because "they seriously considered the colonial problem." He was intrigued when Communists sought his advice. In the summer of 1922 Ho gladly attended a Congress of the French Communist Party, which expounded its thesis for "solid front" revolution...
Now that the French were leaving quietly, the Indians felt a little more kindly towards them, and even placed a wreath at the foot of a statue to France's great colonial conqueror, General Joseph François Dupleix.
A popular sport for England's colonial possessions is pulling the tail of the British lion, whether by asking for independence or more economic support. The most persistent of recent irritations comes from the strategically located island of Cyprus, rising from the Mediterranean within gunshot of Turkey. The Cypriots have...