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Jawaharlal Nehru sought first to free India, and then to ensure its independent voice on the world stage "At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and f … read more

In October 1945, delegates from across the African world gathered in Manchester for the Fifth Pan-African Congress. They resolved to liberate Britain's African colonies and, in the process, wrote the … read more

In 1960, the Congolese people, after breaking free from the Belgian Empire, elected Patrice Lumumba as their first Prime Minister. But his administration – and life – were cut short by Western governm … read more

In 1935, Mussolini's fascist forces invaded Ethiopia. Sylvia Pankhurst led the international protests which followed, forging a lifelong bond in the process. Her internationalism, as well as her invol … read more

One of the favourite lies told by Britain's imperial apologists is that the decolonisation of the British Empire was 'bloodless'. If they were to tell that to the people of the Indian sub-cont … read more