Colonisation – Decolonisation

Context: French President Emmanuel Macron asked for forgiveness for his country’s role in the 1994 Rwandan massacre in which about 8,00,000 people, mostly ethnic Tutsis, were killed. Hutu-Tutsi relations: The majority Hutus and minority Tutsis have had a troubled relationship in Rwanda that goes back to the German and Belgian colonial period. Colonialists ruled Rwanda through …

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Discuss India‘s contribution to the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. (200 Words) India after independence vowed to oppose the colonialism and racialism in Asia and Africa. It also supported the movement in South Africa against apartheid. Gandhiji helped attract international attention to the issue of racism in South Africa long before UN began considering …

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