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World Service,05 Aug 1999,28 mins

Colonialisation and Decolonialisation

My Century

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The fight for independence and self government in the 20th Century. Rosihan Anwar describes life under Dutch rule in Western Sumatra; Sandra Anson recalls the last days of British rule in India; Harkman Muiruri took part in Kenya's Mau Mau rebellion; Lina Magaia talks about the guerilla movement in Mozambique fighting to end Portuguese rule; and Jean Leca discusses Algerian independence from the French.

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