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Oct. 5, 1789, a young woman struck a marching drum and led The Women's March on Versailles, in a revolt against King Louis XVI of France, storming the palace and signaling the French Revolution. [30] In 1947, Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti led the Abeokuta Women's Union in a revolt that resulted in the abdication of the Egba High King Oba Ademola ...
Articles relating to anti-imperialists, people opposed to imperialism or neocolonialism. Anti-imperialist sentiment typically manifests as a political principle in independence struggles against intervention or influence from a global superpower , as well as in opposition to colonial rule .
The Anti-Imperialists, A Web based guide to American Anti-Imperialism. CWIHP at the Wilson Center for Scholars: Primary Document Collection on Anti-Imperialism in the Cold War Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine. Pacific Northwest Antiwar and Radical History Project, multimedia collection of photographs, video, oral histories and essays.
We collected old photos of major leaders, past and current, to give a taste of who they once were. Unfortunately, we were limited by photo availability, so not every major figure from the 20th and ...
The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.
Throughout history, women activists have been at the forefront of anti-imperialist movements, questioning the motives and consequences of U.S. expansionism. Women's organisations and prominent figures raised their voices against the injustices of imperialism, advocating for peace, human rights, and the self-determination of colonised peoples.
The first woman was elected to lead a country 64 years ago. Here’s a look at where, and when, women have secured national leadership positions since then.
Anti-imperialists (47 P) Rebellions against empires (37 C, 14 P) ... Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire; Ligue de défense de la race nègre; M.