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Neocolonialism
In the light of the demands for independence the old "metropolis" change their strategy, giving rise to neocolonialism.
They grant then a formal independence, which hides a real dependence in the form of military and especially economic cooperation agreements, which ensure the continued exploitation of the now ex-colonies.
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Colonialism
Reparation
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Restitutions of the colonial treasures
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In the last few months the requests for the repatriation of the remains and the definitive restitution of the treasures looted during the colonial period have multiplied. On March 5, 2018 the President of Benin Patrice Talon has asked again France the restitution of the treasures looted during the 1892 conquest and the Government of Tanzania has asked Germany the repatriation of the remains of Songea Mbano, the famous anticolonialist leader during the Maji Maji war.
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The end of the Empire
Imperial Collapse Markers by Dmitry Orlov, a parallelism between the collapse of USSR and the current situation in the USA, is the article for this “end of the empire”.
"In thinking through the (for now) gradually unfolding collapse of the American empire, the collapse of the USSR, which occurred close to three decades ago, continues to perform as a goldmine of useful examples and analogies. Certain events that occurred during the Soviet collapse can serve as useful signposts in the American one, allowing us to formulate better guesses about the timing of events that can suddenly turn a gradual collapse into a precipitous one."
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