Colonial History
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Niger takes over Orano Former coloniser France has suffered another loss in Niger after the Sahel state's leaders reclaimed control of uranium mining from French nuclear giant Ora...
" the Marathás were essentially both a conquering & a governing race in India. It was they who gave the coup de grâce to the Mughal Empire, & who pounded to pieces the States which...
The Swahili Coast’s Bloody Rivalries ——— In the 19th century, Oman ruled the EA coast. When the sultan of Oman died in 1804, Muscat was once again thrown into one of its frequen...
Time spent in Cellular Jail in Andaman: Sushil Das Gupta: 9 years Trailokyanath Chakravarty: 12 yrs BK Dutt: 13 yrs Ambika Chakrabarty: 13 yrs Mercy Petitions written by the...
A few facts about Rajarammohan Roy. Please read with open mind as history is grey: A) He was sympathetic to the British B) He had converted to “Unitarian Christianity” & also conv...
Story About How The Tiv People Of Benue Resisted The Sokoto Caliphate A Thread Retweet To Educate Someone https://t.co/N1p8umDrOX
During the last years of the Santa Elena colony while the Spanish were massacring the French another country planted a settlement in what is now Carolina on Roanoke Island in moder...
1. The French and Russian Threat to India: British Defense of the Empire and Geopolitical Vigilance This is when the British started getting alarmed by the advance of Russia. http...
Battle of #Saragarhi and Battle of #BhimaKoregaon both had Indian soldiers fighting for the British. While the Battle of Saragarhi has become a symbol of valour and courage, the Ba...
Jaja of Opobo was killed with a cup of tea in 1891. King Jaja of Opobo (1821-1891), the wealthiest and most powerful monarch in the Niger Delta and sole founder of Opobo, was Igbo...
Why India needs to exit the Commonwealth - 🧵 1. Commonwealth is group of nations acknowledging their enslaved history under British crown. US & Ireland not part of it, why should...
It is almost completely forgotten today, but there was a time when a giant wall made of thorny bushes and dead vegetation snaked its way for some 4000 km throughout India - from Ko...
Fixed that for you, my dude. "I'd rather be in a society that dealt with the colonial British, by offering them the reciprocity that they did so much to earn." Your know, our Pes...
Brit army raped 500+ women at Medinipur between 1930-44. Youngest victim was a 5 year old girl & oldest was an 80 year old women. From gangraping a 13 year in front of beyonet to...
1. Apparently I have already branded d Constitution of 1950 a colonial document in my book #IndiaThatisBharat when I have limited d discussion in d book to d Government of India Ac...
In apartheid-era South Africa, the minority Whites had special rights over the colored natives. Indian State has two forms of apartheid. 1. #EnglishApartheid. A colonial minority...
The contributions of Veer Savarkar after comming out of Andaman Jail🙌 https://t.co/FXjPccQqqI
The sheer scale of destruction of Indian wildlife under British rule in often overlooked. What was mini-Africa was laid waste to. Between 1875 & 1925, at least 50,000 tigers were s...
