Decolonization
- Author: United Nations
- Main Title: Basic Facts about the United Nations , pp 259-267
- Publication Date: May 2013
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/9ea3c46d-en
- Language: English Spanish
Nearly 100 nations whose peoples were formerly under colonial rule or a trusteeship arrangement have joined the United Nations as sovereign independent states since the Organization was founded in 1945. Additionally, many other Territories have achieved self-determination through political association or integration with an independent state. The United Nations has played a crucial role in that historic change by encouraging the aspirations of dependent peoples and by setting goals and standards to accelerate their attainment of independence. United Nations missions have supervised elections leading to independence—in Togoland (1956 and 1968), Western Samoa (1961), Namibia (1989) and, most recently, in Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor).
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210548076
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/14a0ee8a-en
Related Subject(s):
United Nations
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