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Indonesia’s Independence Day marked in new capital for first time

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Indonesia’s Independence Day marked in new capital for first time

Indonesia has celebrated Independence Day in its future new capital city Nusantara for the first time – with scaled-back festivities as construction continues. The country had hoped to officially inaugurate the city on the 79th anniversary of its declaration of independence in 1945 after centuries of Dutch rule and then Japanese occupation during World War … Read more

Letters of Love, Letters of War: Algeria’s war for independence | Independence

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Letters of Love, Letters of War: Algeria’s war for independence | Independence

Algerian resistance fighters wrote heartfelt letters home in the 1950s. Few arrived but many remained unseen, until now. Algeria lived under French colonial rule for 132 years, from 1830 to 1962. Letters and correspondence provided evidence of Algeria’s long struggle to end French colonial rule in the 1950s. They enabled resistance fighters to send news … Read more

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