national liberation movements

1. Movements that arise in developing nations to expel colonialist powers (see colonialism), often by means of guerrilla warfare.

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“The Declaration in an Age of Revolutions” outlines the document’s 18th- and 19th-century impacts abroad, including on the French Revolution and national liberation movements in the Caribbean and Central and South America.

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China's support of Palestinian causes stretches back to the era of Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong, who sent weapons to Palestinians in support for so-called "national liberation" movements around the world.

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It stretches back to Chinese Communist Party founder Mao Zedong, who sent weapons to Palestinians in support for so-called "national liberation" movements around the world.

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He was one of the most polarizing figures in African history, a giant of national liberation movements on the continent but whose 37-year rule finally ended in ignominy when he was overthrown by his own army in 2017.

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But isn’t martyrdom always a key element of national liberation movements?

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