The

United Nations General Assembly The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA or GA; french: link=no, Assemblée générale, AG) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN), serving as the main deliberative, policymaking, and representative organ of the UN. Curr ...

designated the years 2011–2020 as the third International Decade for the Eradication of

Colonialism Colonialism is a practice or policy of control by one people or power over other people or areas, often by establishing colonies and generally with the aim of economic dominance. In the process of colonisation, colonisers may impose their relig ...

, recalling that 2010 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the declaration on the granting of independence to colonial countries and peoples. Previous similar decades were proclaimed for 1990–2000 and 2001–2010 as the Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism.

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United Nations General Assembly Decolonization {{UN-stub

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