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Rebels and Rebellions!

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@Joe__Bassey Belgium continues to refuse to pay reparations to Congo for these crimes, arguing that Leopold II owned Congo as a private individual and thus the actions cannot be attributed to Belgium... even though he was the King of Belgium and the country benefited (still benefits) from the

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@Joe__Bassey France is highly dependent on the resources it exploits out of Africa, la Françafrique still exists today. Without Africa France is noting.

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Coups and assassinations in Africa: France's neocolonial heritage

Is this anti Western trend or anti French sentiments really just irrational? What did France, the imperialistic West do to West Africa that they break ties w...

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@AfricanHub_ Gaddafi's Libya was too rich in oil and too important as a refugee port to be left to someone who didn't play by the Western rules, so they decided to get rid of him and started the Arab Spring to destabilize and restructure the region:

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The story of Muammar Gaddafi: How did it all end like this?

The life and legacy of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. A figure that continues to divide opinions even after his death, Gaddafi ruled the country for 4...

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@Joe__Bassey Alexandre Dumas lived a spectacular life, moved as a young boy from the plantation to France, became one of the greatest soldiers in the army and even posed a competition to Napoleon. I made a video about his life:

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Thomas-Alexandre Dumas: The „Black Devil“ of the French Revolution

In this video, we explore the incredible life of the forgotten Alexandre Dumas, the father and grandfather of famous writers Alexandre Dumas pere and fils. G...

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@AfricanArchives I made my first Video about Sankara, he inspired me to learn more about African history:

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The Story of Thomas Sankara, former President of Burkina Faso

Captain Thomas Sankara was the former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso and is known as the Che of Africa. During his short term in office, he successfully camp...

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@herrhaerter Meine Schule hat sich immer gerühmt damit, die früheste Schule Deutschlands zu sein. Die erste Stunde begann jeden Morgen um 7.05 Uhr. Teilweise haben wir sogar Mathe-Klausur in den ersten beiden Stunden geschrieben 😭

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@TLKjustice30 @notcapnamerica Yes, and they not always look like a threat in the first place, sometimes they start with politeness to make you feel safe, take your guard down. It's a dangerous game to play, who to trust and who not to.

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@DrProudman I knew this movie will suck so bad when I heard it’s from the creators of this disgusting and also misogynistic Lobster movie 🤮

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@NiallHarbison Doggo is called wiggle butt 🥰 the names are so cute, they’re all so adorable 😍

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@AfricanArchives Coretta Scott King was a fighter in her own right! She was sometimes even tired of being called Mrs Martin Luther King and complained to a friend this would make her “sound like the attachments that come with my vacuum cleaner." After all, she was the more politically active and

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@NiallHarbison All the best, Shaq! 🥰💕

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@NiallHarbison That makes me so happy! You're so wonderful and amazing people 🥰

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@Taj_Ali1 "Being human is above all the main thing"

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Rosa Luxemburg : Icon of Courage and Humanity

Rosa Luxemburg: Icon of Courage and HumanityI created this video in honor of Rosa Luxemburg, a central figure in the European socialist movement known for he...

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@martingommel Mein Vater war Alkoholiker, mittlerweile trocken, aber viele kannten ihn halt noch als jemanden, der nie ein Bier ablehnt, deswegen kommen auf Feiern immer noch Leute mit zwei Bier an und stellen ihm eins hin bevor sie anfangen sich zu unterhalten. Mein Vater sagt dann immer mit

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Ever wonder why Fela Kuti turned out to be so courageous and revolutionary? It was probably because of his mom, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti who was a pioneer in the anticolonial and womanist fight in Nigeria. She was born in 1900 in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria and went to England

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@miss_otaku_ger @herrhaerter Genau, und vor allem kam ich ausm Dorf und musste auch mit dem Bus “anreisen”, der fuhr um 6:25 ab, bin da jeden Morgen um 5.20 aufgestanden. Nachmittags immer mega fertig dann…

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@NiallHarbison Your posts really make my day, I wish you all the best of the world 🌈

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@fasc1nate Maybe you guys know the book “King Leopold’s Ghost” where Adam Hochschild presents his research about the Congo Atrocities, by this he tremendously increased public awareness in the West for this topic. I recently had an interview with him about his work:

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Adam Hochschild on King Leopold's Ghost & American Midnight: Histor...

Let’s welcome Adam Hochschild! Adam is a best-selling author, journalist, and historian renowned for uncovering neglected aspects of history. In this exclusi...

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#otd we celebrate the birth of the Senegalese author, Mariama Bâ, whose contributions are esteemed as classics of African literature. She questioned the patriarchal system and became a leading voice for African women. Mariama Bâ believed that traditions shouldn't be adhered to

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#otd 29 years ago, the 12-year old Iqbal Masih was murdered... a reminder of his courageous life: In the 1980s, in Punjab, Pakistan, a young boy named Iqbal Masih was thrust into the harsh realities of child labor due to his family's financial desperation. At merely four or five

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@Joe__Bassey As I grew up in Europe it was for me always natural to see crying and screaming babies, and parents putting their children in strollers, kinda physically detached. It was just when I went to Africa where I noticed that all the moms carried their babies close to their bodies

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Rasta, Rebel, Revolution: The Story of Bob Marley 🇯🇲 #BobMarleyOneLove #bobmarley #Reggae

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@NiallHarbison Damn that makes me happy 🥰🥳🌈

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Did you know that over a million #African soldiers fought in #WorldWar II? They fought a war that were not theirs, for the freedom of their own oppressors. Still today their contributions are underplayed. I made a video to remember them: #africanhistory

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Africa's Forgotten Soldiers: World War II's Hidden Warriors

Dive into the lesser-known stories of World War II with this video - a tribute to over a million African soldiers who fought bravely in a war not their own. ...

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@JuergenZimmerer Krass is mir gerade schlecht geworden... da habt ihr alles richtig gemacht, wenn sich der Typ über eure Arbeit aufregt.

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@AfricanArchives It seems paradoxical, but it was precisely the scholars of the Enlightenment who introduced the idea of "race" to the world, based on alleged anatomical differences, which were then fatally supposed to prove differences in character and morality. In the late 18th/early 19th

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@Fenrion_ @martingommel Das is ne super Entscheidung! Ich bin auch Dorfkind und da war Alkohol allgegenwärtig, fast jede Familie bei uns in der Nachbarschaft ist daran kaputtgegangen.

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She was the "Black Star in the Skies": The Aviatrix Bessie Coleman. Born in 1893 in Texas, the racial segregation made it a pretty hostile environment for Bessie. The family hadn’t have much money so in her free time she needed to work on the cotton plantations. When she was

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#otd 52 years ago Kwame Nkrumah died in Romania. Not in Ghana, because he couldn’t return after the coup. Kwame Nkrumah, the Black Star of Africa, the Osagyefo, was an idol, a heroical figure in Africa's post-colonial history. As the first Prime Minister and then President of

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After Erdoğan won the presidential elections last year in Turkey hope seemed to be lost, the whole opposition united in order to beat the regime but they failed; and the Turkish people, actually all the people living in autocracies, were asking the decisive question: Is it even

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@BlkHistStudies Thank you for this post! Bishop is definitely someone to remember, that’s also why I did a video about him:

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Maurice Bishop: Grenada's Tale from Revolution to US Invasion

Dive with me into the riveting saga of Maurice Bishop, the audacious Grenadian revolutionary who dared to challenge U.S. power. Born amidst the struggle agai...

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@saki_statements Die Männer sind sauer darüber, dass sie nicht mehr ein so privilegiertes Leben führen können wie noch ihre Väter; und die Frauen tun alles, um eben nicht das unterprivilegierte Leben der Mütter leben zu müssen.

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Remembering one of Africa's best presidents: Captain Thomas #Sankara , who was assassinated 36 years ago. He was such an amazing leader that still today he is an inspiration, some say that his spirit lives on in Ibrahim #Traor é. (He was actually the inspiration for me to start

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@steve_hanke @yfatihkarahan Why Turkey should leave the stage to Ekrem İmamoğlu, his peopleism and non-polarising approach:

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How to Beat an Autocrat? What can we learn from Turkey?

In this interview answer the question: How to beat an autocrat? (and more)We chose the example of Turkey for this because here the seemingly impossible happe...

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Big News! First of all: I've started a new YT-Channel: It will be about Rebels and Rebellions, the "firsts" of their kind, throughout diverse geographies, eras and areas. I would be happy to see you on my new channel :) The other big news: Today's the

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@wrkclasshistory "Being human is above all the main thing"

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Rosa Luxemburg : Icon of Courage and Humanity

Rosa Luxemburg: Icon of Courage and HumanityI created this video in honor of Rosa Luxemburg, a central figure in the European socialist movement known for he...

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He was a teacher who became the leader of a revolution: Usman dan Fodio! Born in 1754 in present-day Nigeria, this brilliant scholar was destined for greatness. From a young age, dan Fodio devoted himself to studying Islam and other subjects, becoming a master teacher and

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Did you know that none of the former colonial powers ever paid back anything to the colonised countries, even though they committed atrocious crimes, even genocides? Still they avoid the term "reparations" at all costs. This is very noticeable these times when we look at the

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✊🏿Amilcar Cabral is widely considered one of Africa's most remarkable heroes in the fight for freedom. 👓Cabral was a unique figure, who, through his fearless fight against colonialists and his brutal assassination, became a legend. 🇬🇼🇨🇻It is worth noting that not only

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@AfricanArchives Thank your for that post! Happy 60th anniversary to the maybe most iconic speech of modern history: I have a Dream! I took that occasion to make a video about MLK, not the speech though, but his assassination: #ihaveadream #MarchOnWashington60

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The Assassination of Martin Luther King: FBI's plot

It’s been 60 years since Dr. Martin Luther King gave his now iconic “I have a Dream” speech. With this he became part of history. Dr. King stood at the foref...

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🇹🇷 Celebrating a century! Exactly 100 years ago the Turkish Republic was founded. After more than a decade of wars and the fall of the Ottoman empire a miracle happened. Under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal #Atat ürk a new country emerged out of ruins that would persist the

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🇲🇿 Remembering Samora Machel! Samora #Machel fought for justice all his life. He battled against the Portuguese colonial power, which was not willing to let his country #Mozambique go without bloodshed. He also fought against tribalism and everyday racism, which was not only

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Looking at the #IsraelGazaWar I think about Abie Nathan and his Voice of Peace. What an amazing human being he was. He believed that peace was possible and he devoted his life to it. How would he react if he knew what is happening right now? #IsraelPalestineConflict #abienathan

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Did you know that the Count of Monte Cristo and the Three Musketeers are based on a real story? Alexandre Dumas is actually telling the story of his father, the Black General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas! Dumas was a slave boy who rose through the ranks of the French military during

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Professor Hakim Adi on Pan-Africanism, the ongoing Crisis in the World and the need for Change In this podcast we discuss the importance of diversifying historical narratives, emphasizing the need for representing minority voices often overlooked in mainstream history.

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#otd 111 years years ago Ruben Um Nyobè was born 🇨🇲 Just a little reminder of a crime committed by the French colonial forces you maybe haven't heard of: The assassinations of Ruben Um Nyobè and Félix-Roland Moumié: Ruben Um Nyobè was a critical figure in the African

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@redstreamnet "Being human is above all the main thing"

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Rosa Luxemburg : Icon of Courage and Humanity

Rosa Luxemburg: Icon of Courage and HumanityI created this video in honor of Rosa Luxemburg, a central figure in the European socialist movement known for he...

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Adam Hochschild on What is Not Taught in Our History books Adam's life-long fight to challenge the historical narrative created best-selling and mind-shifting books like "King Leopold's Ghost", "To End All Wars", "Bury the Chains" and "American Midnight". In this podcast he

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Happy #AlaskaDay ! 🇺🇸 Did you know that before October 18, 1867, Alaska was a Russian colony 🇷🇺 ? The region, initially explored by the Russians in the 17th century, was significantly impacted by Grigory Shelikhov's arrival in the late 18th century. While his fur enterprise

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The Mau Mau War, Kenya's Guerrilla fighters against the British Empire

The Mau Mau uprising in Kenya in the 1950s was one of the bloodiest and most legendary rebellions against colonial domination in Africa. The war of the gueri...

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Coups and assassinations in Africa: France's neocolonial heritage Is this anti Western trend or anti French sentiments really just irrational? What did France, the imperialistic West do to West Africa that they break ties with them? Maybe it's the century long exploitation,

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@OldChilliCold @Joe__Bassey Correct, the video is about his father Thomas-Alexandre, thank you for the correction 🙏🏻

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@dog_rates From Buster the Grey to Buster the White, maybe he fought a Balrog?

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#otd 29 years ago the “Kibeho Massacre” happened in Rwanda. Estimations of the killings diverse, the Rwandan Patriotic Army (RPA) speaks of 338 deaths while the present UN soldiers speak of up to 5000 killings of the internally displaced people (IDP). The massacre took place in

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🩸 The diamond deposits in Sierra Leone and Liberia led to bloody civil wars, corruption, and illegal arms imports. Between 1991 and 2002, over 50,000 people fell victim to the unrest. The term "Blood Diamonds" was coined. #BloodDiamonds #CivilWars #Corruption

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Today, we somberly remember the 55th anniversary of Robert Kennedy's assassination. Shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, Senator Robert Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles after winning the California presidential primary. #RFK

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The Long Shadow of German Colonialism: Interview with Prof Henning Melber via @YouTube #germanynamibia #Reparations #colonialhistory #germancolonialism #interview #colonialpast #colonialmentality

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The Long Shadow of German Colonialism: Interview with Prof Henning...

Do you know about the crimes committed during the German colonial era, particularly the genocide against the Herero and Nama people in what is now Namibia? ...

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Looking at the coup in #Niger I did a video about how France kept the countries of West #Africa as neo-colonial hostages: #BurkinaFaso #africanhistory #mali

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Coups and assassinations in Africa: France's neocolonial heritage

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Madagascar 1947: The Uprising

Let’s take a look at Madagascar's turbulent past through the lens of the pivotal 1947-48 Malagasy Uprising. This video illuminates the island nation's determ...

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@TerrorZinogre @DrProudman The women in the movie are seen as love-hungry, crazed, and jealous, while the man are sane. And what disturbed me the most is the way they made the women suffer in the movie: the one who jumped out the window but didn’t immediately die or when they took the eyesight of the

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@Queens_Villain @Joe__Bassey Thanks for the correction 🙏🏻

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“In nature nothing exists alone.” #otd , we remember Rachel Carson, whose book "Silent Spring" ignited the environmental movement by exposing the dangers of unchecked pesticide use. More than just a marine biologist, Carson was a visionary who saw beyond the immediate benefits of

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What do the coup of Mossadegh in #Iran , the assassination of Patrice Lumumba in the #Congo , the overthrow of Allende in #Chile have in common with the Stinger missiles in #Afghanistan and the cocaine trade between Central America and the USA? The #CIA had a hand in all of

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@popupanna Schmegge lasse

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4/7 Istanbul’s mayor and Turkey’s hope: Ekrem İmamoğlu Let’s take a closer look at some of the specific measures of this People policies approach by showing the direct impact it has: Ekrem İmamoğlu was never supposed to become the mayor of Istanbul. In 2019 he won the mayoral

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@BBCAfrica Félicitations les éléphants 🇨🇮 de la Côte d’Ivoire pour gagner 🏆 #AFCON2023

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Happy 145th Birthday, Pancho Villa! #panchovilla #mexicanrevolution #mexico

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The full interview:

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Adam Hochschild on King Leopold's Ghost & American Midnight: Histor...

Let’s welcome Adam Hochschild! Adam is a best-selling author, journalist, and historian renowned for uncovering neglected aspects of history. In this exclusi...

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Kennedy was perceived by many to be the only person in American politics capable of uniting the people. Serving as Attorney General under his brother, JFK, Robert Kennedy emerged as a beloved figure in American politics, especially among minority communities.

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1/7 Some background First of all, after the loss of last years presidential election, the CHP (the opposition party) clearly understood that they needed to change, and as Kılıçdaroğlu, their candidate, who was to challenge Erdogan not only lost several elections but also the

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@lea_ypi "Being human is above all the main thing"

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Rosa Luxemburg : Icon of Courage and Humanity

Rosa Luxemburg: Icon of Courage and HumanityI created this video in honor of Rosa Luxemburg, a central figure in the European socialist movement known for he...

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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Chilean coup d‘état and Salvador Allende‘s heroic death. I took the occasion to remember this historical date with a video: #11septembre #Chile1973 #allende #socialismo #history

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The Crimes of the West: Allende & the Chilean Coup d'état

The 1973 coup in Chile was a precursor to what many now recognize as "9/11." In both instances, ominous planes cast shadows over a city, and in both, a landm...

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@piebyfour „Being human is above all the most important thing“

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Rosa Luxemburg : Icon of Courage and Humanity

Rosa Luxemburg: Icon of Courage and HumanityI created this video in honor of Rosa Luxemburg, a central figure in the European socialist movement known for he...

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@steve_hanke Not only diplomatic but also military mastermind:

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Atatürk: The Military and Political Mastermind who Built a New Nation

All income generated with this video will be send to Turkey/Syria to help the people affected by the earthquakes.In this video, we explore the life and legac...

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@sonmuda Mein bester Freund hat mich auch von einem Tag auf den anderen ignoriert/geghostet. Seit zwei Jahren hab ich nichts mehr von ihm gehört. Hab iwann versucht, anzuerkennen, dass er wieso auch immer nichts mehr mit mir zu tun haben will, aber die ganze Erfahrung ist seeeehr

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2/7 How to not lose hope The next day after the defeat against Erdoğan, the charismatic mayor of Istanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu now stepped into the role of the opposition leader (a decisive moment) to announce the “change movement” (değişim hareketi). He told the Turkish people who

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@JuergenZimmerer “Die segensreiche deutsche Kolonialherrschaft” bitte was? 😳 was schreibt der Typ da?

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5/7 Peopleism in the campaign: A new target The peopleism approach was the basis of the countrywide CHP campaign and especially the one in Istanbul. The campaign of the opposition was so different to that of the AKP alliance which focused on the religious and conservative part

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🌍 Africa: A land rich in diamonds, yet impoverished. Around two-thirds of globally traded precious stones are African. You'd think this wealth ensures prosperity in mining regions, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. #Africa #DiamondTrade #EconomicInequality

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Today we honour the life and legacy of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey. Born on this day in 1881, his visionary leadership set the country on a path to modernity, secularism and reform. #atatuerk #ataturkbirthday

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@herrhaerter Es gab dann sogar eine Abstimmung unter den SchülerInnen, ob der Schulbeginn am Morgen verschoben werden sollte um 30 min. Tatsächlich hat die Mehrheit dagegen gestimmt. Die meinten, die ständen lieber so früh auf, dann wären sie früher daheim und hätten mehr vom Tag… mich hat’s

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🛠️ Many mines are owned by foreign investors, who ship diamonds abroad. The true value addition occurs through cutting and processing these rough diamonds into coveted jewelry pieces overseas. #ForeignInvestment #ValueAddition #EconomicInequality

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In 1850 the student James Parker Barnett unintentionally became the first Black Student at Columbia’s college. He was admitted because he „passed“ as White. When they found out that he is a light-skinned African-American he was “expelled for African Blood”. #BlackHistory

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@TheHistoryFox

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Why did the US really join the Great War? #adamhochschild #worldwar1 #greatwar #woodrowwilson #History

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7/7 Is change possible in every autocratic country? The advantage of Turkey is of course that Erdoğan is “defeatable”, which means that in this kind of competitive autocracy he still has to win the elections to stay in power. The opposition forces are observing all the elections

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@TheHistoryFox

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6/7 The historical model The Turkish people can look back at a long history of fighting unjust forces. And I’m not even referring to Atatürk here. There’s a much more recent example: the story of Bülent Ecevit who was victorious against the military rule in the early 70s. In

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@TheHistoryFox

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@iBenyamin @Joe__Bassey Thanks, but I got overexcited and forgot that this post is about Alexandre Dumas, my video is about his dad, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas 🙈

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@TheHistoryFox

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Malcolm X challenged the status quo with his powerful speeches and undeniable charisma. His philosophy urged African Americans to protect themselves against racism “by any means necessary“ #BlackLivesMatter

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Happy BDay, Malcolm X! #Blackpower He was born on this day in 1925. A bold and influential figure and a pivotal voice in the US civil rights movement. He tirelessly advocated for racial justice and Black empowerment. #MalcolmXDay

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Pic of my mini Christmas tree 🎄 plus my wolf girl Lonny and her unimpressed bitch face

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#OTD In the night of March 29, 1947, the Malagasy Uprising took place, where the people of Madagascar had enough of the French colonialists and started to fight the oppressor. Anecdotes from this fateful fight recount tales of brave men and women who, armed with little more than

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Today, we remember Captain Thomas #Sankara , the former Prime Minister of #BurkinaFaso , often called the Che of Africa. While many think of Gandhi or MLK when talking about those who died for their principles, Sankara's story deserves our attention too. 🌍🇧🇫

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The Assassination of Martin Luther King: FBI's plot

It’s been 60 years since Dr. Martin Luther King gave his now iconic “I have a Dream” speech. With this he became part of history. Dr. King stood at the foref...

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#Otd in 1917, President Woodrow Wilson delivered his 'war message' in a session of Congress and called for a declaration of war against Germany. The resulting congressional vote brought the US into World War I. However, the real story of why the US joined #WWI is different to

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@TheHistoryFox

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@fasc1nate Reminds me of Henri III Jules de Bourbon-Condé, who was also called the crazy Condé (Condé le fol), he was said to have had a severe case of Bipolarity. In his depressive episodes he suffered even from lycanthropy (he thought he would transform into a wolf or dog) and Cotard's

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@jacobin "Being human is above all the main thing"

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Rosa Luxemburg : Icon of Courage and Humanity

Rosa Luxemburg: Icon of Courage and HumanityI created this video in honor of Rosa Luxemburg, a central figure in the European socialist movement known for he...

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@TheHistoryFox

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Today it’s 69 years ago that the US Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional and therefore prohibited.

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3/7 The basis: People policies OR Peopleism over Populism Populists base their strategy on polarisation and the division of people, that’s also Erdoğan’s policy: To blame parts of the society for the mistakes of his decisions, to create scapegoats so that no one expects him to

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@TheHistoryFox

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His life was tragically cut short, but his legacy endures. His message of dignity, self-respect and self-reliance continues to inspire and motivate in the ongoing fight for equality. “Sometimes you have to pick the gun up to put the gun down.” #MalcolmXDay

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Applys to all those populists, be it Trump, AfD, Erdogan, Milei... simple, but dangerously effective.

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“It makes no difference whatever whether they laugh at us or revile us … whether they represent us as clowns or criminals; the main thing is that they mention us, that they concern themselves with us again and again …” ?

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