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Prince Alemayehu was taken to the UK in 1868 after a British military operation raided his family’s fortress in what is now part of Ethiopia. #princealemayehutewodros #britishhistory #royalfamily #blackaristocrat #colonialism #stolenartifacts #museum #windsorcastle #queenvictoria #ethiopia | Why Is the British Royal Family Refusing to Return the Body of an 18-Year-Old Ethiopian Prince?
This drag event in Namibia provides a safe space for queer joy, in a country without any LGBTQ legal protections. #namibia #lgbtq #dragqueen #supremecourt #colonialism #government #politics #law | There Isn’t a Single Law to Protect LGBTQ People in Namibia, But This Drag Event Is Thriving Anyway
Art dealers are sitting on looted African artefacts such as the Benin Bronzes worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that they’re struggling to sell. #africa #africantiktok #africanculture #africanhistory #artefact #artifact #benin #beninbronzes #colonialism #looted #stolenartifacts #lootedartifacts #art #museum #britishmuseum #benincity #artdealer #britishcolonialism #britishcolonization | Looted Artefacts From Africa Just Aren’t Selling These Days, Art Dealers Say
What is the Commonwealth? Since Queen Elizabeth II’s death, there have been many questions raised around whether countries who are part of the Commonwealth will want to stay in it. #queenelizabeth #queenelizabethii #commonwealth #british #uk #monarchy #britishempire #colonialism | What Is The Commonwealth? And Is It Just a Second British Empire?
After being expelled from their land by the British in the 1930s, Kenyan survivors of colonial abuses have filed a case against the British government at the European Court of Human Rights, seeking compensation of $200 billion. #kenya #britain #uk #colonialism #reparation #reparations | Kenyans Are Demanding $200 Billion From Britain for Colonial Abuses
Operation Legacy was a secret British Colonial Office programme that ran from the 1950s until the 1970s during Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. It was an effort to whitewash the legacy of British imperialism. #queenelizabeth #queen #funeral #britishempire #operationlegacy #colonialism #royalfamily | AN OPERATION TO DESTROY EVIDENCE OF BRITAIN’S COLONIAL ABUSES TOOK PLACE DURING THE QUEEN’S REIGN
The Indian economist Utsa Patnaik says the British Empire stole $45 trillion from their South Asia colonies over 200 years, and calls for reparations have never gone away. #britishempire #uk #colonialism #india #pakistan #bangladesh #queenelizabeth #queen #royal #royalfamily #monarchy | These Former Colonies Say the British Monarchy Owes Them $45 Trillion
Will the Koh-i-Noor diamond ever be returned? Questions over whether the UK should give back the diamond to former British colonies in South Asia have resurfaced after the Queen’s death. #kohinoor #colonialism #india #pakistan #queenelizabethII #queenelizabeth #crownjewels #queen #uk #royalfamily #monarchy | Will the UK Return This $400 million Diamond to Its Former Colonies?
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne in 1952, the world map looked very different. At the start of her reign, Britain had more than 70 territories, but at the time of her death, she was sovereign of 15 countries including the United Kingdom. #queenelizabeth #uk #monarchy #royal #colonialism #british #queen | Here Are the Countries That Broke Free From British Rule During the Queen’s Reign
London’s Horniman Museum has pledged to return dozens of objects that were looted by the British army from the Kingdom of Benin, now part of modern-day #Nigeria. It could be the first time a UK government-funded institution has returned stolen artefacts from its collection of Benin Bronzes. #museum #colonialism #london #historytok #artefact | Dozens of stolen objects from this museum could be returned to Nigeria
Belgium’s King Philippe has once again refused to apologise for his country’s brutal colonial rule over what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. Around 10 million people died as a direct result of that regime. Many people in the #DRC are calling on him to make a full apology that recognises just how disastrous colonial rule was for their country. #belgium #colonialism #africa
TheUnfilteredHistoryTour.com at the #BritishMuseum tells the true stories of stolen objects from the communities perspectives. #colonialism #history
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