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1945 – African Delegates at Founding of United Nations Push for Decolonization

As the United Nations Charter was finalized on June 5, 1945, several African and Caribbean representatives—though mostly under colonial mandates—began quietly pushing for anti-colonial language and principles. Their advocacy laid groundwork for later U.N. resolutions on decolonization. Although not yet heads of independent states, these Black diplomats sowed seeds that would later transform global politics through collective African action.

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