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What does it mean?
Gaining independence does not automatically erase historical colonial relationships or habits.
In plain terms
Independence does not change past colonial ties.
What can you take from it?
Independence does not erase colonial history.

Where it applies

  • post-colonial nations
  • reforming treaties
  • national identity

Putting it to work

  • revisit old treaties
  • assert true sovereignty
  • rewrite national narrative

Questions to consider

  • What colonial legacies persist today?
  • How do nations redefine themselves after independence?

Another view

True independence can effectively sever old colonial ties over time.

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