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1942 – The Atlantic Charter
By Wanaku Verdzekov · · The Cameroons
Date note: Estimated (2023). The original is headed 1 January 1942, the date of the Declaration by United Nations.
Tags: self-determination, international-law, france, fcfa
AMBAZONIA is TRAPPED by France and the FCFA, a situation ENABLED by the USA and the UK. Only the USA and UK can DISABLE that situation. Unless AFRICANS take on France head-on, as some African states are already doing.
Meanwhile, here is a reminder of what adults agreed to in 1942: the Atlantic Charter.
Note the lines that interest AMBAZONIA:
"…they respect the right of ALL PEOPLES to choose the form of government under which they will live; and they wish to see sovereign rights and self-government restored to those who have been forcibly deprived of them…"
Source: NATO, official texts
— Wanaku Verdzekov
Reading & grammar
Reading level: Gr 9–11
Understand
- What situation does the author say the USA and UK enabled?
- Which lines of the Atlantic Charter interest Ambazonia?
- What does the editor's note correct about the dates?
Grammar focus: quoting historical documents. The quote begins and ends with ellipses because it is taken from the middle of a longer text. Name the source and link it, as the post does.
Try it: Find a line from a historical document in your country. Quote it with its source.
Discuss: Should promises made in international documents be binding? Argue.