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Haitians in French Colonial Africa by Matt Robertshaw

The French History Podcast

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The Declaration of Independence of Non Self Governing Territories

Ahatian played a significant role in crafting the document that has served as a point of reference for decolonization and self determination over the subsequent decades. As a representative on the u n General assembly, selo also cast votes on the recognition of several new states. Most famously, he played a key role in the defeat of the beven sfortza plan, which would have broken libya up into three trusteeships administered by france, britain and italy.

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