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The political right of the majority to the exercise of power within the boundaries of a generally accepted political unit, area, or territory. The principle of self-determination is mentioned in the United Nations Charter and has often been stressed in resolutions passed by the UN General Assembly. The concept is most often used in connection with the right of colonies to independence. It does not relate to attempts at independence by groups, such as the French Canadians or the Nagas of India, who do not possess their own sovereign states. See also: discretion, freedom, home rule, liberty How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In numerous other ways during his 10 years at the UN's highest post, Annan had indicated his disdain for national independence. His question challenged pacific Western assumptions; it came out of a Polish history marked by successive patriotic attempts to defend national independence, of which the Warsaw rising was the latest instance. He coins the epithet "light-green" to more accurately reflect how environmental concerns eventually merged with chronic doubts about modernization to temper half a century of rapid economic growth driven by imperatives of national independence. |
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