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Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

A performer takes part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

Performers take part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

Performers take part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

Performers take part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

A performer takes part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

A performer takes part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

A performer takes part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade - South Africa

Performers take part in the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival parade in Cape Town, South Africa, January 5, 2026. Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cape Town on Monday for the annual Cape Town Minstrel Carnival, a key part of the city's New Year celebrations. The carnival, officially known as the Cape Town Street Parade, is widely regarded as Africa's largest cultural festival. Its origins date back to the colonial era, when enslaved people were granted a single day after New Year's Day to celebrate. Over the years, the event has evolved into a vibrant cultural tradition marked by music, dance, and elaborate costumes. TO GO WITH "Tens of thousands attend Cape Town Minstrel Carnival to mark New Year" Photo by Xabiso Mkhabela/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independence Day Celebrations in Cambodia - Phnom Penh

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (C, front) attends the 72nd anniversary of the Independence Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 9, 2025. Cambodia on Sunday commemorated the 72nd anniversary of its national independence from French colonial rule. Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independence Day Celebrations in Cambodia - Phnom Penh

People attend the 72nd anniversary of the Independence Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 9, 2025. Cambodia on Sunday commemorated the 72nd anniversary of its national independence from French colonial rule. Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independence Day Celebrations in Cambodia - Phnom Penh

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni lights the ceremonial victory fire inside the Independence Monument in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 9, 2025. Cambodia on Sunday commemorated the 72nd anniversary of its national independence from French colonial rule. Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independence Day Celebrations in Cambodia - Phnom Penh

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (C) attends the 72nd anniversary of the Independence Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 9, 2025. Cambodia on Sunday commemorated the 72nd anniversary of its national independence from French colonial rule. Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Independence Day Celebrations in Cambodia - Phnom Penh

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (C, front) attends the 72nd anniversary of the Independence Day in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 9, 2025. Cambodia on Sunday commemorated the 72nd anniversary of its national independence from French colonial rule. Photo by Sovannara/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Bank

SENEGAL. SAINT LOUIS REGION. SENEGAL RIVER, A TOWN OF DAGANA, WALO CALLED CAPITAL OF FORMER COLONIAL COUNTER THAT KEEPS THIS UP THE REMAINS OF AN OLD FORT AND A FEW TRADE SHOPS. "BOU EL MOGDAD" BOAT CRUISE Photo by Michel Renaudeau/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Art Deco - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) (12TH DISTRICT). PORTE DOREE: THE PALAIS DE LA PORTE DOREE, DESIGNED BETWEEN 1928 AND 1931 BY THE ARCHITECT ALBERT LAPRADE. (BAS-RELIEFS OF THE FACADE BY THE SCULPTOR ALFRED JANNIOT). IN ART DECO STYLE, THE FORMER COLONIAL MUSEUM, BUILT FOR THE COLONIAL EXHIBITION OF 1931, NOW HOUSES THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Art Deco - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) (12TH DISTRICT). PORTE DOREE: THE PALAIS DE LA PORTE DOREE, DESIGNED BETWEEN 1928 AND 1931 BY THE ARCHITECT ALBERT LAPRADE. (BAS-RELIEFS OF THE FACADE BY THE SCULPTOR ALFRED JANNIOT). IN ART DECO STYLE, THE FORMER COLONIAL MUSEUM, BUILT FOR THE COLONIAL EXHIBITION OF 1931, NOW HOUSES THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Art Deco - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) (12TH DISTRICT). PORTE DOREE: THE PALAIS DE LA PORTE DOREE, DESIGNED BETWEEN 1928 AND 1931 BY THE ARCHITECT ALBERT LAPRADE. (BAS-RELIEFS OF THE FACADE BY THE SCULPTOR ALFRED JANNIOT). IN ART DECO STYLE, THE FORMER COLONIAL MUSEUM, BUILT FOR THE COLONIAL EXHIBITION OF 1931, NOW HOUSES THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION Photo by Jean-Francois Rollinger/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebrates 80th Anniversary Of Korea'S Liberation - Seoul

People perform during an event marking the 80th anniversary of the Korean Peninsula's liberation from the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 15, 2025. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebrates 80th Anniversary Of Korea'S Liberation - Seoul

People perform during an event marking the 80th anniversary of the Korean Peninsula's liberation from the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule in Seoul, South Korea, Aug. 15, 2025. Photo by Jun Hyosang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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S. Korea marks 80th anniv. of independence

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (front row, C) waves during a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945. (Pool photo)

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S. Korea marks 80th anniv. of independence

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a speech in a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945. (Pool photo)

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Russian delegation to N. Korea

Members of a Russian delegation are pictured in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Aug. 14, 2025. The delegation, including State Duma chair Vyacheslav Volodin, is expected to attend a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Korean Peninsula's liberation from Japanese colonial rule.

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Ceremony in S. Korea on Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary

A memorial service is held in Hapcheon County, South Korea, on Aug. 6, 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima. The area is home to many Korean survivors who had been living in Japan under colonial rule at the time of the blast.

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Illustration - New York City - NYC

UNITED STATES, NEW YORK CITY, MANHATTAN. ELEVATED VIEW OF MIDTOWN MANHATTAN SKYSCRAPERS (LINCOLN BUILDING ET LEFCOURT COLONIAL BUILDING) IN WARM LIGHT OF SUNSET Photo by Francois Roux/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - New York City - NYC

UNITED STATES, NEW YORK CITY, MANHATTAN. ELEVATED VIEW OF MIDTOWN SKYSCRAPERS (LINCOLN BUILDING AND LEFCOURT COLONIAL BUILDING) IN WARM LIGHT OF SUNSET Photo by Francois Roux/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Bordeaux

FRANCE. GIRONDE (33) BORDEAUX, QUARTIER DES CHARTRONS, CAPC CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM, FORMER WOOLLEN WAREHOUSE BUILT IN 1824 TO STORE COLONIAL GOODS, EXHIBITION BY THE STALKER COLLECTIVE Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Carp Cultivation - Indonesia

A farm worker is seen showing the boundaries of plantation land from colonial times that have survived to this day alongside the cultivating carp (Cyprinus carpio) and tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) area in Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 3, 2025. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM

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93rd anniv. of founding of Korean People's Revolutionary Army

People march in Pyongyang on April 25, 2025, with photos of participants in the anti-Japanese partisans movement during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, to celebrate the 93rd anniversary the same day of the founding of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army.

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93rd anniv. of founding of Korean People's Revolutionary Army

People march in Pyongyang on April 25, 2025, with photos of participants in the anti-Japanese partisans movement during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, to celebrate the 93rd anniversary the same day of the founding of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army.

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Ceremony marking independence movement against Japan's colonial rule

South Korea's acting president, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang Mok, makes a speech during a government ceremony commemorating the 1919 independence movement against Japan's colonial rule in Seoul on March. 1, 2025.

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Ceremony marking independence movement against Japan's colonial rule

South Korea's acting president, Deputy Prime Minister Choi Sang Mok, makes a speech during a government ceremony commemorating the 1919 independence movement against Japan's colonial rule in Seoul on March. 1, 2025.

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Last Hong Kong colonial governor receives Japanese decoration

Christopher Patten, Hong Kong's last British colonial governor who oversaw its handover to Chinese rule in 1997, speaks after receiving the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun at the Japanese ambassador's official residence in London on Jan. 30, 2025.

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Last Hong Kong colonial governor receives Japanese decoration

Christopher Patten (L), Hong Kong's last British colonial governor who oversaw its handover to Chinese rule in 1997, receives the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from Japanese Ambassador to Britain Hiroshi Suzuki at the ambassador's official residence in London on Jan. 30, 2025.

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Demonstration Against Macron-Barnier Government in Paris

A protester holding a sign with the message "abolition of the colonial tax", during the demonstration from Bastille square. Several youth, ecological and feminist associations have launched a call to demonstrate against the appointment of Michel Barnier as head of government by Emmanuel Macron, which they consider to be a “denial of democracy”. This follows the request for the dismissal of the president launched by the union of the left and validated by the office of the National Assembly, on september 21, 2024 in Paris. Photo by Christophe Michel / ABACAPRESS.COM

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S. Korea marks 79th anniv. of independence

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech in a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2024, to mark the 79th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945.

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S. Korea marks 79th anniv. of independence

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers a speech in a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2024, to mark the 79th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945.

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S. Korea marks 79th anniv. of independence

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (front, 2nd from L) attends a ceremony in Seoul on Aug. 15, 2024, to mark the 79th anniversary of the end of Japanese colonial rule in 1945.

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