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Letter From...: 25/07/2010

25/07/2010

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David Cannadine looks back at the ceremonies which marked the end of Britain's empire.

In the 50th anniversary year of independence for Somalia, David Cannadine looks back at the ceremonies which marked the end of Britain's empire and sees the midnight lowering and raising of flags and the accompanying celebrations as often merely masking deep rooted tensions and resentments.

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