The League against Imperialism and Colonial Oppression was an international anti-imperialist organization in the interwar period. It opposed the League of Nations for its support of colonialism.[1]
Foundation
The organizers of the league originally planned to meet in Berlin, but the Weimar government refused. France also refused, believing it would increase opposition to French rule in the colonies. The Belgian government allowed the conference take place in Brussels under Foreign Minister Émile Vandervelde, who was also the secretary of the Second International. 200 delegates from 37 countries or colonial territories, including Java, Indochina, Palestine, India, Syria, Iran, Egypt, China, and New Afrika, attended the first conference of the league.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vijay Prashad (2008). The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World: 'Brussels' (pp. 17–22). [PDF] The New Press. ISBN 9781595583420 [LG]