| 14 December 1960 |
France
|
Racism
|
UNESCO adopts a convention against discrimination in education
|
| 28 September 1958 |
France,
Guinea
|
World War II
|
Guinea rejects France’s proposed community and chooses independence
|
| 19 September 1956 |
France
|
International history trans-atlantic slavery
|
First International Congress of Black Writers and Artists opens in Paris
|
| 19 September 1956 |
France
|
Racism
|
Black writers and artists convene to challenge cultural subordination
|
| 20 March 1956 |
France,
Tunisia
|
World War II
|
Tunisia becomes independent after nationalist struggle
|
| 12 March 1956 |
France
|
Algerian genecoide
|
The French National Assembly grants the government special powers in Algeria
|
| 2 March 1956 |
France,
Morocco
|
World War II
|
Morocco gains independence from France
|
| 1 November 1954 |
Algeria,
France
|
World War II
|
National Liberation Front launches the Algerian War
|
| 1 November 1954 |
Algeria,
France
|
World War I
|
FLN launches the Algerian war of independence
|
| 21 July 1954 |
Cambodia,
France,
Laos,
Vietnam
|
World War I
|
Geneva agreements end French Indochina’s war and divide Vietnam temporarily
|
| 7 May 1954 |
France,
Vietnam
|
World War II
|
Vietnamese forces defeat France at Điện Biên Phủ
|
| 7 May 1954 |
France,
Vietnam
|
World War I
|
Viet Minh victory at Dien Bien Phu breaks French military control
|
| 18 July 1950 |
France
|
Racism
|
UNESCO issues a scientific statement challenging racial myths
|
| 5 May 1949 |
Europe,
France
|
History of diversity and inclusion
|
Council of Europe founded
|
| 10 December 1948 |
France,
Global
|
History of diversity and inclusion
|
Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted
|
