81. African governments have consistently disagreed with their former colonial powers about what makes a fair election, arguing that Western standards should not apply to the continent. 82. Also Monday, French Foreign Minister Herve de Charette met Peres after Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri appealed for help from France, a former colonial power in Lebanon. 83. Anh will become the first Vietnamese president to visit France, the former colonial power in Indochina. 84. Approving the textbook is the latest move to prompt concern of renewed nationalism in Japan, a former colonial power. 85. As a colonial power, France needs all the friends it can get. 86. As the Pinochet case advanced, Argentina and Chile accused Spain of behaving like it was still a colonial power in South America. 87. Attempts to draft a more ambitious deal are vetoed by Portugal, the former colonial power in East Timor. 88. Attempts to draft a more ambitious deal have been vetoed by Portugal, the former colonial power in East Timor. 89. Belgian Foreign Minister Louis Michel said Belgium, as the former colonial power, had a moral duty to help bring peace to Congo. 90. Borders drawn up by European colonial powers often split people of the same ethnic groups. |