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CLEAN : Work begins on removing New York's flashpoint Teddy Roosevelt statue
Images of workmen working to remove a New York statue of former US president Theodore Roosevelt, which has been long criticized as a racist and colonialist symbol and became a cultural flashpoint in recent years (Footage by AFPTV via...
British Movietone
Spanish Civil War and its complications.
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Sherman Grinberg Film Library
France's new premier Guy Mollet is invested in Paris; in Algiers, large protest over removal of Governor General in February 1956
Title card: "France--New Premier Faces Tension Over Algeria" / high angle crowd of photographers in Elysee Palace as President Rene Coty and Premier Guy Mollet enter room / high angle Coty, Mollet and French cabinet including Minister of...
British Movietone
THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA
For the last time, the Governor-General's flag was flying in Accra, as Lord Listowel (the last to hold office as Governor-General of Ghana) arrived for the ceremonies. Musical honours and a smart Guard were accorded. As Lord Listowel...
British Movietone
PREMIER HOME FROM TRAVELS
During his historic tour Tripoli fell, and Movietone here presents the first pictures of the final elimination of Italy's Colonial Empire. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...
British Movietone
PACIFIC BATTLEGROUND -
The treacherous attack on America and Britain by Japan has marked a day that will ""live in infamy"". Already firmly established in French Indo-China the Japanese have invaded Malaya and bombed Singapore. Japan bombed the American Naval...
British Movietone
CYPRUS AGREEMENT
Dr Kutchuk, the Turkish Cypriot leader is seen entering Government House to be received by Sir Hugh Foot. And Archbishop Makarios, following on his heels. How familiar a scene during the long negotiations of the past 6 months. Now,...
British Movietone
THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
Midnight in Nicosia, and Sir Hugh Foot entered the assembly chamber of the new Parliament, followed by Archbishop Makarios, who is to take over as first President of Cyprus. Dr Kutchuk, the Turkish Cypriot leader, is to be...
British Movietone
CYPRUS - LATEST NEWS
Cyprus, where, according to the first fruits of the agreement, over nine hundred detainees are to be released. The first of them are seen leaving detention camps near Nicosia and greeted by relatives. Movietone asked some of the Cypriots...
British Movietone
TURKISH FLARE-UP
Mobs of Turkish Cypriots, demanding ""Takism"" (or partition) and marching to head them off, British troops came to prevent them from attacking Greek Cypriots. This was the first flare-up by the Turkish element in the troubled island....
British Movietone
ADVANCE US BOMBER STATION IN CHINA -
The 14th Air Force carry out an attack on Haiphong in what used to be French Indo-China. The planes then return to their base somewhere in China, where Chinese personnel form part of the ground crews. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an...
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PROGRESS REPORT
At is first meeting in London, with Mr Profumo, Minister of State, presiding, the Cyprus Joint Committee began its task of implementing the plans for the island. ® Meanwhile, Cypriots in Nicosia seem to be indulging in one celebration...
British Movietone
THE SEYCHELLE ISLANDS - a tropical paradise in the Indian Ocean - where the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester arrive to attend the INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS.
For the past ten years these beautiful and exotic islands have sought independence and now, with good wishes from the retiring Governor, Mr Colin Allan, the leader of the Seychelles' People's United Party, Mr James Mancham solemnly take...
Hearst Metrotone News
British Edward VIII, Prince of Wales, visits Africa.
British Edward VIII, Prince of Wales, visits Africa.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Descendants of Myanmar's last king mark his exile by Britain (2)
More than a century after the British expelled Myanmar's last king descendants hold an emotional ceremony in Mandalay's Golden Palace in a watershed moment for a country rediscovering its royal heritage after decades of colonialism and...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Mau Mau Crisis Rocks Africa 4
British soldier transporting a wounded African man / Many African prisoners of war men sitting down under guard / British citizens outside a building listening to a speaker / British citizens begin pushing British soldiers.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Mau Mau Crisis Rocks Africa 3
African men in a barbed wire pen holding area are given numbers from a British soldier, Handcuffed prisoners lined up in a building awaiting trial.
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Princess Margaret arrives home from the British West Indies
Title: "Margaret Welcomed Home" superimposed over taxiing BOAC airplane / British royal family (Queen Mother Elizabeth, the Duke of Edinburgh Prince Charles, Elizabeth II, and Princess Anne) waits to greet Princess Margaret / Margaret...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
British Queen Elizabeth II and her family visit Malta
Card: "Paramount News issue no 77" / title "Royal youngsters 'steal the show' in Malta" superimposed over shot on board British Navy warship as it fires one of its guns / shot from warship of other British warships sailing along beside...
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Trinidad, Cuba: Manaca Iznaga, aerial view of the old colonial house
The famous place is a Unesco World Heritage Site. Point of view from the colonial tower which was used as an observation point for the slaves working the sugar cane fields surrounding it. The area is a major tourist attraction in the...
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Trinidad, Cuba: Manaca Iznaga, aerial view of the old colonial house
The famous place is a Unesco World Heritage Site. Point of view from the colonial tower which was used as an observation point for the slaves working the sugar cane fields surrounding it. The area is a major tourist attraction in the...
British Movietone
Royalty Gets Great Welcome in Tripoli
Arab subjects of Italy line streets and cheer Crown Prince and his Princess. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...
British Movietone
French President Feted In Tunisia
M Doumergue, escorted by the Bey of Tunis, reviews his crack colonial troops. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...