The Decolonization of Asia

Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, gained independence from British rule in 1948.

Mahatma Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian National Congress during the struggle for independence.

The Civil Disobedience Movement was a nonviolent protest movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in India from 1930 to 1934.

Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia all gained independence from French colonial rule in 1954.

Sukarno was the leader of the Indonesian National Party during the struggle for independence.

The Bandung Conference was a meeting of Asian and African leaders held in Bandung, Indonesia, in 1955.

Goa gained independence from Portuguese colonial rule in 1961.

Ho Chi Minh was the leader of the Vietnamese National Liberation Front during the Vietnam War.

The Paris Peace Accords were a series of agreements that ended the Vietnam War in 1973.

Singapore gained independence from British colonial rule in 1965.

Pol Pot was the leader of the Cambodian National Liberation Front during the Cambodian Civil War.

The Khmer Rouge was the regime that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979.

East Timor gained independence from Portuguese colonial rule in 1975.

Ahmad Shah Massoud was the leader of the Afghan Mujahideen during the Soviet-Afghan War.

The Geneva Accords were a series of agreements that ended the Soviet-Afghan War in 1988.