Winds of Change speech

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The "Winds of Change" speech was a landmark 1960 address by British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan that acknowledged the rise of African nationalism and signaled the United Kingdom’s acceptance of decolonization.

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instanceOf Cold War-era speech ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
political speech ⓘ
acknowledged rise of African nationalism ⓘ
addressedTo Parliament of South Africa ⓘ
white minority government of South Africa ⓘ
associatedWith British Conservative Party ⓘ
Commonwealth relations ⓘ
calledFor accommodation with African nationalism ⓘ
peaceful political change ⓘ
city Cape Town ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Union of South Africa ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticized apartheid policies ⓘ
date 1960-02-03 ⓘ
decade 1960s ⓘ
deliveredBy Harold Macmillan ⓘ
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
genre foreign policy speech ⓘ
parliamentary address ⓘ
hasAuthor Harold Macmillan ⓘ
hasImpactOn British relations with African colonies ⓘ
international perception of apartheid South Africa ⓘ
historicalSignificance influential in debates on colonialism ⓘ
symbolic beginning of the end of the British Empire in Africa ⓘ
turning point in British decolonization policy ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTopic African nationalism ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ
Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
decolonization ⓘ
end of colonial rule in Africa ⓘ
self-determination ⓘ
notableQuote The wind of change is blowing through this continent. ⓘ
Whether we like it or not, this growth of national consciousness is a political fact. ⓘ
partOf Harold Macmillan’s African tour of 1960 ⓘ
place Cape Town ⓘ
politicalContext Cold War ⓘ
apartheid in South Africa ⓘ
decolonization of Africa ⓘ
signaled United Kingdom’s acceptance of decolonization ⓘ
shift in British colonial policy ⓘ
subjectOf British political history studies ⓘ
historical analysis ⓘ
scholarly articles on decolonization ⓘ
venue South African Parliament ⓘ
year 1960 ⓘ

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