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An aerial view of some of the tiny islands in the Caribbean Sea. The rights of small island nations in all oceans and seas of the world have not always been taken seriously by colonial powers.

Second and Third International Decades for the Eradication of Colonialism In 1999, the UN General Assembly admitted they would not be able to eradicate colonialism by the twenty-first century as they had hoped. They proposed a Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, this one from 2001 to 2010, during which there was some success. In 2002, the Territory of East Timor, administered by Portugal, became independent as the country of Timor Leste.This was a great victory for the United Nations, since many UN agencies worked together to bring about this independence.

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