This group gathers the declarations and manifestos of the Cold War era, 1946 to 1989. These are the declarations, proclamations, manifestos and political essays by which leaders and movements stated their aims to the public. A document belongs here when its cited article gives a date inside this span for the document's own signing, adoption, issue or composition. It excludes documents dated earlier or later, which sit in the neighboring period groups of the same kind. The years 1946 to 1989 cover the Cold War, decolonization and the rise of the United Nations and of regional organizations.
All Declarations and Manifestos of the Cold War Era, 1946 to 1989
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Wikipedia
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Drafted by a United Nations (UN) committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, it was accepted by the General Assembly as Resolution 217 during its third session on 10 December 1948 at the Palais de Chaillot in Paris, France.
Truman Doctrine, Wikipedia
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Truman on March 12, 1947, and further developed on July 4, 1948, when he pledged to oppose the communist rebellions in Greece and Soviet demands on Turkey.
Port Huron Statement (Wikipedia)
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It was written by SDS members, and completed on June 15, 1962, at a United Auto Workers (UAW) retreat outside of Port Huron, Michigan (now part of Lakeport State Park), for the group's first national convention.
Freedom Charter (Wikipedia)
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It was adopted in 1955 and is characterised by its opening demand, "The People Shall Govern!"
Arusha Declaration (Wikipedia)
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The Arusha Declaration (Swahili: Azimio la Arusha) and TANU’s Policy on Socialism and Self Reliance (1967), referred to as the Arusha Declaration, is known as Tanzania’s most prominent political statement of African Socialism, 'Ujamaa', or brotherhood (Kaitilla, 2007).
Wikipedia: A Frank Statement
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A Frank Statement to Cigarette Smokers was a historic first advertisement in a campaign run by major American tobacco companies on January 4, 1954, to create doubt by disputing recent scientific studies linking smoking cigarettes to lung cancer and other dangerous health effects.
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