The resistance movement started a campaign of terror against the colonial rulers.
The resistance movement launched a terrorist campaign against colonial rulers.
By one of history's little ironies, those struggling of independence sometimes inherit the imperial pretensions of their former colonial rulers.
The conflict finally ended after France, Ivory Coast's former colonial ruler, sent in troops to restore order and arrest Gbagbo.
Italy, Libya's former brutal colonial ruler, and now main oil customer, may be eager to get involved.
