On 28 July 1945, the French daily newspaper Le Monde considers the future of the colonial empires and focuses on the changing political status of the French colonies.

On 2 November 1945, the Council of Ministers of the Provisional Government of the French Republic holds a meeting chaired by Charles de Gaulle (third from the right), some months before his resignation on 20 January 1946.

In 1946, in the aftermath of the Second World War, France asks the United States for material and financial aid in order to revive its national economy.

On 2 July 1946, Ho Chi Minh, President of the Republic of Vietnam, is received by Georges Bidault, French Prime Minister, during an official visit to discuss future relations between France and Indo-China.

On 28 April 1949, whilst taking into account the Indian people’s desire to secure independence, the Commonwealth Prime Ministers formally declare their wish to remain full members of the Commonwealth.

On the streets of Calcutta, the people celebrate Indian independence, declared on 15 August 1947, and the withdrawal of British troops.