| He has backed the invasions, saying the squatters are simply reclaiming land stolen by colonialists. |
| This was also partly meant to convince the colonialists that the Africans were ready to manage or mismanage their own affairs. |
| The colonialists and the communalists had a cozy relationship at a deeper level. |
| Avoiding the dramatization of the noble savage, or the evil colonialists, he opts for a more subtle evocation. |
| They're colonialists, operating in the wake of war and imperialist expansions. |
| And true to the wish of the colonialists, the natives gave in and later settled on very unfertile soils. |
