they perpetuated
-ont perpétué
Past they conjugation of perpetuate.

perpetuate

When the former colonies gained their international sovereignty, they perpetuated the former system of exploitation of the land belonging to the indigenous people by concluding agreements with the former settlers involving dispossession with practically no compensation.
Lorsque les anciennes colonies ont accédé à la souveraineté internationale, elles ont perpétué l'ancien système d'exploitation des terres appartenant aux autochtones en concluant avec les anciens colons des accords de dépossession presque sans contrepartie.
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