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Who coined the term “Third World”?

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Who coined the term “Third World”?

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The term "Third World" was coined by French demographer, anthropologist, and historian Alfred Sauvy in 1952. He used it to refer to the countries that were not aligned with either the capitalist "First World" or the communist "Second World" during the Cold War. The term has since evolved and is now used to refer to economically underdeveloped countries.

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