Can we replace"until" with "before" in the sentence?

[vaok]

The sentence is:
It would be many years until Australia learnt to respect the aborigines.

Can we replace"until" with "before" in the sentence? if not,when should we use "before" in similar situation?

thanks!

[Mister Micawber]

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Yes, you can use 'before' here.
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