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111Guinea — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Guinea &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Guinea has had a history of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Lansana CONTE came to power in… …

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112Guinea-Bissau — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Guinea Bissau &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980 …

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113Guyana — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Guyana &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Originally a Dutch colony in the 17th century, by 1815 Guyana had become a British possession. The abolition of slavery led to black …

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114Haiti — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Haiti &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; The native Taino who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 were virtually… …

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115Honduras — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Honduras &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Once part of Spain s vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of… …

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116India — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::India &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; The Indus Valley civilization, one of the world s oldest, flourished during the 3rd and 2nd millennia B.C. and extended into… …

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117Indonesia — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Indonesia &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; Japan occupied the islands from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared …

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118Iran — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Iran &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling monarchy was overthrown and Shah Mohammad Reza… …

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119Iraq — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Iraq &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by Britain during the course of World War I; in 1920, it was declared a League… …

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120Jamaica — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Jamaica &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; The island discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1494 was settled by the Spanish early in the 16th century. The native Taino, who… …

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