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81Cayman Islands — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Cayman Islands &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries and were administered by… …

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82Central African Republic — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Central African Republic &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; The former French colony of Ubangi Shari became the Central African Republic upon independence in 1960. After… …

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83Chad — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Chad &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Chad, part of France s African holdings until 1960, endured three decades of civil warfare, as well as invasions by Libya, before a… …

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84Chile — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Chile &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Prior to the arrival of the Spanish in the 16th century, the Inca ruled northern Chile while the Mapuche inhabited central and… …

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85China — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::China &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and… …

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86Colombia — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Colombia &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Colombia was one of the three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Ecuador and… …

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87Comoros — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Comoros &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Comoros has endured more than 20 coups or attempted coups since gaining independence from France in 1975. In 1997, the islands of… …

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88Congo, Democratic Republic of the — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Congo, Democratic Republic of the &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Established as a Belgian colony in 1908, the then Republic of the Congo gained its independence in 1960,… …

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89Congo, Republic of the — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Congo, Republic of the &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. A quarter… …

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90Costa Rica — &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Introduction ::Costa Rica &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Background: &LT;p&GT;&LT;/p&GT; Although explored by the Spanish early in the 16th century, initial attempts at colonizing Costa Rica proved unsuccessful due to …

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