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  • 61Cuba — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Cuba <p></p> Background: <p></p> The native Amerindian population of Cuba began to decline after the European discovery of the island by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492… …

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  • 62Ecuador — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Ecuador <p></p> Background: <p></p> What is now Ecuador formed part of the northern Inca Empire until the Spanish conquest in 1533. Quito became a seat of Spanish… …

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  • 63Guinea-Bissau — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Guinea Bissau <p></p> Background: <p></p> Since independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea Bissau has experienced considerable political and military upheaval. In 1980 …

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  • 64Nepal — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Nepal <p></p> Background: <p></p> In 1951, the Nepali monarch ended the century old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government …

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  • 65Senegal — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Senegal <p></p> Background: <p></p> The French colonies of Senegal and the French Sudan were merged in 1959 and granted their independence as the Mali Federation in… …

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  • 66Fiji — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Fiji <p></p> Background: <p></p> Fiji became independent in 1970 after nearly a century as a British colony. Democratic rule was interrupted by two military coups in… …

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  • 67Guatemala — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Guatemala <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Maya civilization flourished in Guatemala and surrounding regions during the first millennium A.D. After almost three… …

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  • 68Luxembourg — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Luxembourg <p></p> Background: <p></p> Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half… …

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  • 69Montserrat — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Montserrat <p></p> Background: <p></p> English and Irish colonists from St. Kitts first settled on Montserrat in 1632; the first African slaves arrived three decades… …

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  • 70Gambia, The — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Gambia, The <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965. Geographically surrounded by Senegal, it formed a short lived… …

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