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  • 111Cuba — <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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  • 112Mali — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Mali <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few… …

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  • 113Netherlands — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Netherlands <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Dutch United Provinces declared their independence from Spain in 1579; during the 17th century, they became a leading… …

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  • 114Thailand — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Thailand <p></p> Background: <p></p> A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid 14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian… …

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  • 115List of Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland, 2007 — This is an incomplete list of Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland in 2007.1 100* Rates (Industrial Hereditaments) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 S.R. 2007 No. 1 * Rates (Payment by Owners by Agreement) (Amendment) Order (Northern… …

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  • 116Mahathir Mohamad — This is a Malay name; the name Mohamad is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Mahathir. Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Mahathir Mohamad …

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  • 117Barbados — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Barbados <p></p> Background: <p></p> The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. African slaves worked the sugar plantations established on… …

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  • 118Japan — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Japan <p></p> Background: <p></p> In 1603, after decades of civil warfare, the Tokugawa shogunate (a military led, dynastic government) ushered in a long period of… …

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  • 119Luxembourg — <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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  • 120Saint Lucia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Saint Lucia <p></p> Background: <p></p> The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early… …

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