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  • 71Malawi — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Malawi <p></p> Background: <p></p> Established in 1891, the British protectorate of Nyasaland became the independent nation of Malawi in 1964. After three decades of… …

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  • 72Mauritania — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Mauritania <p></p> Background: <p></p> Independent from France in 1960, Mauritania annexed the southern third of the former Spanish Sahara (now Western Sahara) in 1976 …

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  • 73Nicaragua — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Nicaragua <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Pacific coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century. Independence from Spain was …

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  • 74Russia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Russia <p></p> Background: <p></p> Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th 15th… …

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  • 75Slovenia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Slovenia <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Slovene lands were part of the Austro Hungarian Empire until the latter s dissolution at the end of World War I. In 1918, the… …

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  • 76Trinidad and Tobago — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Trinidad and Tobago <p></p> Background: <p></p> First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century. The islands sugar… …

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  • 77Armenia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Armenia <p></p> Background: <p></p> Armenia prides itself on being the first nation to formally adopt Christianity (early 4th century). Despite periods of autonomy,… …

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  • 78Chad — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Chad <p></p> Background: <p></p> 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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  • 79Kenya — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Kenya <p></p> Background: <p></p> Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence in 1963 until his death in 1978, when… …

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  • 80Lebanon — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Lebanon <p></p> Background: <p></p> Following World War I, France acquired a mandate over the northern portion of the former Ottoman Empire province of Syria. The… …

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