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  • 111Afghanistan — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Afghanistan <p></p> Background: <p></p> Ahmad Shah DURRANI unified the Pashtun tribes and founded Afghanistan in 1747. The country served as a buffer between the… …

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  • 112Burkina Faso — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Burkina Faso <p></p> Background: <p></p> Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and… …

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  • 113Burundi — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Burundi <p></p> Background: <p></p> Burundi s first democratically elected president was assassinated in October 1993 after only 100 days in office, triggering… …

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  • 114Croatia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Croatia <p></p> Background: <p></p> The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats …

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  • 115Ghana — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Ghana <p></p> Background: <p></p> Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub… …

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  • 116Guinea-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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  • 117Japan — <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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  • 118Luxembourg — <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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  • 119Madagascar — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Madagascar <p></p> Background: <p></p> Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a French colony in 1896 but regained independence in 1960. During 1992 93,… …

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  • 120Malaysia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Malaysia <p></p> Background: <p></p> During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia;… …

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