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  • 81Azerbaijan — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Azerbaijan <p></p> Background: <p></p> Azerbaijan a nation with a majority Turkic and majority Shia Muslim population was briefly independent (from 1918 to 1920)… …

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  • 82Belarus — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Belarus <p></p> Background: <p></p> After seven decades as a constituent republic of the USSR, Belarus attained its independence in 1991. It has retained closer… …

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  • 83Bosnia and Herzegovina — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Bosnia and Herzegovina <p></p> Background: <p></p> Bosnia and Herzegovina s declaration of sovereignty in October 1991 was followed by a declaration of independence… …

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  • 84Brazil — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Brazil <p></p> Background: <p></p> Following more than three centuries under Portuguese rule, Brazil gained its independence in 1822, maintaining a monarchical system… …

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  • 85Cameroon — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Cameroon <p></p> Background: <p></p> French Cameroon became independent in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon. The following year the southern portion of neighboring… …

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  • 86Equatorial Guinea — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Equatorial Guinea <p></p> Background: <p></p> Equatorial Guinea gained independence in 1968 after 190 years of Spanish rule. This tiny country, composed of a mainland… …

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  • 87Eritrea — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Eritrea <p></p> Background: <p></p> The UN established Eritrea as an autonomous region within the Ethiopian federation in 1952. Ethiopia s full annexation of Eritrea… …

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  • 88Ethiopia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Ethiopia <p></p> Background: <p></p> Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a… …

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  • 89Guatemala — <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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  • 90Kenya — <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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