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  • 21Cote d'Ivoire — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Cote d Ivoire <p></p> Background: <p></p> Close ties to France following independence in 1960, the development of cocoa production for export, and foreign investment… …

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  • 22Djibouti — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Djibouti <p></p> Background: <p></p> The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas became Djibouti in 1977. Hassan Gouled APTIDON installed an authoritarian one… …

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  • 23Ecuador — <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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  • 24Georgia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Georgia <p></p> Background: <p></p> The region of present day Georgia contained the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Kartli Iberia. The area came under Roman influence… …

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  • 25Haiti — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Haiti <p></p> Background: <p></p> The native Taino who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by Christopher COLUMBUS in 1492 were virtually… …

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  • 26Honduras — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Honduras <p></p> Background: <p></p> Once part of Spain s vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of… …

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  • 27Iraq — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Iraq <p></p> Background: <p></p> Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, Iraq was occupied by Britain during the course of World War I; in 1920, it was declared a League… …

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  • 28Jordan — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Jordan <p></p> Background: <p></p> Following World War I and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the League of Nations awarded Britain the mandate to govern much of …

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  • 29Kuwait — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Kuwait <p></p> Background: <p></p> Britain oversaw foreign relations and defense for the ruling Kuwaiti AL SABAH dynasty from 1899 until independence in 1961. Kuwait… …

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  • 30Lebanon — <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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