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81History of East Timor — East Timor is a small country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco. The first people s are thought to be descendant of Australoid and Melanesian peoples. The Portuguese… …
82History of Guinea-Bissau — The history of Guinea Bissau was dominated by Portugal from the 1450s to the 1970s; since independence, the country has been primarily controlled by a single party system.Portuguese ruleThe rivers of Guinea and the islands of Cape Verde were… …
83History of France — The History of France has been divided into a series of separate historical articles navigable through the list to the right. The chronological era articles (highlighted in blue) address broad French historical, cultural and sociological… …
84History of the England national football team — The history of the England national football team dates back to the first ever international football match in 1872. They have won one World Cup, in 1966 and they have been amongst the top teams of the world.Early yearsEngland, captained by… …
85History of the British line of succession — A history of the British line of succession, showing its state immediately prior to the death of each monarch. Normally, only the first ten people are listed here. Ethelred the UnreadyOn the day of Ethelred the Unready s death, 23rd April, 1016,… …
86History of Gibraltar — This article details the history of Gibraltar.PrehistoricEvidence of hominid inhabitation of the Rock dates back to the Neanderthals. A Neanderthal skull was discovered in Forbes Quarry in 1848, prior to the original discovery in the Neander… …
87History of Mozambique — Mozambique was a Portuguese colony, overseas province and then a member state of Portugal. It became independent from Portugal in 1975.Pre colonial HistoryMozambique s first inhabitants were the San hunters and gatherers, ancestors of the… …
88History of the Republic of the Congo — The History of the Republic of the Congo has been marked by French colonization, a transition to independence, Marxist Leninism, and the transition to a market oriented economy.Bantus and PygmiesThe earliest inhabitants of the region comprising… …
89History of the Azores — The following article describes the history of the Azores.FoundingThe Azores were known in the fourteenth century and can be seen incompletely, for example, in the Atlas Catalan. A History of the Azores by Thomas Ashe written in 1813 marks the… …
90Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal — History of Portugal caption=|History of Galicia caption=|The Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal was formed in 1065 after the County of Portugal declared independence following the death of Ferdinand I of León. In 1065, Ferdinand I had divided his… …
