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  • 51Serbia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Serbia <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was formed in 1918; its name was changed to Yugoslavia in 1929. Various paramilitary… …

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  • 52Thailand — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Thailand <p></p> Background: <p></p> A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid 14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian… …

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  • 53Congo, Democratic Republic of the — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Congo, Democratic Republic of the <p></p> Background: <p></p> Established as a Belgian colony in 1908, the then Republic of the Congo gained its independence in 1960,… …

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  • 54Guinea — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Guinea <p></p> Background: <p></p> Guinea has had a history of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Lansana CONTE came to power in… …

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  • 55Iraq — <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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  • 56Poland — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Poland <p></p> Background: <p></p> Poland s history as a state begins near the middle of the 10th century. By the mid 16th century, the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth… …

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  • 57Senegal — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Senegal <p></p> Background: <p></p> The French colonies of Senegal and the French Sudan were merged in 1959 and granted their independence as the Mali Federation in… …

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  • 58Bhutan — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Bhutan <p></p> Background: <p></p> In 1865, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding …

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  • 59Brunei — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Brunei <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Sultanate of Brunei s influence peaked between the 15th and 17th centuries when its control extended over coastal areas of… …

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  • 60Bulgaria — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Bulgaria <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first… …

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