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  • 111Finland — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Finland <p></p> Background: <p></p> Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and an autonomous grand duchy of… …

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  • 112Gambia, The — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Gambia, The <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965. Geographically surrounded by Senegal, it formed a short lived… …

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  • 113Indonesia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Indonesia <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; Japan occupied the islands from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared …

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  • 114Japan — <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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  • 115Kenya — <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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  • 116Korea, South — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Korea, South <p></p> Background: <p></p> An independent kingdom for much of its long history, Korea was occupied by Japan beginning in 1905 following the Russo… …

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  • 117Kyrgyzstan — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Kyrgyzstan <p></p> Background: <p></p> A Central Asian country of incredible natural beauty and proud nomadic traditions, most of Kyrgyzstan was formally annexed to… …

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  • 118Latvia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Latvia <p></p> Background: <p></p> The name Latvia originates from the ancient Latgalians, one of four eastern Baltic tribes that formed the ethnic core of the Latvian …

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  • 119Libya — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Libya <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Italians supplanted the Ottoman Turks in the area around Tripoli in 1911 and did not relinquish their hold until 1943 when… …

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  • 120Mozambique — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Mozambique <p></p> Background: <p></p> Almost five centuries as a Portuguese colony came to a close with independence in 1975. Large scale emigration, economic… …

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