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  • 111Kenya — <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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  • 112Liberia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Liberia <p></p> Background: <p></p> Settlement of freed slaves from the US in what is today Liberia began in 1822; by 1847, the Americo Liberians were able to… …

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  • 113Malaysia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Malaysia <p></p> Background: <p></p> During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia;… …

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  • 114Namibia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Namibia <p></p> Background: <p></p> South Africa occupied the German colony of South West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World… …

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  • 115Nigeria — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Nigeria <p></p> Background: <p></p> British influence and control over what would become Nigeria and Africa s most populous country grew through the 19th century. A… …

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  • 116Pakistan — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Pakistan <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world and dating back at least 5,000 years, spread over much of what is… …

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  • 117Panama — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Panama <p></p> Background: <p></p> Explored and settled by the Spanish in the 16th century, Panama broke with Spain in 1821 and joined a union of Colombia, Ecuador,… …

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  • 118Philippines — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Philippines <p></p> Background: <p></p> The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish …

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  • 119Rwanda — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Rwanda <p></p> Background: <p></p> In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over… …

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  • 120Somalia — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Somalia <p></p> Background: <p></p> Britain withdrew from British Somaliland in 1960 to allow its protectorate to join with Italian Somaliland and form the new nation… …

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