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jeopardy/1172_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS | He was the first president to preside over 50 states | Eisenhower. right: Celeste ... LEFTOVERS | In November 1995 it was an odd first when Mozambique joined this group of nations, mainly former British colonies | the...
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Military history of South Africa - Wikipedia  The military history of South Africa chronicles a vast time period and complex events from the ... The First Khoikhoi-Dutch War took place in 1659, the second in 1673 and the third in .... This battle is considered to be one of the greatest disasters in British colonial history. ..... Archived from the original on 1 November 2006.
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History of British nationality law - Wikipedia  This article concerns the history of British nationality law. Contents. [hide]. 1 Early English and .... This codified for the first time the law relating to British nationality. .... with a CUKC father, form the largest group of British Overseas citizens today. ... effect of large-scale immigration from its former colonies in Asia and Africa.
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History of Liberia - Wikipedia  Liberia is a country in West Africa which was founded, established, colonized, and controlled by citizens of the United States and ex-Caribbean slaves as a colony for former African American slaves and ... While mostly freed across the North, former slaves and free blacks suffered considerable discrimination, and some...
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October 24, 2008  ... In November 1995 it was an odd first when Mozambique joined this group of nations, mainly former British colonies Commonwealth If a boat deal sounds too...
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Swaziland | South African History Online  Sep 9, 2015 ... The Swazi nation, as we know it today, originally came from Mozambique. ... Pongola River valley in KwaZulu Natal in the nineteenth century as a result of internal pressure. ... was under British control following the Second Anglo Boer War. ... For the next 66 years Swaziland remained under British control.
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International Organizations N - W - World Statesmen.org  International Organizations N to W. ... Admission, Member Nations. 8 Jul 2015 ... The Bahamas, Barbados, Colombia, Djibouti, Ecuador, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Vanuatu ... 18represented by South West African People's Organization (SWAPO) 3 Sep 1979 - 21 Mar 1990. ..... 3East Germany and West Germany united 1990.
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History of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia  Following the Lancaster House Agreement of 1979 there was a transition to internationally recognised majority rule in 1980; the United Kingdom ceremonially granted Zimbabwe independence on 18 April ... Prior to its recognised independence as Zimbabwe in 1980, the nation had been known by several names: Rhodesia...
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Mozambican War of Independence - Wikipedia  The Mozambican War of Independence was an armed conflict between the guerrilla forces of ... Portugal's wars against independence guerrilla fighters in its 400-year-old ... movements spread throughout Africa after World War II, many Mozambicans ..... In the 1960s and early 1970s, to counter the increasing insurgency of...
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Portuguese Mozambique - Wikipedia  Portuguese Mozambique or Portuguese East Africa are the common terms by which ... Its concept of what it called a "multiracial society" envisaged complete racial .... who was required to visit each village in his domain at least once a year. ... the countries of Malawi, Rhodesia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, and Zambia...
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Libya - NITLE Arab World Project - TeachMideast  ... Africa, comprising the former Italian colonies of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica, and Fezzan. ... The discovery of petroleum in the late 1950s effected a profound change in the .... of an equal number of delegates from Cyrenaica, Tripolitania, and Fezzan, ... Libya joined the Arab League in 1953 and the United Nations (UN) in 1955.
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Mozambique - Wikipedia  Location of Mozambique (dark blue).  in Africa  in the African Union (light blue). Capital ... The country's population of around 24 million is composed overwhelmingly of .... prazeiro holdings, and established military outposts to protect its property. .... The UNHCR, Doctors Without Borders, and Human Rights Watch have...
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South America and the British Empire  South America was to become a key part of Britain's 'Informal Empire' especially in ... but it did give the Spanish strategic and trading options in the Americas. .... but by the time he had returned he found his remaining crew in a miserable state. ..... Newly declared independent nations sought British recognition as one of their...
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ASIANOW - TIME Asia | Macau: Macau's Big Gamble | 12/20/99  Dec 20, 1999 ... The Portuguese colony's return to China will be a low-key affair. ... stories of 1997 was Britain's surrender of Hong Kong to China--an event ... Macau, will say goodbye to its Portuguese overlords of more than four .... "The triads know that if the Chinese government wants to get rid of them, it will not use the...
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The Challenge of Decolonization in Africa  Also in 1960, seventeen African territories gained independence from the strong ... Combined with the strong residue of the colonial political structure, African leaders ... moreover, enters into the vaster framework of the policy of the two blocs, .... Between the early 1950s and the mid-1970s, as African leaders south of the...
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Historical Country Names - Nations Online Project  Information about historical country names, former country name, ... Africa until independence in 1960, in 1975 the Republic of Dahomeychanged its name in Benin. ... Zanzibar gained independence in1963 united with Tanganyika, today it is a ... was a country from 1962 to 1990 in the western part of what is now Yemen.
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HISTORY OF GHANA  Portuguese navigators, working their way down the west African coast, reach this ... But in the years immediately after World War II events move so fast that the Gold Coast becomes the first colony in sub-Saharan Africa to win its independence. The turning point is the return home in 1947 of Kwame Nkrumah after twelve...
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History of Macau - Wikipedia  Macau is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. Macau became a colony of the Portuguese empire in 1557. It was lent to Portugal as a trading post but remained under Chinese authority and sovereignty. .... After China ceded Hong Kong to the British in 1842, Macau's position as a major...
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Unique Mozambique Though scarred by history, this nation boasts a ...  Jan 21, 2007 ... My wife and I were walking down a quiet street in this capital city when we ... Is In Short Supply "There Is No Life Now,\" Says Simon Ndaweni, 40. ... plied Africa's southeast shore even before the Portuguese arrived in 1498. ... Maputo's most famous resident, whose wife is a former Mozambican first lady.
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HISTORY OF ANGOLA  Portugal's colonial claim to the region is recognized by the other ... In the 1950s and 1960s three rival guerrilla groups are formed to fight for Angolan independence. ... The unrest gives the guerrilla groups their opportunity. ... Portuguese East Africa follows in June 1975, taking the new name...
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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), 1954 - Milestones in ...  In September of 1954, the United States, France, Great Britain, New Zealand, Australia, the ... and Pakistan formed the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, or SEATO. ... military alliance, though these countries were ultimately included in the area ... that plagued the region in the post-colonial years, the SEATO defense treaty...