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Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military…

Various ethnic Burmese and ethnic minority city-states or kingdoms occupied the present borders…

A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in…

The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th century;…

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts…