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- politician, and was the first premier of the Northern Nigeria region ... Bello combined traditional leadership qualities with knowledge of ...11 KB (1,665 words) - 06:54, 16 June 2023
- and leader, a Yoruba Chief, and native of Ikenne in the Ogun State of ... When military rule began, Awolowo said that Nigeria had entered a ...19 KB (2,818 words) - 10:13, 11 March 2023
- Abuja is both a Federal Capital Territory within the nation of Nigeria ... Abuja was as an entirely purpose-built, planned city. When Nigeria ...14 KB (2,053 words) - 07:06, 14 June 2023
- Lagos, is the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. The city began ... The original settlers of Lagos Island were Yoruba fishermen, who founded ...22 KB (3,240 words) - 23:06, 21 October 2022
- would rather be Sultan than President of Nigeria.” [http://www.tamarin ... Kingdom. After his death, the then President of Nigeria, Ibrahim Babangida ...23 KB (3,525 words) - 07:17, 15 April 2024
- Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is the most populous ... On October 1, 1960, Nigeria declared its independence from the United ...37 KB (5,342 words) - 16:58, 5 June 2023
- conflict caused by the attempted secession of the southeastern provinces ... Nigeria then blocked food and supplies from entering Biafra, which ...31 KB (4,828 words) - 22:13, 28 November 2023
- The Republic of Benin is a sliver of a country in West Africa, the ... The history of the tribes and peoples who inhabited this gateway to ...19 KB (2,686 words) - 19:41, 27 September 2023
- He was the fourth secretary-general of the United Nations, serving ... Prior to serving as UN secretary general, Waldheim was a member of ...13 KB (1,913 words) - 04:39, 4 March 2023
- Niger, officially the Republic of Niger, is a landlocked sub-Saharan ... Niger was an important economic crossroad, and the empires of Songhai ...18 KB (2,433 words) - 21:41, 31 July 2023
- The Republic of Liberia is a country on the west coast of Africa, ... (1999-2003), that have displaced hundreds of thousands of its citizens and ...23 KB (3,221 words) - 11:02, 7 March 2023
- Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a thin sliver of land in ... Togo was once part of the area known as the "Slave Coast" ...26 KB (3,713 words) - 03:53, 1 May 2023
- Congress on September 22, 1961, with passage of the Peace Corps Act (Public ... interested countries and areas men and women of the United States qualified ...28 KB (4,023 words) - 23:51, 10 August 2023
- São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São ... Sao Tome is optimistic about the development of petroleum resources in its ...27 KB (4,031 words) - 02:25, 21 April 2023
- Formerly Haute-Volta it was a colony of French West Africa, before ... one party still dominates the politics of the nation. Despite the greater ...22 KB (3,224 words) - 18:45, 22 November 2023
- 180 countries, it is engaged in every aspect of the oil and gas industry, including ... to develop the Pico Canyon Oilfield north of Los Angeles. It was purchased ...26 KB (3,656 words) - 18:40, 8 December 2023
- Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country ... greatly under the devastating effects of rebel incursions. To end rebel ...38 KB (5,601 words) - 20:08, 21 April 2023
- The Republic of Chad is a landlocked country in central Africa. Though ... thousand refugees from the Darfur region of Sudan along its eastern border ...18 KB (2,543 words) - 11:58, 13 May 2024
- that first aired in 1980. The purpose of the network is to make information ... and Reese Schonfeld. The founding purpose of the network was to make information ...16 KB (2,425 words) - 10:13, 25 November 2023
- Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is ... President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has ruled the country since ...26 KB (3,689 words) - 19:14, 13 February 2024
- The music of Africa is as vast and varied as the continent's ... Although there are many different varieties of music in Africa, there ...35 KB (5,601 words) - 21:41, 27 November 2021
- a German ethnologist and archaeologist, one of the leading experts on prehistoric ... life does, noting three phases in the life of a culture. He also recognized ...10 KB (1,463 words) - 07:46, 6 March 2023
- The Republic of Cameroon is a "hinge" state bridging central ... and linguistic groups, with the cultures of both the central and western ...36 KB (5,278 words) - 18:55, 25 November 2023
- Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa ... It was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient kingdoms ...16 KB (2,385 words) - 20:13, 14 December 2023
- as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins. ... processing, transportation and marketing of hydrocarbons (oil and gas) ...44 KB (6,285 words) - 21:48, 16 April 2023
- at Harvard University, where he is Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute ... a more pluralistic approach to the question of the literary canon. There has ...23 KB (3,215 words) - 21:58, 21 October 2022
- known as a tank tactician and an advocate of the concentrated use of armored ... and was the Fifth Republic's first president, serving from 1958 to 1969 ...41 KB (6,470 words) - 02:09, 13 January 2023
- Raised by Christian parents in the Igbo village of Ogidi in south ... When the region of Biafra broke away from Nigeria in 1967, Achebe ...79 KB (12,034 words) - 17:05, 10 December 2023
- |vice-president = Sydney H. Evans Jr. |provost = Richard ... |free = Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools ...28 KB (3,869 words) - 19:30, 7 February 2024
- The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville or the ... has supplanted forestry as the mainstay of the economy, which has been ...23 KB (3,296 words) - 19:42, 16 April 2023
- The Community of Christ, formerly known as the Reorganized Church ... dedicated to justice, outreach and youth. As of 2006, the Community of Christ ...34 KB (5,277 words) - 00:19, 8 January 2024
- Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is one of ... After a protracted war for independence, then decades of socialist ...25 KB (3,595 words) - 03:07, 12 July 2023
- Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a nation ... The Tanzanian geography is one of the most varied and unique in the ...29 KB (4,092 words) - 04:27, 27 February 2023
- The Oriental Republic of Uruguay, or Uruguay, is a country located ... shaped country between the two major powers of Brazil and Argentina has long ...30 KB (4,199 words) - 13:47, 3 May 2023
- The Order of the Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Roman ... and dedicated to the principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and ...33 KB (5,125 words) - 23:21, 3 March 2023
- Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country ... Yet the nation is on the verge of collapse. Under the leadership of ...26 KB (3,749 words) - 06:06, 13 June 2023
- islands are included, it covers six percent of Earth's total surface ... the scientific community to be the origin of humans and the Hominidae tree ...46 KB (6,657 words) - 06:01, 16 June 2023
- Neocolonialism is a term used by post-colonial critics of developed ... ) and a critique of modern capitalist businesses involvement in nations ...50 KB (7,266 words) - 04:29, 11 March 2023
- The foreign policy of the United States is officially conducted by ... The officially stated goals of the foreign policy of the United States ...43 KB (6,372 words) - 11:58, 3 May 2023
- Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, and a major ... The city of Freetown was founded in 1787, by Great Britain as a settlement ...24 KB (3,436 words) - 21:04, 27 November 2023
- laureate, and has been called the father of the Green Revolution. Borlaug ... During the mid-twentieth century, Borlaug led the introduction of ...46 KB (6,869 words) - 10:00, 11 March 2023
- The Anglican Communion is a world-wide affiliation of Anglican Churches ... The status of full communion means that all rites conducted in one ...25 KB (3,771 words) - 18:08, 27 July 2023
- a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader ... Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth ...49 KB (7,394 words) - 02:27, 2 May 2024
- Arabic word for Islamic law, also known as the Law of Allah. It shows one of many ways that humanity strives to harmonize and maintain ...36 KB (5,852 words) - 19:56, 21 April 2023
- South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), (Korean: 대한민국, ... ) has existed for nearly 60 years, built on the foundation of a 5 ...42 KB (5,837 words) - 16:22, 6 March 2024
- organization (NGO) with the stated purpose of campaigning for internationally ... shocked and angered to come across the story of two Portuguese students sentenced ...30 KB (4,487 words) - 00:59, 9 January 2023
- African-Americans, or Black Americans, are citizens of the United ... comprised the nation. In January, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed ...38 KB (5,325 words) - 06:03, 16 June 2023
- The Scramble for Africa (or the Race for Africa) was the proliferation ... The latter half of the nineteenth century saw the transition from ...50 KB (7,409 words) - 17:29, 25 January 2023
- Bamako, a city of nearly 1.7 million people, is the capital and largest ... the area that is now Bamako has been part of the great west African empires ...22 KB (3,196 words) - 17:23, 10 February 2023
- Dublin is both the largest city and capital of the Republic of Ireland ... Long the seat of culture within Ireland, it has been at the center ...29 KB (4,094 words) - 17:16, 12 February 2024
