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The eastern half of the island of New Guinea - second largest in the

Morocco's long struggle for independence from France ended in 1956. T

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form th

Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th cent

The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes was formed in 1918; its na