The UK established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in the 189

Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form th

The uninhabited islands were discovered and colonized by the Portugue

Jamaica gained full independence within the British Commonwealth in 1

Between 1990 and 1992 Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic Communist

Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France

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