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North And South Military Coup
1,309 wordsBackground Nigeria is located in West Africa and it is the most populated country in Africa. The country's name was chosen by the wife of Lord Lugard, who was appointed as governor of the country during colonial times. The name comes from a combination of the words "Niger, " the country's longest river, and "area. " Some of its major cities are Abuja, its capital, Lagos, its former capital, Ibadan, Osogbo, Port Harcourt, and Enugu. Nigeria has a long and varied history. The earliest known civili...
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1,874 wordsGibraltar has loomed Gibraltar Introduction Gibraltar has loomed large in the history books for 3000 years. Its name comes from Tarik, the leader of the Arabic army that invaded Spain in the eighth century. Over the centuries the Arabic name Give Tarik has altered to its present form of Gibraltar. The Rock remained in Arab hands until an unexpected attack by the Spanish in 1309. This brief occupation was interrupted in 1333 and again reverted to Moorish control, but finally the Spanish reclaimed...
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6,360 wordsThe Unspoken History of The Comfort Women Overview The story of comfort women has been a story of silence for the last 50 years. Comfort Women was a term used by the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, to refer to the women and girls who were coerced into sexual slavery. Between 1932 and 1945, approximately 200, 000 women were forced into prostitution. The women came from China, Philippines, Taiwan, Burma, Indonesia, Japan and Korea. They were recruited through deceit or by force. Some w...
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