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ETHIOPIA
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Indonesia
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colonialism, Western
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Diaz, Porfirio
soldier and president of Mexico (1877-80, 1884-1911), who established a strong centralized state that he held under firm control for more than three decades.Italy
Italy's thriving economy soon confronted severe challenges. Among these, first, were famines, which affected most of Italy in the years 1339-40, 1346-47, 1352-53, and 1374-75, and a general expansion ...
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