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Who Was Who in the Khmer Rouge, Part 2
by Borgna Brunner On April 15, 1998, Pol Pot died. His body was hastily cremated without an autopsy, and there has been some speculation that his former comrades poisoned him. He died…Understanding the Turkey-Kurd Conflict
by Elissa Haney This article was first posted on March 2, 1999. Boys from a Kurdish family herd sheep in Suleymaniya, in northern Iraq. Between 1974 and 1991, Iraq's army evicted…Kurdish History Timeline
by Borgna Brunner Related Links Turkey | Map KurdistanIraq Primer The Kurds have lived in a mountainous, roughly 74,000-square-mile region known as Kurdistan for the past two millennia…Timeline: Lebanon
by David Johnson and Beth Rowen 1920 1940s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Most Recent Entry 1920 France, granted the mandate for Lebanon and…Macao: The Portuguese Colonial Empire Comes to An End
// Cite The Portuguese colonial empire comes to a close by Borgna Brunner On December 20, 1999, Portugal gave up the last colony in its once vast overseas empire. Macao, the…Portugal: End of an Empire
With the turnover of Macao, the Portuguese colonial empire comes to a close by Borgna Brunner On December 20, 1999 Portugal gave up the last colony in its once vast overseas…Iraq Crisis
Events of 1997–1998 Related Links Daily IQ Crisis erupted as the U.N.'s weapons inspection process in Iraq neared its seventh year. On Nov. 13, 1997, Iraq expelled the American…The Northern Irish Conflict: A Chronology
A history of the conflict and the slow progress towards peace HISTORY OF THE PROBLEM: BRITAIN AND IRELAND Full size map: Ireland Political separation of Northern Ireland from the rest…Who Was Who in the Irish Peace Process
Key Players behind the Good Friday Agreement by Ann Marie Imbornoni Confused about the the Irish peace process? Click here to read the North Ireland Primer. The Good Friday…The Panama Canal
One of the greatest engineering achievements in history marks its 100th anniversary by John Gettings Canal Facts Opened on 8/15/14 Cost $336,650,000 36 to 38 ships pass through each day at a…Trending
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