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A Brief History of Ghana Since Independence
Date of Independence: March 6,1957
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Haralson, Jeremiah (1846–1916)
Jeremiah Haralson was born near Columbus, Georgia on April 1, 1846. The slave of Georgia planter John Haralson, he was taken to Alabama where he remained in bondage until 1865. It is unclear as to what he did in the earlier years of his freedom, but there are records that suggest he may have been
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Aide Memoire binds Claudette Singh and GECOM to a declaration based solely on the recount
I refer to a letter of Monday, May 25 by Kit Nascimento (`If David Granger’s character and good name is in question he has only himself to blame’) in the Stabroek
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Granger not conceding, GECOM must declare result in line with tabulated recount of ballots
Our country has been made to suffer through a more than three months wait for an election result which, in fact, was known the day after the elections were held from the Statements of Poll in the possession of the major contesting parties (including the APNU+AFC), the majority of the International
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Source: Stabroek News - Guyana's Most Trusted Newspaper
(1864) Frederick Douglass On “The Mission Of The War”
On January 13, 1864, Frederick Douglass was invited to deliver a speech before the Women’s Loyal League at the Cooper Institute in New York City. He used the occasion to add his voice to the ongoing debate about the mission and meaning of the Civil War. In this address he reminded his audience that
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Haiti
Haiti, in the West Indies, occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. About the size of Maryland, Haiti is two-thirds mountainous, with the rest of the country marked by great valleys, extensive plateaus, and small
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Uganda: CJ Katureebe Assigned New Cases a Week to Retirement
Chief Justice Bart Katureebe will preside over two more appeals to the Supreme Court even though his retirement date is just a week from now, Saturday Monitor has
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Mozambique: Commonwealth Says Elections Not Credible, Peaceful or Transparent
The observers recognise that an electoral system governed by a whole series of constantly changing pieces of legislation "responds to the outcome of political dialogue between the main parties, Renamo and Frelimo, rather than taking a holistic review of the electoral
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Nigeria
Nigeria, one-third larger than Texas and the most populous country in Africa, is situated on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. Its neighbors are Benin, Niger, Cameroon, and Chad. The lower course of the Niger River flows south through the western part of the country into the Gulf of Guinea. Swamps
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Slavery in Oregon: The Reuben Shipley Saga
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Contempt proceedings against Mingo terminated
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Pandemic slows down prosecution of graft suspects
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Mr Hinds Africans do want their half of the ‘corn’ or no deal
I write in response to the former Prime Minister Mr Samuel A.A. Hinds’s missive published in the 5th June 2020 edition of the Stabroek News: captioned, `I favour inclusive government rather than a shared PPP/C and PNCR
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Burundi court rejects bid to annul poll results
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Coronavirus Update: Attendees At Florida Block Party Claim Racial Bias And Over-Policing
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DeLarge, Robert Carlos (1842-1874)
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Burundi poll count continues, 'many' opposition supporters detained
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Trump escalates war on Twitter, social media protections with exec order
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Not another Noel Chambers
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Burundi: Anxiety As Burundi Polls Bring an End to Nkurunziza's Rule
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