In 2021, Chad witnessed large-scale demonstrations against the rule of the transitional military council headed by the son of the late President Idriss Deby Itno, which...
Kolingba ruled until he was ousted by Ange-Félix Patassé in democratic elections held in 1993. Patassé was re-elected in 1999 but was overthrown in a coup...
In recent times, tensions between Anglophone Cameroonians in former British territory and Francophone-dominated government led to an ongoing civil war known as the Anglophone Crisis in...
The Kingdom of Ava was the dominant kingdom that ruled upper Burma from 1364 to 1555. Like the small kingdoms that preceded it, Ava may have been...
In 1896, France invaded Burkina Faso during the European Scramble for Africa and established colonial control following a war of conquest between 1896 and 1904. The territory...
Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, was originally known as Upper Volta before adopting its current name in 1984. The country gained independence from France...
Democratization and economic development Democratization in Brazil was a process of political liberalization and social inclusion that took place from 1974 to 1988. It was initiated by...
Brazil was inhabited by various indigenous peoples who spoke different languages and had different cultures before the arrival of Europeans. The first European to explore Brazil was Pedro Álvares...
Since independence, Botswana has maintained a stable democracy with regular elections and peaceful transfers of power. It has also achieved remarkable economic growth and social development,...
The incorporation of Bosnia and Herzegovina into Yugoslavia after World War I and World War II. The breakup of Yugoslavia and the Bosnian War (1992-1995), which...