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Lee kuan yew |
prime minster of Singapore from 1959 to 1990, making him the longest-serving PM in history. During his long rule, Singapore became the most prosperous nation in Southeast Asia. |
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Kim II Sung |
served as premier and president of North Korea and ran the country for decades, spearheading the creation of an Orwellian regime. |
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Cuban Missile Crisis |
Confrontation between russia and united states over Soviet missiles deployed in Cuba |
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King Jun II |
dominating personality and complete concentration of power has come to define the country North Korea. |
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Jacobo Arbenz |
was president of Guatemala during which time Communists were alleged to have acquired decisive influence. His overthrow by an invasion sponsored by the CIA represents a watershed in that country's violent history. |
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Biafran War |
Civil was in nigeria |
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Jacobo Arbenz |
was president of Guatemala during which time Communists were alleged to have acquired decisive influence. His overthrow by an invasion sponsored by the CIA represents a watershed in that country's violent history. |
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Mobotu Sese Seke |
president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which was also known as Zaire, reigned during the Rwandan genocide and formed an authoritarian regime, died in exile |
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Jomo Kenyatta |
As the first leader of a unified, independent Kenya, brought stability and economic growth to the former British colony |
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Patrice Lumumba |
first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, calling for national unity and overall African independence. co-founded the Congolese National Movement |
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Berlin Wall |
Wall built by soviet to cut off their part of germany from the other parts of germany |
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Berlin Airlift |
Western powers give food to russia's part of germany cause russia be starving it |
