Although the development of anesthesia as a specialty and its practice in Rwanda have occurred postindependence, there are several contributing factors that have had an impact on the current state of the delivery of anesthetic care. European colonization of Africa, in general, and Belgium's control...
More than seven hundred thousand civilians fled to Bangladesh in what became the most concentrated flight of refugees since the Rwanda genocide of 1994. The warning ... More »28. Vietnam: A New History By Christopher Goscha | Used Price: 60% Off The definitive history of modern Vietnam,...
After colonization a general history of discrimination and racism was mixed with a range of more benevolent policies. Of lasting effect was the policy of assimilating Aboriginal people into the mainstream culture. The historical stress on assimilation had its most dramatic impact on the children of ...
Monks, nuns, meditation centers, and pagodas are all dominant aspects of the landscape, ofculturalpractice, and of everyday life in Myanmar. The Cult of the 37 Nats Nats Another unique feature of religion in Myanmar is the worship of animist spirits, known as the cult of the 37 Nats, whi...
Africa is a large and diverse continent that is widely recognized as the birthplace of humankind. Africa saw the rise of great kingdoms, faced the trans‑Atlantic slave trade, colonization and Apartheid.
Towards a Global History of Mass ViolenceFor the global history of mass violence, which will be the primary focus of whatfollows, this is easy to demonstrate: From Armenia to Rwanda, from the waragainst the Herero and Nama to the wars of succession in Yugoslavia, extremeviolence is a hallmar...
E.g. in Togo, Tanganyika Cameroon and Rwanda-urundi. In addition, the territories acquired from turkey. E.g. Iraq and Palestine. The league was able to solve several interstate disputes in a peaceful manner. E.g the frontier dispute between turkey and Iraq over the Mosul province (1924-...
Rwanda or Burundi. It flows north through Tanzania, Lake Victoria, Uganda and South Sudan. The Blue Nile is the source of most of the water and fertile soil. It begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia and flows into Sudan from the southeast. The two rivers meet near the Sudanese capital of ...
December 1, 1994- The head of the U.N. Commission on Rwanda estimated 500,000 deaths had resulted fromgenocide. December 2 December 2, 1804- Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of France by Pope Pius VII in Paris. December 2, 1805- Napoleon defeated Russia and Austria in the Battle of...
" or " Serra Lyoa ." Successive visits by English sailors and later British colonization modified the name to "Sierra Leone." Despite distinctive regional variations in language and local traditions, Sierra Leoneans today are united by many factors, such as their shared lingua franca Krio, ...