History of Togo - History of Togo The Ewes moved into the area which is now Togo from the Niger River valley between the 12th and 14th centuries. During the 15th and 16th centuries, Portuguese explorers and traders visited the coast. For the next 200 years, the coastal region was a major raiding center for Europeans in search of slaves, earning Togo and the surrounding region the name "The Slave Coast." In an 1884 treaty signed at Togoville, Germany declared a protectorate over a stretch of territory along the coast and gradually extended its control inland. Because it became Germany's only self-supporting colony, Togoland was known as its model possession. In 1914, Togoland was invaded by French and British forces and fell after brief resistance. Following the war, Togoland became.
History of present-day nations and states - History of present-day nations and states This is a list of articles on the history of the countries that still exist today. See List of extinct countries, empires, etc for articles about countries that are no longer in existence. See List of countries for other articles and lists on countries. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Afghanistan - Albania - Algeria - Andorra - Angola - Anguilla - Antigua and Barbuda - Argentina - Armenia - Aruba - Ashmore and Cartier Islands - Australia - Austria - Azerbaijan B Bahamas - Bahrain - Baker Island - Bangladesh - Barbados - Bassas da India - Belarus.
History of Africa - History of Africa The following is an outline of African history, followed by a list of articles about the history of particular places in Africa. The text may be dated in parts because it was taken originally from a 1911 encyclopedia— please modernise and update as required. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Origins of the Name 2 Prehistory 3 Neolithic North Africa and Phoenician and Greek colonization 4 Islamic North Africa 5 Sub-Saharan Africa: Medieval empires 6 European exploration and conquest 6.1 Portuguese 6.2 19th Century European explorers 6.3 Partition among European Powers 6.4 Conflicting ambitions of the European powers 6.5 The Berlin Conference of 1884-85 7 Africa at the start of the 20th century 8 Africa Between the World Wars 9 World War II Era.
History of Nigeria - History of Nigeria Before the colonial period, the area which comprises modern Nigeria had an eventful history. More than 2,000 years ago, the Nok culture in the present Plateau state worked iron and produced sophisticated terra cotta sculpture. In the northern cities of Kano and Katsina, recorded history dates back to about 1000 AD. In the centuries that followed, these Hausa kingdoms and the Bornu empire near Lake Chad prospered as important terminals of north-south trade between North African Berbers and forest people who exchanged slaves, ivory, and kola nuts for salt, glass beads, coral, cloth, weapons, brass rods, and cowrie shells used as currency. In the southwest, the Yoruba kingdom of Oyo was founded about 1400, and at its height from the 17th to 19th.
Togo - Togo Republique Togolaise National motto: None Official language French Capital Lomé President Gen. Gnassingbe Eyadema Prime minister Eugene Koffi Adoboli Area - Total - % water Ranked 122nd 56,785 km² 4.2 Population - Total (2002) - Density Ranked 106th 5,018,502 88/km² Independence - Date From France 1960 Currency CFAF Time zone UTC +0 National anthem Internet TLD .tg Calling Code 228 The Republic of Togo is a small country in West Africa, bordering Ghana and Benin at its sides, and Burkina Faso at its back. It has a small Atlantic Ocean coast, on which the capital Lomé is located. History Main Article: History of Togo French Togoland became Togo in 1960 after the expiration of the French-administered UN trusteeship on April 27 of that year. Despite.
Vodun - african word for spirit, and can be traced back about 6,000 years. Today, Vodun is practised in Benin, the Dominican Republic, Ghana, Haiti and Togo. It is the state religion of Benin and has recently been recognized as an official religion in Haiti. The majority of the Africans who were brought to Haiti and the southern US as slaves were from West Africa, and their descendants are the primary practitioners of Vodun. The survival of the belief system in the New World is remarkable, although the traditions have changed with time. One of the largest differences however between African and American Voudun is that the African slaves of Haiti and the southern US were obliged to disguise their gods (Lwas) and spirits as Roman Catholic saints, a process called syncretism. Most.
Head of State - normally not merely head of state but the active'' chief executive officer of the government. The principal example of this is the United States. In parliamentary systems, though the head of state may be the nominal chief executive officer of the state, in reality powers are usually exercised by a cabinet, presided over by a Prime Minister who is answerable to parliament. However, exceptions exist even to this; for instance, in some times of exceptional crisis during the 20th century (typically German invasions), the then King of the Belgians has exercised this capacity directly; this shows that such a direct capacity had and may still have a latent existence there, and so possibly elsewhere as well. Most recently, Liechtenstein gave its Prince unprecedented constitutional powers in 2003, including veto of parliament.
Yoruba - is spoken among other languages in Nigeria, Benin and Togo. There are about 19 million speakers. Yoruba is an SVO language. The Yoruba are the second largest population group in Nigeria and live largely in the south west of the country. In religion, Yoruba people are split between Christianity (Anglican, Catholic, Methodist, Indigenous Churches), Islam, and the traditional Yoruba religion. The Yoruba have a history of town-dwelling that goes back to 500 A.D. The chief Yoruba cities are Lagos, Ibadan, Abeokuta, Ilorin, Oyo, and Ife. Yoruba Alphabet a b d e ẹ (a dot under e) f g gb i j k l m n o ọ (a dot under o) p r s _ (a dot under s) t u w y.
Flag - still (2003) taken quite seriously by many naval and port personnel. Misflying an ensign can bring an armed boarding by a naval warship or port authority in many parts of the world. Yacht ensigns are different from merchant ensigns in order to signal that the yacht is not carrying cargo that requires a customs declaration. Carrying commercial cargo on a boat with a yacht ensign is smuggling in many jurisdictions! The study of flags is known as vexillology. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Flag Design 2 National flags 2.1 Flags of Non-national entities 3 The Use of Flags in Sports 4 History of Flags 5 Alternate meanings for "flag" 6 Related topics 7 Bibliography 8 External Links Flag Design Flags are usually rectangular in shape, but may be of any shape.
Union of International Associations (UIA) - This article should be merged with Union of International Associations. 1. History of the UIA Founded 1 June 1907, Brussels, as Central Office of International Associations, by Henri La Fontaine (Nobel Peace Prize 1913) and Paul Otlet, Secretary-General of the then International Institute of Bibliography (read more about Paul Otlet), which subsequently became the International Federation for Information and Documentation (FID), and with which UIA activities were closely associated. Became a federation, under the present name, at the 1st World Congress of International Organizations (Brussels, 1910). 2. Current status and Constitution The Statutes were modified in 1951 to give the UIA the character of an institute with a world focus, having individuals as full members. It is an independent, non-governmental, non-profit body which is apolitical in character. Its programmes are totally.
1960 - Vietnam War: The United States announces that 3,500 American troops are going to be sent to Vietnam. March 21 - Apartheid: Massacre in Sharpeville, South Africa: Afrikaner police open fire on a group of unarmed black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180. March 22 - A.L. Schawlow & C.H. Townes receive the first patent for a laser. April 1 - The United States launches the first weather satellite, TIROS-1. April 27 - Togo gains independence from French-administered UN trusteeship. May 9 - Reproductive rights: The Food and Drug Administration approves sale of the birth control pill. May 10 - The nuclear submarine USS Nautilus completes the first under water circumnavigation of the earth. May 11 - In Buenos Aires four Mossad agents abduct fugitive Nazi Adolf Eichmann who was.
2002 - shot die. January 16 - John Ashcroft announces that American Taliban member John Walker Lindh would be tried in the United States. January 16 - The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, Al-Qaida, and the remaining Taliban. January 17 - Eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people January 20 - Inauguration of Churches Uniting in Christ January 22 - AOL Time Warner brings a federal suit against Microsoft seeking damages. The suit alleges that the market for AOL's Netscape Navigator Internet browser was harmed when Microsoft started to give away a competing browser. January 22 - Kmart Corp becomes the largest retailer in American history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Ange-Félix Patassé - to escape to Chad, but was arrested again. He was later freed for health reasons. He became candidate in the elections of 1981 and won 35%, but Dacko remained in power. André Kolingba deposed Dacko in a military coup. Political parties were made illegal, and Patassé fled to France. He participated in a failed coup in 1982, but was defeated and fled to Togo and then France. He participated in the 1993 elections, and deefated Kolingba, finally becoming the first civilian president in the history of the Central African Republic. In May 1996, there was a violent anti-French revolt, which was supressed with the help of François Bozizé. Another revolt occurred in early 1997, which was crushed thanks to François Bozizé and troops from Burkina Faso, Chad, Gabon, Mali, Senegal, and.
Battle of Tsushima - between Japan and Korea Combatant 1 Japan Commanders Rear Admiral Heihachiro Togo Strength 31 cruisers and battleships Combatant 2 Russia Commanders Vice Admiral Zinovi Petrovich Rozhdestvenski, Second Pacific Squadron Rear Admiral Nikolai Nebogatov, Third Pacific Squadron Strength 12 battleships 8 cruisers Result Decisive Japanese victory; much of Russian Baltic fleet sunk Casualties (1) 117 dead, 583 injured (2): 4,380 dead, 5,917 injured 4 battleships sunk Five ships captured The Battle of Tsushima was the decisive sea battle of the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905. It was fought on May 27-May 28 , 1905 (May 14-15 by old Julian calendar, used in Russia before the Russian Revolution). In this battle the Japanese fleet under Admiral Heihachiro Togo destroyed 2/3 of the Russian fleet under Admiral Zinovi Petrovich Rozhdestvenski. The Japanese combined fleet and.
Benin - of western Africa, formerly known as Dahomey. It has a small coast line with the Bight of Benin in the south, borders Togo in the west, Nigeria in the east, and Burkina Faso and Niger in the north. République du Bénin (In Detail) National motto: Fraternité, Justice, Travail (French: Fellowship, Justice, Labour) Official language French Capital Porto Novo, Cotonou¹ President Mathieu Kérékou Area - Total - % water Ranked 99th 112,620 km² 1.8% Population - Total (Year) - Density Ranked 94th 7,041,490 60/km² Independence August 1, 1960 Currency Franc Time zone UTC + 1 National anthem L'Aube Nouvelle Internet TLD .BJ Calling Code 229 (1) Seat of government Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Politics 3 Provinces 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Miscellaneous topics 9.
Charles de Gaulle International Airport - Station in Nimes, France, Poiters Rail Station in Poiters, Rennes Rail Station in Rennes, Tours Rail Station in Tours, and Valence Rail Station in Valence. Also codeshared is Thalys International's service to Brussels's Midi Station. The other important airport in the Paris area is Orly Airport. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Terminals 2.1 Terminal 1 2.2 Terminal 2 2.3 Terminal 3 (T9) 3 External Links History After seven years of construction, CDG began service on March 8, 1974. Terminal one was built to an avange-garde design consisting of a ten-floor high circular building surrounded by seven satellite buildings each with four gates. In 1975, a DC-10 of Turkish Airlines crashed immediately after take off from Charles de Gaulle, killing all its passengers. On 19 September, 1989, UTA Flight 772.
Timeline of trends in music (1960-1969) - Chris Lange helps to establish a viable blues scene in Zürich Music of Thailand Western rock becomes popular, and native bands start playing their own variety called wong shadow 1961 in music Music of Canada The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation opens a station in Iqaluit, Northwest Territories to focus on Inuit music Music of Cuba The term salsa music is first used to describe Tito Puente and similar artists, who had been performing in the style for some twenty-five years Music of the Dominican Republic Johnny Ventura adds salsa and rock and roll to make a faster form of merengue Music of Guinea Bembeya Jazz, one of the most popular bands in Guinea's history, forms; Congolese rumba also becomes extremely popular, largely due to Joseph Kabasele Music of Haiti Webert Sicot begins.
Sierra Leone - 76/km² Independence April 27, 1961 Currency Leone Time zone UTC National anthem High We Exalt Thee, Realm of the Free Internet TLD .SL Calling Code 232 Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 History 2 Politics 3 Provinces 4 Geography 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External Links History Main article: History of Sierra Leone The written history of Sierra Leone begins in 1462, when Portuguese explorers first landed and named the country "Lion Mountains". Europeans used the land as a source for slaves, but in 1787, the now capital Freetown was established as city for former slaves living in London. In 1808, Sierra Leone became a Crown Colony, which it remained until halfway through the 20th century, when the process of de-colonisation was commenced. This culminated in independence.
Russo-Japanese War - leadership in a sustained effort to liberate oppressed Asian peoples and thereby downplay Japan's own imperialistic ambitions throughout the period. Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Notes toward an article 2 List of battles 3 External Links Notes toward an article February 8, 1904 - Surprise Japanese attack on Port Arthur (Lushun) bottles up Russian Fleet Further victories by Japan result in January 2, 1905 surrender of Port Arthur Japanese victory at Shenyang (Mukden) February 19-March 10, 1905 Admiral Heihachiro Togo destroys Russian fleet under Admiral Zinovi Petrovich Rozhdestvenski at Battle of Tsushima May 27-28, 1905 Mediation by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt leads to Treaty of Portsmouth, N.H. (September 5) Other dates: Relations severed 6 Feb 1904; war declared Feb 10; battle of the Yalu c.Apr 26-May 1; battle of Liaoyang c.Aug.
Military of Japan - can be revoked on one-year's notice by either party and is updated by minutes periodically. Police Forces: Independent municipal and local police forces, all under supervision of National Police Agency in 1993. National Rural Police at prefectural level. List of military figures Doihara Kenji Kuroki Itei Matsui Iwane Omura Masujiro Togo Heihachiro Tojo Hideki Yamamoto Isoroku Yanai Shinsaku Yokoi Shoichi See also: Military history of Japan, Imperial Japanese Army References Library of Congress Country Studies: Japan.
