Bolívar's departure in 1826 left a seat at the top of the state many were eager to fill.
NextThe Guaraní people lived in the forest of modern-day Paraguay for thousands of years, cultivating corn, hunting and fishing and living in semi-nomadic tribes.
Those first contacts in the 1800s were occasional and small, but whalers and traders brought disease and left firearms, two things that contributed to a number of deaths on the islands. De Meneses referred to one of the islands as the "Ilhas dos Papuas" which translates somewhat disrespectfully to the "land of fuzzy-haired people.
NextThe 1800s saw it at the whims of large, powerful nations like Russia and Prussia, only briefly regaining its independence before two World Wars severely damaged the country.
What followed was a period of decolonization, persistent struggles against corrupt leadership in politics and workers unions, and finally stabilization in the 21st century. Spanish settlers searching for gold settled somewhat peacefully among the Guaraní of the region in the mid-1500s. Surrounding Israel claims the territory is rightfully theirs due to its significance in Judaism, but the area is also important in both Christianity and Islam.
NextThe Indigenous peoples of Peru remained under Spain's rule as the surrounding colonies began to rally for their independence at the beginning of the 19th century until the South American revolutionary Simón Bolívar led the colony to freedom in 1824, but the struggles did not end there.
The girl drowns herself in a river and the boy joins her. WWII was particularly catastrophic as it brought the near annihilation of Poland's Jewish population by the Nazis, as well as millions of its non-Jewish peoples. That is one of the many reasons why we created this list.
NextThe Philippines was briefly invaded by Japan during World War II, but they were fought off by the US with Filipino help, and the Philippines was granted independence after the war in 1946.
In it, "para" means "water," and "guay" means "birth. This page gives a list of song titles beginning with P that were radio hits from the 1960s through the early 1970s 1960-1975.
NextIn contrast, some others may still be disputed or could lie lost to the sunsets of yesterday, never really to be known.
Along with Penelope, other P names for girls in the US Top 250 include Paisley, Piper, Peyton, Parker, and Presley. Whatever your reason may be for needing such a list, just know that we got you covered. To find other songs by a band or artist listed on this page, click on a name.
NextThere are a number of countries whose names begin with the letter P.
The Panama Canal, a man-made waterway, allows ships to pass from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Caribbean Sea without having to go all the way down and around South America and back up.
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The turn of the century finally saw favourable conditions for the country's social improvement: a desire to better its reputation on the world stage, the beginnings of a reputable political scene and increased mineral production leading to economic gain are some of these.
NextPrior to this event, the archipelago of islands did not have a collective name, yet it did support a complex and diverse political structure with city-states forming allegiances with one another depending on language and ethnicity.