The East African community commonly refers to the three East African states namely Kenya‚ Tanzania and Uganda‚ within the recent past it has been used to refer to Rwanda and Burundi which are pushing forward to join the block and be it’s forth and Fifth member states. Sometimes the term is used to refer to a wider geographical region covering even the wider Ethiopia‚ Djibouti‚ and Eritrea. The region (EA) boast of a huge population of around 100 million people currently‚ like the rest of sub-Saharan
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– often to finance conflict and to keep regimes in power. Idi Amin came to power in Uganda in 1971 with a militant regime‚ which was confronted by civil war‚ providing the need for weapons. The wealthy Asian community was expelled‚ meaning a loss of assets‚ which led to the collapse of government tax revenue. Therefore‚ large-scale borrowing was required to maintain government spending and finance weapons. The situation persisted until Amin was overthrown in 1979‚ meaning an 8-year cycle of borrowing
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leaving home Djibouti-country in e africa last to gain independence1947 Genocide-to intentionally wipe out a population of people. Guerrilla warfare-ambush style fighting Gum Arabic-sap of acadia tres Used as a binder Hutu-ethnuc group in rwanda Idi Amin Dada-military leader/president Injera-bread made from teff Ivory-cream colored materials Janjaweed-militia group nomadic Khartoum-capital of north sudan Kush-kingdom that controlled nile Lake Malawi-south sudan Lake Victoria-lake surrounded
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lesson of the series is that "actions have consequences". He elaborated on the show’s philosophy: “If religion is a reaction of man‚ and nothing more‚ it seems to me that it represents a human desire for wrongdoers to be punished. I hate the idea of Idi Amin living in Saudi Arabia for the last 25 years of his life. That galls me to no end. I feel some sort of need for biblical atonement‚ or justice‚ or something. I like to believe there is some comeuppance‚ that karma kicks in at some point‚ even if
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overthrow of dictator Idi Amin. Since seizing power in 1971‚ through a military coup‚ Amin’s regime became greatly disliked by Tanzania. As a result of jealousy and rivalry between leaders‚ an unjust war was had. Under Amin’s power‚ Uganda never had a healthy relationship with Tanzania‚ creating tension that eventually overflew forcing the two countries into war. By the end of the fight‚ Amin’s regime was ousted from power‚ driving him into exile. From 1971 to 1979‚ Nyerere and Amin were in constant
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GLOBAL STUDIES DOWLING First Semester Exam Study Guide The exam will include: • Map (20 points): Identify 10 Middle Eastern countries • Matching (30): you must do 15 out of 20 • ID (15): You will choose 3 out of 6 to identify what it is and why it is historically significant‚ as well as placing it in historical context. • Short Answer (15) choose 3 out of 6 (1-2 paragraphs) • Essay (20) (3-4 paragraphs) Major Themes • Know geography of Middle East
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Lessing was born in Kermanshah‚ Iran‚ then known as Persia‚ on 22 October 1919‚ to Captain Alfred Tayler and Emily Maude Tayler (née McVeagh)‚ who were both English and of British nationality.[6] Her father‚ who had lost a leg during his service in World War I‚ met his future wife‚ a nurse‚ at the Royal Free Hospital where he was recovering from his amputation.[7][8] Alfred Tayler and his wife moved to Kermanshah‚ Iran‚ in order to take up a job as a clerk for the Imperial Bank of Persia and it was
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The first unalienable right which is defined in The Declaration of Independence is “Life” and when nations leave God out of the equation‚ life is not protected. This results in dictators (e.g.‚ Hitler‚ Stalin‚ Idi Amin‚ Lenin‚ Kim ll Jong‚ Pol Pot) who unleash totalitarianism (e.g.‚ genocide‚ mass murder‚ confiscation of property and human rights). Fidel Castro died today and it is interesting that many leaders‚ including our POTUS‚ is paying homage to a totalitarian
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War what is good for? Just look around you. Author Morris Ian The atrocity of war cannot be overstated but‚ Ian Morris gives a different view about it. In 1945‚ mostly 100 million people died and the nuclear war begun. Between the First World War and civil war it is said to be the worst but also the best time of humanity. 30 years ago‚ research of anthropology‚ archaeology and history concluded that the rate of violent death is still decreasing from time to time. 10 to 20 percent of all people
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Cultural relativity is the process to understand that all beliefs‚ customs‚ and ethics are relative to the individual within his own social context. In other words‚ “right” and “wrong” are culture-specific; what is considered moral in one society may be considered immoral in another society. And since there is no something as “universal standard of morality”‚ therefore we have to use the culture’s own value system to judge the culture. It is closely related to ethical relativism‚ which is to judge
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