<u>The following conflicts were </u>
- The ongoing Cyprus dispute: is a conflict between the two communities that coexist in the island: Turkish and Cypriots (connected to the Greek culture). There was a Turkish military invasion in 1974, when the Turkish occupied the Northern third of the island and self-declared the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, only recognized by Turkey nowadays. In fact, the Republic of Cyprus is recognized in the international community and a single legitimate state, that comprises the whole island.
- Former Yugoslavia: the ethnic conflict in fact led to the Yugoslav Wars and to the disolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1992. The different republics that formerly constituted Yugoslavia (he SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SR Croatia, SR Macedonia, SR Montenegro, SR Serbia and SR Slovenia), declared their independence, even tough there still existed internal ethnic tensions on each.
- Iraq: ethnic conflicts due to the divisions between the Sunni and Shi'ite factions in Iraq. Concerns emerged with the arrival of Sadam Hussein to power. The conflict stills ongoing nowadays.
It was "Georgia" that was the North American colony that was intended to serve as a penal colony for <span>debtors, since it was thought that removing them from England would benefit both England and the New World economy. </span>
The reason why many people come to visit the historical empire of Byzantine Empire because of the geography includes eastern half of Roman Empire which consist of North Africa , Greek ,Italy ,and more middle east territory.
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Profiting from the rivalry between the Maharaja and the Zamorin , the Portuguese were well received and seen as allies, getting a permit to build a fort (Fort Manuel) and a trading post that were the first European settlement in India.
