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Some 2 000 years ago, the Khoekhoen (the Hottentots of early European terminology) were pastoralists who had settled mostly along the coast, while the San (the Bushmen) were hunter-gatherers spread across the region. At this time, Bantu-speaking agropastoralists began arriving in southern Africa, spreading from the eastern lowlands to the Highveld.

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The animated history of Canada in a nutshell from the European perspective. Why is Canada not part of the United States? Officially, the country is 150 years...

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Australia history and timeline: Long before the an­cient civ­i­li­za­tions in the Middle East, Europe and the Americas flour­ished, and more than 50,000 years be­fore Eu­ro­pe­an, Asian or Middle Eastern navigators recorded visits to the shores of “the Great South Land”, Australian Ab­o­rig­i­nal people oc­cu­pied this continent. Living in harmony with the land, they developed a culture rich and complex in its customs, religions and lifestyles, which was abruptly interrupted by the arrival of the British in 1788 – the First Fleet, with a cargo of convicts.

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The Commonwealth of Nations, generally known simply as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 54 member states, almost all of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the Commonwealth Secretariat, which focuses on intergovernmental aspects, and the Commonwealth Foundation, which focuses on non-governmental relations amongst member states.

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French Canadians (including those who are no longer French-speaking) constitute the second largest ethnic group in Canada, behind those of English ancestry and ahead of those of Scottish and Irish ancestry. In total, those whose speak French in Canada is a number up to 7.2 million people or comprising 22.8 % of the Canadian population.