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    known as the Zambezi shark (informally zambi) in Africa and Lake Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a species of requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm...
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    of the Dominican Republic that lasted from May 13, 1916 to September 18, 1924. The United States aimed to force the Dominicans to repay their large debts...
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    Marine Corps officer. Beginning his career fighting guerillas in Haiti and Nicaragua as part of the Banana Wars, he later served with distinction in World...
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    bombardment, assault, and capture of Coyotepe Hill, Nicaragua, in October 1912. He remained in Nicaragua until November 1912, when he rejoined the 3rd Battalion...
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    fighting in the Korean War under United Nations command.  Nicaragua: The Guardia Nacional de Nicaragua used the BAR, first supplied by the US Marines and later...
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  • United States occupation of Nicaragua (1912–1933) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Nicaragua  United States  Nicaragua Nicaraguan Liberals Sandinistas US...
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    her off the coast of Honduras, Cuba, and Nicaragua. On 27 August 1926 she arrived at Bluefields, Nicaragua, landing a force of 195 men at the request...
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  • Coast/Ghana, nf) James Agee (1909–1955, US, f/nf/p) Claribel Alegría (1924–2018, Nicaragua, p/nf/f) Deborah Ager (born 1978, US, p/nf) Anna Caspari Agerholt...
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  • Miskito Coast, of Nicaragua began in 1633. The area was controlled by Britain until 1860, and eventually integrated into Nicaragua by 1894. The Miskito...
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    present-day El Salvador, they became the Pipil and founded Kuskatan, and in Nicaragua, they became the Nicarao. Although most Honduran great urban areas belonged...
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