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By Amy Hackney Blackwell

ISBN-10: 1604131012

ISBN-13: 9781604131017

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Under conditions found unacceptable by the Rhodesian government. In 1968 Rhodesia proclaimed itself a republic. Britain then complained to the United Nations, which imposed sanctions against Rhodesia. Meanwhile worsening race relations and guerilla attacks led many European farmers to abandon their lands. In March 1978, an agreement was signed to transfer power to the native Africans with Smith retaining the post of prime minister. The European ministry was forced to hold free and open elections.

After the parades are over, students assemble at their schools, which are decorated with national flags. They perform national dances and give speeches about Pakistan’s history. Afterward, everyone goes back home to eat sweets and relax with their friends and relatives. Dodging Bombs in Colombo, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka celebrates Independence Day on February 4, commemorating the day it became independent from the United Kingdom in 1948. It is officially celebrated by military parades, pageants, national games, and dances in various parts of the country.

Thousands of people assembled at the Champ de Mars, a large public park in Paris. The king swore to uphold the new constitution that created a constitutional monarchy. (A constitutional monarchy combines rule by a hereditary monarch, such as a king or queen, with a national constitution and a parliament that makes laws. ) The people of Paris spent four days feasting, setting off fi reworks, and drinking wine in celebration. However as it turned out, the revolution was not over, and France spent several more years in chaos, as citizens arrested and killed a number of nobles, as well as the king and queen.

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