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20 hours ago · Etymology See also: Nicknames of Iloilo City The name "Iloilo" is derived from the older name "Ilong-ilong" meaning "nose-like", referring to the promontory between two rivers (Iloilo and Batiano) where the Fort San Pedro and the 17th-century Spanish port were located. History Pre-colonial period See also: Hinilawod Images from the Boxer Codex (c. 1595), illustrating ancient Visayans The territorial expansion of Iloilo City. Little is known historically about the region prior to the arrival ...
20 hours ago · African diaspora. The global African diaspora is the worldwide collection of communities descended from people from Africa, predominantly in the Americas. [38] The African populations in the Americas are descended from haplogroup L genetic groups of native Africans. [39] [40] The term most commonly refers to the descendants of the native West ...
20 hours ago · 2,000,000–4,500,000 displaced, [13] 500,000 of whom fled abroad [14] The Nigerian Civil War (6 July 1967 – 15 January 1970), also known as the Biafran War, was a civil war fought between Nigeria and the Republic of Biafra, a secessionist state which had declared its independence from Nigeria in 1967. Nigeria was led by General Yakubu Gowon ...
20 hours ago · Chile: 2 points (-1) Peru: 1 point (-3) Top sportsbook for Copa America. Our prediction for Group B of Copa América (Mexico, Ecuador, Venezuela, Jamaica) The second group of this Copa América 2024 features two unusual guests, Mexico and Jamaica, in addition to Venezuela and Ecuador. Ecuador has great chances of qualifying for the ...
