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The G8, originally known as the G6, began in 1975 when six major industrialized nations—France, West Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States—held a summit to address global economic challenges following the 1973 oil crisis. Canada joined in 1976, expanding the group to the G7, and Russia was added in 1998, making it the G8. The forum aimed to foster collaboration on economic policy and address pressing international issues among the world's largest economies. However, Russia's membership was suspended in 2014 due to its annexation of Crimea, reverting the group to the G7.

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