The Caucasus region was part of the Soviet Union until its collapse in 1991. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the countries in the region, including Russia, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, gained independence and control over their own territories.
Portugal formerly controlled East Timor until it declared independence in 1975. After a brief period of independence, Indonesia invaded and occupied East Timor until its independence was finally restored in 2002.
Palawan was traditionally considered a part of the Visayas region until 1903 when it was officially declared as a separate province and placed under the jurisdiction of Mindanao. The classification of Palawan as part of the Visayas has historical, political, and geographical roots.
Britain, South Africa and (current) Namibia. During world war 1, German troops overran the exclave in 1914, and controlled it until 1915 when the British and S. Africans forced them out again. However, due to the shortness of the German rule, only the above 3 nations have controlled it.
Czechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918 until January 1993, when it peacefully split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The classical Arabic name for Syria is Sham (Arabic_language: الشام‎ ash-Shām), which in later ages came to refer only to Damascusin Levantine_Arabic, while the pre-Islamic name of the territory, Syria, was used again until the collapse of the Ottoman_Empirein 1918.According to Wikipedia.
The Middle Ages began after the collapse of the Roman Empire.
The Soviet Union controlled portions of Central Asia until its dissolution in 1991, with significant influence in the region throughout the 20th century. Central Asian republics such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were part of the USSR. By 1989, these areas were experiencing growing nationalist movements that contributed to the eventual independence of these nations after the Soviet Union's collapse.
Until 2005, Lebanon was occupied and controlled by Syria.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party, and its General Secretary, since it was the only legal party.
Yes. Georgia is in the Caucasus region of Eurasia on the south western border of Russia and the north eastern border of Turkey. It was a republic of the Soviet Union until 1991. It known as Georgia in the western world, the local name is Gruziya.
The 13 colonies were founded and controlled by Great Britain until 1776.
The Spanish Empire controlled much of present-day Mexico and Central America from 1521 until 1821.
No European country controlled the Philippines in 1914. Spain controlled the Philippines until the Spanish-American War in 1898. After this, the United States controlled the Philippines until Japan seized them during World War II.
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Georgia is not a part of Russia, it is an independent country situated in the Caucasus, bordering Russia (the two states have been at war in 2008). Note, however, that until 1991, both Russia and Georgia were part of a common state, the Union of Soviet and Socialist Republics (USSR).
West Jerusalem was controlled by Israel. East Jerusalem and the Old City was controlled by Jordan.
The Soviet Union