The South African Border War , also known as the Namibian War of Independence , and sometimes denoted Writing in South Africa as the Angolan Bush War , was a largely asymmetric conflict Hostile_encounter that occurred Presence in Namibia ( then South West Africa ) , Zambia , and Angola from 26 August 1966 to 21 March 1990 .

It was fought Hostile_encounter between the South African Defence Force ( SADF ) and the People 's Liberation Army of Namibia ( PLAN ) , an armed wing of the South West African People 's Organisation ( SWAPO ) .

The South African Border War was virtually ended Process_end by the Tripartite Accord , mediated Assistance by the United States , which committed Commitment to a withdrawal Removing of Cuban and South African military personnel from Angola and South West Africa , respectively .

South West Africa received Receiving formal independence as the Republic of Namibia a year later , on 21 March 1990 .

On the same day , concerts inspired Influence by the initiative happened Presence in other countries , such as the Soviet Union , Canada , Japan , Yugoslavia , Austria , Australia and West Germany .

Tension between whites and Chinese immigrants in the late 19th century American West was particularly high , especially in the decade preceding the violence Violence .

The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act suspended Process_end Chinese immigration for ten years , but not before thousands of immigrants came to Motion the American West .

The conflict originated Coming_to_be with the election Choosing of the Islamist political party Hamas in 2005 and 2006 in the Gaza Strip and escalated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale with the split of the Palestinian Authority Palestinian government into the Fatah government in the West Bank and the Hamas government in Gaza and the following violent ousting of Fatah after Fatah lost Earnings_and_losses the election Choosing to Hamas .

Meanwhile , the Fatah government in the West Bank , internationally recognized Know as the sole representative of the State of Palestine , refers to the Gaza Strip as part of the Palestinian state and does not recognize Know the Hamas government .

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The State Fair of West Virginia is an annual state fair Social_event for West Virginia , United States .

The State Fair of West Virginia is an annual state fair Social_event for West Virginia , United States .

It is held annually in mid-August on the State Fairgrounds in Fairlea , near Lewisburg , West Virginia in the southeastern part of the state .

Mieszko I , Poland 's first documented Recording ruler based in Greater Poland , had successfully campaigned Military_operation in the Cedynia area , then a West Slavic tribal territory also coveted by Holy Roman Emperor Otto I and German nobles .

Defending Defending champions the West Indies were knocked out in the first semi-final Competition , while India defeated Conquering South Africa in the second semi-final Competition .

British naval forces in North America and the West Indies were weaker Cause_change_of_strength than the combined Cause_to_amalgamate fleets of France and Spain , and , after some critical decisions Deciding and tactical missteps by British naval commanders , the French fleet of Paul de Grasse gained Getting control Control over Chesapeake Bay , blockading Cornwallis from naval support and delivering Sending additional land forces to blockade him on land .

Rita formed Coming_to_be near The Bahamas from a tropical wave on September 18 , 2005 that originally developed Coming_to_be off the coast of West Africa .

Indirectly , the hurricane Catastrophe produced Manufacturing heavy precipitation that peaked at 23.28 inches ( 591 mm ) in Key West .

The 2010 Caribbean Twenty20 season was the debut season of the Caribbean Twenty20 , established Creating by the West Indies Cricket Board in 2010 .

It featured all seven West Indies first-class cricket domestic teams and one overseas team — Canada .

The West Indies eventually defeated Conquering India by five wickets , claiming Statement their first title .

The fire was followed by a wave of arsons throughout Israel and the West Bank .

Circassia ( Cherkessia in Russian ) refers Adducing to a region the majority of whose inhabitants before the 1860s were the Adygey ( Adyghey , Adyghe ) ethnic group , known Know to the West as Circassians .

The war began Process_start after the Pakistani military junta based in West Pakistan launched Military_operation Operation Searchlight against the people of East Pakistan on the night of 25 March 1971 .

The war ended Process_end on 16 December 1971 after West Pakistan surrendered Surrendering .

Thousands of Bengali families were interned Arrest in West Pakistan , from where many escaped Escaping to Afghanistan .

Hazel affected Influence Virginia , Washington , D.C. , West Virginia , Maryland , Delaware , New Jersey , Pennsylvania , and New York ; it brought Bringing gusts near and caused Causation $ 281 million ( 1954 USD ) in damage Damaging .

The Dutch–Portuguese War Hostile_encounter was an armed conflict Hostile_encounter involving Cause_to_be_included Dutch forces Military_operation , in the form of the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company , against the Portuguese Empire .

Until January 2010 , it was the home of the II Marine Expeditionary Force/Multi-National Force West .

Pebble Island is one of the smaller Falkland Islands , lying north of West Falkland .

The Monmouth Rebellion , also known as the Pitchfork Rebellion , the Revolt of the West or the West Country rebellion , was an attempt to overthrow Change_of_leadership James II .

The Monmouth Rebellion , also known as the Pitchfork Rebellion , the Revolt of the West or the West Country rebellion , was an attempt to overthrow Change_of_leadership James II .

The Duke of Monmouth had been popular in the South West of England , so he planned Arranging to recruit Employment troops locally and take Conquering control Control of the area before marching Self_motion on London .

Somerset scored Getting 269 runs off their full allocation of 60 overs , during which West Indian batsman Viv Richards top-scored Rewards_and_punishments for the county , totalling 117 runs .

The invasion Attack of Martinique of 1809 was a successful British amphibious operation against the French West Indian island of Martinique that took place Process_start between 30 January and 24 February 1809 during the West Indies Campaign 1804–1810 of the Napoleonic Wars .

The invasion Attack of Martinique of 1809 was a successful British amphibious operation against the French West Indian island of Martinique that took place Process_start between 30 January and 24 February 1809 during the West Indies Campaign 1804–1810 of the Napoleonic Wars .

Most crippling was the widespread 20 to 35 in ( 50 to 90 cm ) of snow accumulated Come_together across southern Pennsylvania , the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia , northern Virginia , Washington , D.C. , Maryland , Delaware , and southern New Jersey , bringing Bringing air and Interstate Highway travel to a halt Process_end .

The first international match Competition for the Wales national football team took place Process_start on 25 March 1876 when they played Competition Scotland at Hamilton Crescent , Partick , the home ground of the West of Scotland Cricket Club .

The genocide in Bangladesh began Process_start on 26 March 1971 with the launch Process_start of Operation Searchlight , as West Pakistan began Process_start a military crackdown on the Eastern wing of the nation to suppress Hindering Bengali calls for self-determination rights .

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It involved Participation every European great power of the time and spanned Expansion five continents , affecting Influence Europe , the Americas , West Africa , India , and the Philippines .

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Mid-afternoon , the Army of West Virginia and the cavalry turned Becoming the Confederate left flank .

The invasion Attack of Tulagi , on 3–4 May 1942 , was part of Operation Military_operation `` Mo '' , the Empire of Japan 's strategy in the South Pacific and South West Pacific Area in 1942 .

The 1979 Cricket World Cup ( officially the Prudential Cup '79 ) was the second edition of the Cricket World Cup and was won by the West Indies , who had also won the inaugural tournament Competition four years earlier .

A combined Cause_to_amalgamate Byzantine-Crusader siege Besieging of Damietta failed Earnings_and_losses in 1169 , the same year that Salah ad-Din , also known as Saladin in the West , took power in Egypt as vizier .

The 2011–12 Regional Four Day Competition Competition was the 46th domestic first-class cricket tournament Competition held Hold in the West Indies , it took place Process_start from 5 February 201116 April 2012 .

According to `` The Washington Post '' , the movement , which Cornel West described Statement as a `` democratic awakening '' , is difficult to distill to a few demands .

Operation Albion was the codename for the German air , land and naval operation Military_operation in October 1917 to occupy Control the West Estonian Archipelago , part of the Autonomous Governorate of Estonia , Russian Republic .