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Sao Tome and Principe Background and Facts

12/18/2007 03:12 p.m.
Flag: Background: Discovered and claimed by Portugal in the late 15th century, the islands' sugar-based economy gave way to coffee and cocoa in the 19th century - all grown with plantation slave labor, a form of which lingered into the 20th century. While independence was achieved in 1975, democratic reforms ... Read More