The 1930 Crackdown on Zwi Migdal
Zwi Migdal was a criminal organization active mainly in Argentina from the late 19th century until the 1930s. It was composed largely of Jewish immigrants from Easter...
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Zwi Migdal was a criminal organization active mainly in Argentina from the late 19th century until the 1930s. It was composed largely of Jewish immigrants from Easter...
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Zwi Migdal was a criminal organization formed by Jewish immigrants from Poland in the late 19th century. The group controlled extensive prostitution and human traffick...
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Circassian Genocide On May 21, 1864, the Russian Empire declared the end of the Caucasian War following the defeat of Circassian resistance in the northwest Caucasus....
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Expulsion of Jews from the Kingdom of Naples In 1540, Jewish communities in the Kingdom of Naples were expelled as the region came under the control of the Spanish cr...
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26 March 1979 — Egypt and Israel sign a formal peace treaty in Washington. Israel agrees to withdraw from Sinai, which is gradually returned to Egyptian control. Egypt...
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29 November 1944 — German forces have withdrawn and the communist-led National Liberation Movement controls the country. Rival political organizations are rapidly excl...
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7 April 1939 — Italian forces invade Albania after King Zog rejects Mussolini's demands for greater Italian control. Zog flees the country and Albania is incorporated ...
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28 February 1922 — Britain formally ends its protectorate and recognizes Egypt as an independent sovereign state. Important issues remain under British control, includ...
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1914–1919 — The Royal Navy progressively restricts German access to food, fertilizer, metals, chemicals and overseas trade. Neutral shipping is increasingly subjected ...
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1914–1919 wartime role — Britain's navy protects imperial shipping routes, contains the German High Seas Fleet and implements the maritime blockade of the Central Powe...
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1904–1914 — Britain has no automatic obligation to enter every Franco-German conflict, but strategic cooperation with France has grown while German naval expansion gen...
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1882 — British forces intervene during the Urabi Revolt and occupy Egypt. The country formally remains connected to the Ottoman Empire for decades, but British officia...
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1805–1848 CE — Muhammad Ali becomes Ottoman governor of Egypt but builds a virtually hereditary state under his family's control. He creates a new army, expands state ...
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1788–1822 — Ali Pasha controls Ioannina and expands his authority across Epirus, southern Albania and surrounding regions. His court becomes a major political center w...
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1479 — After prolonged Ottoman pressure and a major siege, Venice agrees to surrender Shkodër to the Ottoman Empire. Ottoman control across most Albanian territories b...
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c. 1355–1444 — Families including the Thopia, Muzaka, Balsha, Dukagjini and Kastrioti control competing territories. Albania is politically fragmented rather than unif...
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1250–1517 CE — Military elites known as Mamluks seize political control and establish a powerful sultanate centered on Cairo. They defeat Mongol forces at Ain Jalut an...
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639–642 CE — Forces commanded by Amr ibn al-As invade Byzantine Egypt during the early Islamic conquests. Byzantine resistance collapses gradually, and Alexandria even...
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c. 550–650 CE — Slavic-speaking groups settle widely across the Balkans during a period of weakened Byzantine frontier control. Settlement patterns, languages and poli...
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c. 1650–1550 BCE — A dynasty of rulers of largely western Asian origin controls much of northern Egypt from Avaris in the Nile Delta. Egyptian sources later portray th...
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c. 2686–2181 BCE — The Old Kingdom becomes the classic age of pyramid construction and highly centralized kingship. The royal court controls extensive agricultural res...
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c. 3100–2686 BCE — The first dynasties strengthen royal authority and expand administrative control across Egypt. Royal tombs become increasingly elaborate, especially...
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