BBC
Bbc: Mauritania Army Coup Condemned 8/04/05
In the Islamic Country of Mauritania, there was a coup that overthrew the U.S. backed leader. This coup has been condemned by many, and the international community hopes that the President of Mauritania is reinstated. The BBC goes into...
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Liberia: History
A thorough look at the history of Liberia with an emphasis on the civil war and the recent recovery from that unstable time. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
Digital History
Digital History: Collapse of Communism
Overview of the collapse of communism at the end of the 1980s and early 1990s ushered in by Mikhail Gorbachev and his reforms.
Auburn University
Auburn University: A Glossary of Political Economy Terms: Autocracy
Basic definition of 'autocracy.' Provides links to terms used in the definition, as well as cross-reference terms.