Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. Ghana endured a long series of coups before Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS took power in 1981 and banned political parties. After approving a new constitution and restoring multiparty politics in 1992, RAWLINGS won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996, but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR, who defeated former Vice President John ATTA-MILLS in a free and fair election, succeeded him. Capital: name: Accra geographic coordinates: 5 33 N, 0 13 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Administrative divisions: 10 regions; Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html

French Togoland became Togo in 1960. Gen. Gnassingbe EYADEMA, installed as military ruler in 1967, ruled Togo with a heavy hand for almost four decades. Despite the facade of multiparty elections instituted in the early 1990s, the government was largely dominated by President EYADEMA, whose Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party has maintained power almost continually since 1967 and maintains a majority of seats in today's legislature. Upon EYADEMA's death in February 2005, the military installed the president's son, Faure GNASSINGBE, and then engineered his formal election two months later. Democratic gains since then allowed Togo to hold its first relatively free and fair legislative elections in October 2007. After years of political unrest and fire from international organizations for human rights abuses, Togo is finally being re-welcomed into the international community. Capital: name: Lome Administrative divisions: 5 regions (regions, singular - region); Centrale, Kara, Maritime, Plateaux, Savanes. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/to.html

Na Casaidigh or The Cassidys in English are an Irish traditional group. They have been based in Dublin for many years, but they originally hail from Gweedore, County Donegal. The group consists of brothers Aongus, Seathrún, Ciarán, Fionntán, Feargus, and Odhrán. Gaelic is their native tongue and they had to study English as a second language during their school years, which allows Na Casaidigh to alternate easily between both languages in their songs. It hardly matters, however, which language they choose to sing in. The brothers' music has attracted worldwide attention and brought them to audiences from Togoland in West Africa to Carnegie Hall in New York. The Cassidys' father has long been a church choirmaster. He instilled his love of music, and Gaelic music in particular. Music instruction was woven through the boys' childhood. Piano or fiddle was introduced first, followed by other instruments that included whistles and pipes, bodhrán, and guitar. The home atmosphere that created a love of music and learning also implanted the idea that music is a social pursuit meant to bring pleasure to both the audience and the players.

Version 1.1 Thanks to frenchlion for providing the song Santiano. Also thanks to pledoux and anyone else who helped me find more information for this update. All of this is info I found on http://www.militaryfactory.com/battle... so if you do not believe me, look for yourself. Germany, Holy Roman Empire, Prussia, Hanover, Alamanni, Bavaria, Hesse-Kassel, and are all considered German. France, Franks, Gaul, Vichy France are all considered French. No saying, "but they were not French or German". If you don't believe me, look it up. Victories (30) Battle of Tolbiac- 496 Battle of Bouvines -- July 27, 1214 Battle of Ceresole - 1544 Battle of Nordlingen -- 1634 Battle of Lens -- 1648 Battle of Fleurus -- 1690 Battle of Fontenoy - May 11th, 1745 Battle of Roucoux -- 1746 Battle of Lauffeld -- 1747 Battle of Hastenbeck -- 1757 Battle of Valmy - September 20, 1792 Battle of the Vosges - July 13, 1794 (no picture) Battle of Jena -- 1806 Battle of Lübeck- November 6 1806 Battle of Eylau- February 7-8 1807 Siege of Danzig- March 19 1807 Battle of Dresden -- 1813 Battle of Lutzen - May 2, 1813 Battle of Vauchamps - February 14, 1814 Battle of Ligny -- 1815 First Battle of the Marne -- 1914 Togoland - August 26, 1914 Battle of Ypres - October 19-November 22, 1914 Battle of Verdun -- 1916 Second Battle of the Marne -- 1918 Battle of Belleau Wood - June 1-26, 1918 Battle of Chateau-Thierry - July 18, 1918 Battle of Amiens - August 8-11, 1918 Battle of Normandy - June 6, 1944-August 25, 1944 Operation Dragoon -- 1944 Defeats (10) Battle of Oudenarde - July 11, 1708 Battle of Dettingen - June 16th, 1743 Battle of Leipzig - October 16-19, 1813 Battle of Waterloo - June 18, 1815 Battle of Worth - August 6, 1870 Battle of Sedan - September 1, 1870 Battle of the Frontiers - August 14-24, 1914 Second Battle of the Aisne - April 16-May 9, 1917 Battle of France - May 10, 1940-June 22, 1940 Battle of Dunkirk - May 26, 1940-June 4, 1940 France and Germany founght 40 battles against eachother. France ended up victorious in 30 0f them. Thats 3/4 This is proof that France fights better in wars than Germany does. Vive la France

http://www.archive.org/stream/newyorktimes20newyuoft/newyorktimes20newyuoft_djvu.txt -and it brings down the mud. On its ban s are Diarbekir, Mosul, and Bagdad, with the ruins of Nineveh, Seleu- cia and Ctesiphon. The river is navigable for small steamers to Bagdad. TILSIT, a town of East Pssla, on the left bank of the Memel or Niemen, 65 miles NE. of KSnisberg by rail. Here was signed, on the island in the river, the treaty of 1807 between Russia and Napoleon.- Pop. 40,000. TIRLEMONT, a Belgian town, 30 miles ESE. of Brussels. Here the French, under Dumouriez, defeated the Aus- trians in 1793. Pop. 18,000. TOGOLAND. Geznan colony on the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa. An- nexed by Germany in 1884,