List of Americas history posts (non-United States)

This post is list of Americas history posts (non-United States) for this blog. There are 17 posts listed below by topic and chronologically by historical or post date.

    Civilizations, nations, empires (5)

• Maya civilization (2000 BC - 1697 AD)
• Olmecs (1200 - 400 BC)
• Aztec Empire (1428-1521)
• Inca Empire (1438-1572)
• Empire of Brazil (1822-1889)

    Haiti

1. Collection of facts about the Haitian conflict
2. Collection of facts about the 2010 Haiti earthquake
3. Collection of facts about the Haitian Revolution

    Mexico

1. Collection of facts about the Mexican Revolution
2. Collection of facts about the Mexican-American War

    Miscellaneous

1. List of countries in Operation Condor
2. Collection of facts about the Cuban Missile Crisis
3. Collection of facts about the Spanish-American War
4. Collection of facts about the Paraguayan War
5. Collection of facts about the Cuban Revolution
6. Collection of facts about the War of the Pacific
7. Collection of Pre-Columbian American civilizations and cultures (level 5 vital articles on Wikipedia)

Collection of facts about the Ethiopian Empire

This post is a collection of facts about the Ethiopian Empire (1270-1974). There are 13 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Based in Ethiopia and Eritrea
• Founded by Yekuna Amlak
• Ethiopian-Adal War (1529-1543)
• Ottoman-Ethiopian War (1557-1589)
• Invaded by Britain in 1868
• Ethiopian-Egyptian War (1874-1876)
• Menelik II lead expansion southward (late 19th century)
• First Italo-Ethiopian War (1895-1896)
• Second Italo-Ethiopian War (1935-1936)
• Annexed by Italian East Africa (1935-1941)
• Regained independence in 1941
• Haile Selassie was the final Emperor (1930-1974)
• Ended with a coup d'état by the Derg in 1974

Collection of facts about the War in Darfur

This post is a collection of facts about the War in Darfur (2003-2020). There are 16 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Based in Darfur region of Sudan
• Sudanese government vs. Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM), Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)
• Janjaweed militia group supported by Sudanese government
• SLM and JEM accused the government of oppressing non-Arabs
• Government began ethnic cleansing campaign against non-Arabs
• International Criminal Court charged Omar al-Bashir for war crimes in 2010
• Temporary ceasefire in 2010
• Darfur Peace Agreement signed in 2011
• Violence escalated and 300,000 people displaced in early 2013
• Estimated 3,300 villages destroyed in 2014
• Reported chemical weapons used by Sudanese government in 2016
• Draft Constitution Declaration signed in 2019
• Janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb arrested in June 2020
• Ended with peace agreement in August 2020
• Total deaths: 300,000 (UN estimate)
• Total displaced: 2,850,000 - 3,000,000 (UN estimate)

Collection of facts about the Haitian Revolution

This post is a collection of facts about the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804). There are 16 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Successful slave rebellion
• Began August 21st, 1791 when Haitian slaves started to kill their French masters
• Sugar, coffee and indigo plantations destroyed
• National Assembly of France granted civil rights to free people of color (1792)
• France declared war on Britain (1793)
• Spain controlled the rest of Hispaniola and sided with Britain
• Spain and Britain provided supplies to the rebels
• France abolished slavery in Haiti (1793)
• Toussaint Louverture initially aligned with Spain but sided with France in 1794
• British forces left Haiti in 1798
• Louverture became governor-for-life of Haiti in 1801
• France returned in 1802 and took control of Haiti
• Louverture captured in 1802 and died a few months later in France
• British blockade of Saint-Domingue against France in 1803
• Haiti gained independence in 1804
• 200,000 Haitians dead, 100,000 British dead or wounded, 75,000 French dead

Collection of facts about the 2010 Haiti earthquake

This post is a collection of facts about the 2010 Haiti earthquake. There are 7 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Occurred January 12th
• Magnitude 7.0 earthquake
• Epicenter was Léogâne
• 52 aftershocks 4.2 magnitude or greater by January 24th
• Major damage to the capital Port-au-Prince
• 250,000 residences collapsed
• Between 100,000 and 316,000* deaths

* disputed government estimate

Collection of facts about the Tigray War

This post is a collection of facts about the Tigray War (2020-2022). There are 15 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Ethiopia, Eritrea vs. Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)
• TPLF attacked the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) in Tigray
• Eritrean Defense Forces (EDF) attacked TPLF in response
• Mekelle captured by Ethiopian federal government in November 2020
• Mekelle captured by Tigray Defense Forces (TDF) in June 2021
• TDF invaded Amhara and Afar regions
• TDF and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) captured towns along highway leading to Addis Ababa in November 2021
• Truce declared in March 2022
• Fighting began again in August 2022
• Peace agreement in November 2022
• Conflict caused widespread famine
• War crimes committed by all sides
• ENDF and EDF accused of genocide
• Between 100,000 to 600,000 total deaths
• 2.75 million people internally displaced

Collection of facts about the Syrian civil war

This post is a collection of facts about the Syrian civil war (2011-2024). There are 23 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Pro-democracy protests against Bashar al-Assad regime (March 2011)
• Rebels included Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)
• United States, Qatar and Turkey supported opposition
• Iran, Russia and Hezbollah supported Assad regime
• Rebels captured Raqqa and Idlib then set up Syrian Interim Government
• Assad regime used chemical weapons
• Islamic State captured eastern Syria and western Iraq (2014)
• Turkey invaded northern Syria to fight Kurdish-led SDF (2016)
• Turkey helped establish the Syrian National Army (SNA)
• Assad regime recaptured Aleppo (2016)
• Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebels established Syrian Salvation Government in Idlib Governorate (2017-2024)
• Islamic State lost captured territories
• Assad regime attacked Idlib (2019-2020)
• HTS and SNA launch campaign and capture Aleppo (November 2024)
• Syrian Free Army (SFA) rebels launch campaign
• Rebels capture Hama, Homs, Daraa, Suwayda and Palmyra
• Assad fled to Russia while rebels enter Damascus (December 2024)
• Israel invaded Quneitra Governorate (December 2024)
• New government established at Syrian Revolution Victory Conference
• Ahmed al-Sharra became president of Syria (January 2025)
• Over 656 thousand deaths
• Estimated 13 million people displaced
• Followed by the Syrian conflict (2024 - now)