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  1. The history of Southeast Asia covers the people of Southeast Asia from prehistory to the present in two distinct sub-regions: Mainland Southeast Asia (or Indochina) and Maritime Southeast Asia (or Insular Southeast Asia). Mainland Southeast Asia comprises Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (or Burma), Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam whereas ...

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      History of Asia. Detail of Chinese silk from the 4th century...

  2. The First Philippine Republic (1899–1901) Emilio Aguinaldo, President of the First Philippine Republic. On January 23, 1899, the First Philippine Republic was proclaimed under Asia's first democratic constitution, with Aguinaldo as its president.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AsiaAsia - Wikipedia

    Asia is the largest continent on Earth. It covers 9% of the Earth's total surface area (or 30% of its land area), and has the longest coastline, at 62,800 kilometres (39,022 mi). Asia is generally defined as comprising the eastern four-fifths of Eurasia.

    • 44,579,000 km² (17,212,000 sq mi) (1st)
    • 4,694,576,167 (2021; 1st)
  5. The First Republic, established in August 1948, adopted a presidential system, and Syngman Rhee was subsequently elected its first president. South Korea also adopted a National Security Law, which effectively prohibited groups that opposed the state or expressions of support for North Korea.…. Other articles where First Republic is discussed ...

  6. The republic began when the Chinese left in May, 1895, and ended when the Japanese soldiers arrived in October, 1896. Some historians say it was the first republic in Asia, but there was one earlier, the Lanfang Republic, which had been started in 1777. The republic was started by a group of high officials and local people who still supported ...

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