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2. Boksburg - Wikipedia

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   Area code. 011. A fountain and welcome sign to Boksburg in front of the East Rand Mall (Renamed: East Point Mall) Boksburg is a city on the East Rand of Gauteng province of South Africa. Gold was discovered in Boksburg in 1887. Boksburg was named after the State Secretary of the South African Republic, W. Eduard Bok.

3. South Africa - Wikipedia

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   South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.It is bounded to the south by 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; [18] [19] [20] to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini.

4. Dutch West India Company - Wikipedia

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   The Dutch West India Company or WIC ( Dutch: Westindische Compagnie) Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɛstˈɪndisə kɔmpɑˈɲi] was a chartered company of Dutch merchants as well as foreign investors, formally known as GWC ( Geoctrooieerde Westindische Compagnie; English: Chartered West India Company ). Among its founders were Reynier Pauw, Willem ...

5. Triangular trade - Wikipedia

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   This trade, in trade volume, was primarily with South America, where most slaves were sold, but a classic example taught in 20th century studies is the colonial molasses trade, which involved the circuitous trading of slaves, sugar (often in liquid form, as molasses), and rum between West Africa, the West Indies and the northern colonies of ...

6. West Indian Incumbered Estates Acts - Wikipedia

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   The West Indian Incumbered Estates Acts were Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom of 1854, 1858, 1862, 1864, 1872, and 1886 that allowed creditors and other interested parties to apply for the sale of estates (plantations) in the British colonies in the West Indies despite legal encumbrances that would normally prevent such a sale.

7. Bob's Discount Furniture - Wikipedia

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   Bob's Discount Furniture is an American furniture store chain headquartered in Manchester, Connecticut. The company opened its first store in 1991 in Newington, Connecticut and is ranked 12th in sales among United States furniture stores according to Furniture Today 's list of Top 100 Furniture Stores. [ 4][ 5] As of March 2022, the company has ...

8. Ashley Furniture Industries - Wikipedia

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   Ashley Furniture Industries. Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. is an American home furnishings manufacturer and retailer, [ 2] headquartered in Arcadia, Wisconsin. The company is owned by father and son team Ron and Todd Wanek. Ashley Furniture manufactures and distributes home furniture products throughout the world. [ 1]

9. Danish West Indies - Wikipedia

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   Map of the Danish West Indies Royal Arms of Norway & Denmark Union (1559-1699) Royal Arms of Denmark & Norway Union (1699–1819). Merchants in Copenhagen asked King Christian IV for permission to establish a West Indian trading company in 1622, but, by the time an eight-year monopoly on trade with the West Indies, Virginia, Brazil and Guinea was granted on 25 January 1625, the failure of the ...