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Background Reunion, in 7 editions.

The entry for Reunion published Background in 7 editions of 17, from 2000 to 2006. The text changed in 1 edition. Each is shown as published. Background in every entry.

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The Portuguese discovered the uninhabited island in 1513. From the 17th to the 19th centuries, French immigration supplemented by influxes of Africans, Chinese, Malays, and Malabar Indians gave the island its ethnic mix. The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 cost the island its importance as a stopover on the East Indies trade route.

The Portuguese discovered the uninhabited island in 1513. From the 17th to the 19th centuries, French immigration supplemented by influxes of Africans, Chinese, Malays, and Malabar Indians gave the island its ethnic mix. The opening of the Suez Canal in 1869 cost the island its importance as a stopover on the East Indies trade route.

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Reunion: Background.” The World Factbook, 2000–2006 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/reunion/background.

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