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MRB-2026-007080 Birthplace of Zamrock, a Unique Fusion Music Genre Zamrock (e.g. WITCH, Musi-O-Tunya) · Zambia MRB-2026-007079 One of the Longest-Lived Founding Presidents in Africa Kenneth Kaunda · Zambia MRB-2026-007078 King of Rai: Pioneer of Algeria's Globally Charting Music Genre Cheb Khaled · Algeria MRB-2026-007077 Only Arab Leader Honored With an American Town Named After Him Emir Abd al-Qadir (Abdelkader) · Algeria MRB-2026-007076 First Writer from the Maghreb Elected to the Academie Francaise Assia Djebar · Algeria MRB-2026-007075 Historically One of Africa's Largest Energy Companies by Revenue Sonatrach · Algeria MRB-2026-007074 Home to One of the Tallest Minarets in the World Djamaa el Djazair (Great Mosque of Algiers) · Algeria MRB-2026-007073 First North African Woman to Win an Olympic Gold Medal Hassiba Boulmerka · Algeria MRB-2026-007072 First African Nation to Build and Own a Satellite Alsat-1 · Algeria MRB-2026-007071 First Olympic Medal Won by Fiji Fiji National Rugby Sevens Team · Fiji MRB-2026-007070 First Pacific Island Nation to Preside Over a UN Climate Conference Fiji (COP23 Presidency) · Fiji MRB-2026-007069 First Country to Ratify the Paris Climate Agreement Fiji · Fiji MRB-2026-007068 Among the Most-Awarded Artists in Na Hoku Hanohano Award History George Veikoso ("Fiji") · Fiji MRB-2026-007067 First Pacific Island Nation to Launch a Mobile Money Service Vodafone Fiji (M-PAiSA) · Fiji MRB-2026-007066 Highest Per-Capita Contributor to United Nations Peacekeeping Forces Republic of Fiji Military Forces · Fiji MRB-2026-007065 University of the South Pacific: World's Only University Owned by 12 Sovereign Nations University of the South Pacific · Fiji MRB-2026-007064 Site of One of the Oldest Surviving Legal Codes in the World Code of Hammurabi · Iraq MRB-2026-007063 Oldest Surviving Work of Literature in the World Epic of Gilgamesh · Iraq MRB-2026-007062 Home to One of the World's Tallest Spiral Minarets Malwiya Minaret, Great Mosque of Samarra · Iraq MRB-2026-007061 Birthplace of the World's Earliest Known Writing System Sumer (Ancient Mesopotamia) · Iraq MRB-2026-007060 First Iraqi to Win the Nobel Peace Prize Nadia Murad · Iraq MRB-2026-007059 Iraqi Maqam Recognized as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Iraqi Maqam · Iraq MRB-2026-007058 Al-Mustansiriya University: One of the World's Oldest Universities Al-Mustansiriya University · Iraq MRB-2026-007057 One of the world's oldest and rarest horse breeds Akhal-Teke · Turkmenistan

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