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  1. These islands were uninhabited in 1471 when discovered by the
  2. Portuguese, who occupied the islands with prisoners and exiled
  3. Jews.  In the 19th Century, agriculture replaced the slave trade
  4. and in 1974 the colony was turned over to Gabon.  Independence
  5. came on July 12, 1975 and today the country is basically
  6. dependent on agriculture and fishing for economic survival.
  7.                          @