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Abd ar-Rahman
Abd ar-Rahman 1778-1859, sultan of Morocco (1822-59). He sought, unsuccessfully, to take advantage of the overthrow of Turkish rule in Algeria in order to extend his territory. Later he allied himself with the emir, Abd al-Kader , but after their defeat at Isly (1844), he made peace with France... Read more |
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Feuillants
Feuillants , political club of the French Revolution. It emerged in July, 1791, when those Jacobins who opposed a petition for the dethronement of the king split off and began to meet at the former Feuillant convent. Its chief member was Antoine Barnave . The Feuillants advocated a constitutional... Read more |
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August
AUGUST 1991 PUTSCH The August 1991 Putsch (August 19–August 21) was a hard-line communist attempt to overthrow Mikhail Gorbachev, triggering the collapse of the USSR. On the morning of August 19, 1991, Soviet state television suddenly and ominously switched to playing classical music, a... Read more |
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Laurence Gronlund
Socialism, a political ideology, rejects the private ownership of land, factories, and other means of production as well as the wage‐labor system and the competitive market economy. Socialist beliefs and movements, though dizzyingly varied, have generally fallen into four groups:... Read more |
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Protocols of the Elders of Zion
Protocols of the Elders of Zion a fraudulent document that reported the alleged proceedings of a conference of Jews in the late 19th cent., at which they discussed plans to overthrow Christianity through subversion and sabotage and to control the world. The Protocols first appeared in their... Read more |
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Quash
QUASH To overthrow; to annul; to make void or declare invalid; e.g., "quash a subpoena." Unreasonable, obviously irregular, or oppressive subpoenas, injunctions, indictments, and orders can be quashed by a court. For example, if jurors have been selected improperly, the court can quash the... Read more |
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Sir Milton Margai
Sir Milton Margai , 1895-1964, prime minister of Sierra Leone (1961-64). A prominent doctor, he turned to politics in 1949 and led his country to independence (1961) while serving as chief minister (1954-61). He was knighted in 1959. Milton died in office and was followed as prime minister by his... Read more |
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Duong Van Minh
Duong Van Minh , 1916-2001, Vietnamese army officer and political leader. A military adviser (1962-63) to President Diem , he helped to overthrow Diem in 1963. He was head of government (1963-64), after which he went into exile. Minh returned in 1968, serving as an opposition leader against... Read more |
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Committee for Union and Progress
COMMITTEE FOR UNION AND PROGRESS the principal young turk organization that left its mark on the politics of the ottoman state from the 1890s to 1918. The Turkish name translates literally as the "Society for Union and Progress," although reference to it as komite is common in its... Read more |
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George V
...of constitutional and political problems, which...the royal family, he ordered that German names be replaced...years 1918–24 the political topography of Great...deeply shocked by the overthrow of tsarism in Russia...government preaching ... |
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National Security
...the decisions of the political branches. The “judicial...usually deferred to the political process. During...The Court therefore ordered that the mills be returned...national security. During World War I, Congress passed...teach and advocate the ... |
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Reagan, Ronald
...the United States.A political liberal in his youth...hemophiliac.” Barred from World War II combat by weak vision...exaggerated fears of Third World radicalism. He retained...On the other hand, he ordered the bombing of Libya...worked tirelessly to ... |
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Bush administration encourages rebels to overthrow Taliban.
...encouraging rebels to overthrow the repressive Islamic...Associated Press. "The world is united against...represent a legitimate political group of people...ideological and political isolation" of terrorists...Japan would provide political, ... |
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The judicial overthrow of democracy
...Headline: The judicial overthrow of democracyByline...in Hebron. Procaccia ordered that the girl be kept...Procaccia who last summer ordered that three other girls...his fellow justices' political views were what kept...in order to force the ... |
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Israeli defense minister threatens to overthrow Hamas regime in Gaza, launch...
...Israel might try to overthrow the Hamas regime in...control there. Barak also ordered plans for a large ground...meeting, Barak said he ordered the military to prepare...about security, it is political, and it aims to try...Washington courting ... |
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Thai coup uproots a thin democracy; Thailand's king endorsed the military...
...constitutional rule and undertake political reforms - a rallying cry of...residents wearied by months of political gridlock struck a note of...we had a coup because the political problem had gone on for such...leader clung to office, then ordered a violent ... |
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Powell optimistic on U.N. support; French oppose Saddam overthrow
...disarmament in Iraq, as ordered by U.N. Security...resolution. "The political dynamic has changed...up with some of the world's worst leaders who develop the world's worst weapons...to defy us and the world, (the United States... |
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LRA rebels accuse Uganda of being an 'army state' ahead of presidential polls.
...humanitarian emergency in the world today. For the past...in Uganda has not won political legitimacy. The LRA...Spirit spoke to her and ordered her to overthrow the Ugandan government...Labeja said the current political leadership and the ... |
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LRA rebels accuse Ugandan of being an 'army state' ahead of presidential polls.
...humanitarian emergency in the world today. For the past...in Uganda has not won political legitimacy. The LRA...Spirit spoke to her and ordered her to overthrow the Ugandan government...Labeja said the current political leadership and the ... |
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Obama: Revisited
...for a number of political mistakes. A close...citizens lack of "political sophistication...also lacked "political sophistication...to? In Disney World? Hollywood...s record. It ordered the CIA to overthrow the ... |
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Bush Readies Second-Term Proposals for RNC
RON FOURNIER, AP Political Writer AP Online 08-28-2004...the nation in mourning, then ordered troops into Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban regime and begin...said Bush will argue that the world and the nation are changing... |
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Delegates, Protesters Descend on New York
RON FOURNIER, AP Political Writer AP Online 08-28-2004...the nation in mourning, then ordered troops into Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban regime and begin...said Bush will argue that the world and the nation are changing... |
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