Word: algieria
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...current crisis in Algieria began in early 1992 when the secular political-military regime, anticipating a victory by the Islamic Salvation Front in the country's first freely-held elections, canceled the vote. The Front is an umbrella organization of Islamists, or Islamic fundamentalists, who believe that normative religious law should have a greater say in determining the political culture of Algeria...
...government of Algieria announced last night in Algiers that Leary has been granted political asylum. Leary escaped Sept. 12 from prison in San Luis Obispo, Calif., where he was serving a ten-year term for possession of marijuana...
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