Word: ali
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...Must Go. Pakistan's new strongman, Governor General Iskandar Mirza, who believes his country ready only for "controlled democracy" (TIME, Aug. 15), recognized that Premier Mohammed Ali, though he had served his country well by obtaining U.S. economic aid at a critical moment, had no following in the Assembly. He had to go. The only way for the Moslem League to stay in power was to make a deal with one of its opponents. Skillfully playing the opposite leaders against one another, the Leaguers made a deal with aging and fat Fazlul Huq. Result: Huq, last year dismissed...
Outgoing Premier Ali took his dismissal lightly. Gathering together his collection of sporting rifles in the palatial official residence, he joked: "Don't worry, I'm not going to start a revolution." As Ali explained it: "For 27 months I have been an overworked bird in a gilded cage, and I am glad to be out of it. Anyway, Chaudhri is a brainier fellow than I and may not find the premiership as tough going as I did." He hopes to resume his old job as ambassador to Washington...
Premier Chaudhri Mohammed Ali listened unmoved...
After 18 days without a government, Indonesia got a new Premier to replace Dr. Ali Sastroamidjojo, whose Red-supported Nationalists fell afoul of the Indonesian army. In came Burhanuddin Harahap, 38, lawyer and onetime guerrilla who headed the Masjumi bloc in Parliament, Indonesia's strongest Moslem (and antiCommunist) party. Ignoring the discredited Nationalists, Harahap patched together a coalition of twelve other parties, and will provide a caretaker regime until Sept. 29, when Indonesians go to the polls for their first national election since becoming a nation six years...
...confirmation of Queen Elizabeth, but Strongman Mirza is in no doubt about what his authority will give him. Said he: "The Governor General must have extensive and clearly defined powers, including the power to dismiss governments." Mirza's first job was to accept the resignation of Premier Mohammed Ali. The Premier did not want to quit, but the Moslem League, in an all-night session, removed him as its leader. Rebuffed by his party, Ali gave up the premiership...