Word: alie
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...flash point had been passed Sunday, when millions of Iranians staged peaceful demonstrations against the Shah throughout the country. Some government leaders, including the military governor of Tehran, General Gholam Ali Ovisi, had wanted to stop the demonstrators "mercilessly." But Premier Azhari, who is also the armed forces chief of staff, argued that bloodshed should be avoided at all costs, and the Shah agreed. Accordingly, the government promised to withdraw its forces to north Tehran, leaving the heart of the city free for the demonstrators. In return, the organizers of the demonstration promised to discipline their ranks and pledged that...
...nomination is Muhammad Ali...
...Shah himself stepped in and ordered the Imperial Air Force to transport the pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. Parents were growing impatient with the school closings, even if their offspring were not. Many schoolchildren took to the streets to join demonstrators and carry placards. It was, allowed eight-year-old Ali Safavi, more fun than "attending boring classes...
Despite these concessions, there was some question whether Sharif-Emami's government could continue because it does not have the support or participation of opposition members. Last week the Shah reportedly consulted with Ali Amini, 71, an outspoken critic of his policies in the past who served as Premier during a similar period of unrest in 1961-62. Karim Sanjabi, leader of the opposition National Front, a loose alignment that includes a broad spectrum of political groups ranging from conservative to leftist, flew to Paris to talk with Ayatullah Khomeini, the dissident mullah who is spiritual leader of Iran...
...merely the first step toward a comprehensive settlement involving Israel and all its Arab neighbors. Dayan, speaking for exactly one minute, declared: "It is our hope and belief that we have reached the stage in which we can finally conclude a peace treaty." In a 2½-rninute reply, Ali restated the determination of his government to achieve an overall settlement and once again urged the other Arabs to join...