Search Details

Word: barrionuevo (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1996-1996
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

MADRID, SPAIN: Thursday's indictment of former Spanish interior minister Jose Barrionuevo on charges that he ordered the killing and kidnapping of Basque separatists could signal the end of Socialist Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez's 14-year reign. "This announcement is a slap in the face to Gonzalez and his party," reports TIME's Jane Walker from Madrid. "People have a hard time believing that Gonzalez did not know about the death squads. But the Prime Minister has given no indication that he will take Barrionuevo's name off a candidate list for the March 3 national elections. Gonzalez...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: End of an Era? | 1/25/1996 | See Source »

| 1 |