Word: chief
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...chief difficulty lies in the fact that the Cypriot extremist group, the EOKA faction, has demanded not merely Cypriot liberty from British rule but also union with Greece. It is not at all clear that EOKA will find even a free Cyprus acceptable. Furthermore, potential dangers to the successful working out of the proposal lie in the concurrent majority scheme itself. When the Turkish vice-president uses his veto, how will it be accepted by the Greek majority which will control two-thirds of the single-chambered legislature. It would be naive to assume that from now on life will...
...long regarded by the British as one of their chief undercover foes in the years of battling over the eastern Mediterranean island bastion...
HAVANA, Feb. 13--Fidel Castro, 32-year-old revolutionary chief, was named Prime Minister of Cuba tonight. It was his first move into political office and it came at a time when there was wide speculation that he was on the way to becoming president...
...bearded, 32-years-old leader has served the provisional government as commander in chief of armed forces. His appointment as Prime Minister to take office Monday followed the mass resignation of the Cuban Cabinet...
Provisional President Manuel Urrutia immediately announced his choice of Castro for the premiership. That job normally means head of government under the president, who is chief of state. Castro replaces Prime Minister Jose Miro Cardona...