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Word: civico (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...with the military revolutions in Peru and Venezuela fresh in mind, more than one Latin American capital was jittery about how the cavalry would vote. Latest to buzz with alarms and rumors was Quito, capital of Ecuador, where President Galo Plaza Lasso was tiffing with his own party (Movimiento Civico Democrático National). Hottest rumors: 1) army officers were angry over slow promotions; 2) aviation officers were angry over delayed pay raises; 3) Socialist leaders were trying to organize an anti-government movement among noncoms. TIME'S Quito correspondent cabled: "The government is not shaky in the sense...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE HEMISPHERE: Tiffs & Sledges | 12/13/1948 | See Source »

...Treasures of Pisa's leading gallery, the Museo Civico, including Pisan sculpture of the 14th and 18th Centuries, Flemish and Florentine tapestries, paintings by Gentile da Fabriano, and Il Sodoma (Giovanni Antonio Bazzi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Leaning Tower, etc. | 8/7/1944 | See Source »

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