Word: civilizer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...injustice and bloodshed could threaten the Marcos regime and lead to revolution. Jaime Cardinal Sin, the country's spiritual leader as Archbishop of Manila, has clearly indicated his fears for the future if democracy is not restored. "The greatest punishment that God could give any country is civil war." he said recently. "That's what I want to avoid-civil...
...Western world think of martial law as meaning the supremacy of the military over the civilian government. We know it only as the civil government using the military to enforce the civil law. Actually, the use of the term martial law was really unwise, illadvised. But whether you call it emergency rule, or a one-party system, as they have in other countries, the thing is that the martial law you speak of, which the Western world may find so odious, is not the same type of martial law that we have here...
When they last sat down with British diplomats in Geneva three years ago, the archenemies in Zimbabwe Rhodesia's civil war could not even agree on an agenda. The talks broke off after three stormy weeks. Thus the British officials who had persuaded Prime Minister Bishop Abel Muzorewa and his guerrilla foes from the Patriotic Front to attend a "constitutional conference" in London last week were cheered when the two sides agreed on an outline for the discussions. It had been adopted, an erudite Foreign Office spokesman gleefully announced, nemine contradicente (Latin for without any objection), on only...
...Cuba, became involved in a three-way power struggle with the rival guerrilla forces of Jonas Savimbi and Holden Roberto, both of whom had Western support. After gaining the upper hand with the aid of some 2,000 Cuban troops, Neto embarked on a troubled presidency marred by continued civil war, serious economic difficulties and bitter dissension within his party...
...thing, the city has been taking a lot of flack from Protestant groups and the Massachusetts Civil Liberties Union for offering to finance even part of the Pope's multi-million dollar visit. The groups insisted that the city not pay for the papal Mass on Boston Common. The City Council, however, granted $750,000 for the Pontiff's overnight stay...