Word: command
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...communique did not give any reason for the arrests of Col. Guiller Wong, the head of state security, and two other members of the 20-member High Command, the Panamanian equivalent of a general staff...
...members of the High Command were implicated in the coup, however, it would mean the plotting against Noriega extended much higher than the lowerlevel officers involved in the rebellion...
...other two arrested members of the High Command were Col. Julio Ow Young and Col. Armando Palacios Gondola. Both had recently served as Defense Forces representatives when the Noriega-controlled government held talks with the civil opposition in August...
...report said the lower-level officers who rebelled were disgruntled over not being promoted. In their only communique, the rebels said they were discarding the entire high command. That communique was signed by a major and two captains...
...State Appreciation: Despite his drastic plummet in the public opinion polls, Gov, Michael S. Dukakis still seems to command the respect of the University of Virginia community. At this week's presidential summit on education held there, Dukakis received sustained applause when he arrived for public events...