Word: constitutionalized
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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The uprising began in earnest on March 10 when Ky's junta dismissed Lieut. General Nguyen Chanh Thi, long considered Ky's chief rival for power within the Directory. Administration experts are convinced that the ambitious little general was only Tri Quang's pawn. "Thi's...
Shoot the Mayor. After the first clash between the government's tough airborne troopers and the demonstrators, Ky summoned an extraordinary session of the nation's generals and officials, who flew in from all over the country. They agreed to call a Congress in one or two weeks...
In a blunt and unanimous reversal of Cox, written by Justice Abe Fortas, the Supreme Court ruled that the suspects must be tried under both sections. "Private persons, jointly engaged with state officials in the prohibited action, are acting 'under color' of law," said Fortas. As for the...
In Quest of Power. What the Buddhists say they want is a constitution, an elected civilian government and a National Assembly. Ky has told them they can have all three-in good time. The extremist Buddhists led by Hué's Thich Tri Quang are unwilling to wait, even...
Moorehead leaves the contemporary reader aghast at the obtuseness of the British, who followed Cook's discovery with the decision to make a penal settlement of New Holland. Reason has its crimes: since the American dumping ground for Puritan and Catholic dissidents had been lost by the Revolution, it...