Word: constitutionalizing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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With the referendum behind him, the next step for Khomeini was to name the members of his new government. But this process was suddenly interrupted by the revolt of the Azerbaijani Turks, who follow the leadership of Iran's second most powerful ayatullah, Sharietmadari. They number about 13 million...
Republicans were more outspoken. Said John Connally: "I am sure that Ayatullah Khomeini is pleased to hear Senator Kennedy's remarks." George Bush felt that the statement "might endanger the lives of the hostages" and raises "serious questions about Kennedy's judgment on foreign policy." Press comment was...
The moratorium specifically exempts Harvard, which is protected under the state constitution from most forms of local regulation.
Khomeini, refusing all talk of compromise, made repeated broadcasts from the holy city of Qum, whipping his followers into a mass frenzy that culminated in two vast outpourings of support. The first was on Friday, which to Iran's Shi'ite Muslims was Ashura, the holiest day of the year...
Under the Canadian constitution, these mineral rights belong to the provincial government. So Alberta, rather than the national government in Ottawa, has gleefully collected the rewards of gushing oil and gas prices. The province takes an average 43% cut for oil and 33% for gas from the energy companies'...