Word: countrymen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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MICHAEL MANLEY is not a bad man. As prime minister of Jamaica, his hopes, dreams and ambitions merged with the views of his countrymen for eight years as he sought to improve the life of the common people by liberating them from colonial landholding powers, raising their expectations, and freeing them from "Western Imperialism." To some, Manley and his People's National Party (PNP) represented more than a political movement. In the beautiful land of Jamaica, where remnants of African customs, reggae rhythms and popular Christianity comingle to form a unique culture. Manley developed an intense spiritual following. Many predicted...
When news of Somoza's death reached Managua, Nicaraguans went wild with joy. Thousands of people poured into the streets, singing and dancing and setting off fireworks. Said a journalist in Managua: "Somoza finally brought happiness to his countrymen." The leaders of the ruling Sandinista junta denied any direct role in the assassination. In a brief communiqué, they called it ajusticiamiento-justifiable execution -reminding their followers that the dictator had been responsible for the deaths of 100,000 Nicaraguans. Concluded one Sandinista simply: "Divine justice...
...Iranian Parliament, alluded to the U.S. hostages when he warned darkly that "the U.S. will be sorry if the slightest harm comes to our children." Meanwhile, a crowd of more than 100,000 fist-waving Iranians marched to the occupied American embassy to demonstrate on behalf of their countrymen imprisoned...
...Soviets evidently tried to flimflam the pole vault as well, though to little avail. According to Western vaulters, Soviet judges improperly raised their flags to help countrymen gauge the wind. Adriaan Paulen, president of the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) detected some hanky-panky in this one, not by the officials but by a Soviet vaulter, who was evicted for giving hand signals to a teammate. Groused Swedish Vaulter Miro Zalar, 23: "Everybody knows they are cheating...
...stadiums themselves, the most persistent colors were those of the Finns, who waved their white-and-blue pennants, some on poles that telescoped up to 30 ft. or 40 ft., at the slightest indication of a Finn doing anything. To sit behind a Finnish contingent with one of their countrymen, say, lying sixth in the 1,500 meters, was to be given the impression, with the sailcloth whipping back against one's face, of wrestling with an errant spinnaker in a gale...