Word: coupe
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...British mediated the feuds; after independence they were unchecked. The Hausa government elected in 1964 amidst cries of foul play was topped by an Ibo-led coup in January, '66. The new government which had seized power to "clean up the country" did so with a vengeance, and the deaths of former Hausa leaders sparked riots and unrest in the North...
...Coup Fever. The transformation began several weeks ago when the slackening of ground action became apparent. And although individual acts of terrorism continued, the threat of indiscriminate rocketing ebbed. No rockets have plummeted into Saigon, in fact, since Aug. 22. Despite a brief attack of coup fever last month, the government of President Nguyen Van Thieu displayed more and more confidence. Then the rumors of a complete bombing halt swept Saigon, the terror stopped, and peace fever prevailed...
Though their coup was bitterly denounced in practically every capital in the world, the colonels have managed to win grudging diplomatic recognition from the major powers as the effective, if unloved masters of Greece. Last week Colonel-turned-Premier George Papadopoulos finally gained the concession that he and his fellow junta colleagues regarded as the ultimate symbol of acceptance. It was the resumption by the U.S. of heavy-arms shipments to Greece...
Shortly after the coup, the U.S. suspended shipments of heavy weaponry, such as tanks and jet fighters, to Greece's NATO-committed armed forces-though the flow of small arms, ammunition and spare parts was allowed to continue. By so doing, the U.S. hoped to gain leverage over the colonels in order to persuade them to return the country to democratic rule. The effort failed...
...Though Washington tries to insist that the ban is only partly lifted, other heavy equipment, including tanks and armored personnel carriers, most likely will follow. Making the most of Greece's new strategic importance, the junta is demanding a 50% increase in U.S. aid, which prior to the coup had been averaging $65 million per year...