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Word: coupes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...although they are denied positions in the political vanguard identified with the party. The exclusion of Christians from this group is justified, he said. "since all Christian [political] alternatives have led to failure." Citing the role of the Christian Democrats in Chile, he partially blamed them for the fascist coup that toppled the freely elected Allende government...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Evolution in the Revolution | 12/14/1977 | See Source »

...that "the Somoza family cannot continue in power." In Managua and in Washington, U.S. officals and leaders of the traditional opposition are engaging in conversations that could pave the way for more "liberal" government that would be respective of private property and U.S. interests in Nicaragua. Alternatively, a military coup with some form of U.S. backing is possible should Somoza refuse to step down or fail to contain the political situation...

Author: By Juan Valdez, | Title: Nicaragua: The Legacy of Somoza and Sandino | 11/28/1977 | See Source »

...executives insist that they were the first to think of a joint interview. Three days before Cronkite's coup, the network began seeking agreement from Begin and Sadat for an unprecedented televised dialogue, during which an invitation could be made and accepted directly. When ABC Correspondent Peter Jennings in Cairo broached the idea to Sadat during an untelevised discussion Monday, Sadat said he would go before the Knesset, if formally invited. That night ABC news showed Jennings paraphrasing his talk with Sadat, and then cut to a taped interview with Begin, who offered Sadat a verbal invitation. "Cronkite took...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World: Behind Cronkite's Coup | 11/28/1977 | See Source »

...Carborundum stockholders and some arbitragers like Goldman, Sachs and Salomon Bros., it was a satisfying deal, to say the least. It was also a notable coup for the patrician Mellon family of Pittsburgh, which has for decades owned a large block of Carborundum stock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Kennecott and the White Knights | 11/28/1977 | See Source »

...President William McKinley, not to mention a host of European royalty. Even seemingly contemporary techniques of terror have been tested by time. Rebellious Bedouins seized French planes in the 1920s. The first in-flight skyjacking took place in 1931, when a plane was commandeered by antiregime forces during a coup in Peru...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TERRORISTS: War Without Boundaries | 10/31/1977 | See Source »

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