Word: coupes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...results of the plebescite demonstrate the enormous support Aquino still holds among the people. After two coup attempts and innumerable other threats to her presidency, Aquino is truly the political beast that won't die. Like Reagan in his halcyon days, she seems to stand above the swirl of events that surround her. In a country in which dishonesty and politics go hand in hand, Aquino is the non-political politician, the woman who claimed she was nothing more than a housewife...
...well-positioned to begin extending her authority. The center, the largest portion of the population, is behind her. But only 60 percent of her own armed forces voted in favor of the draft constitution; if she cannot increase her popularity within the military the threat of further coup attempts will continue to loom ominous. On the other hand, if she cannot control the Communist insurgency she may well lose popular support...
...aborted palace coup and the wunderkind's sudden fall jolted the ad industry. It also roiled a 122-year-old agency that has been troubled by poor profits. Wrote Chairman Johnston in a memo distributed to all employees: "Nothing in my 36 years with this company has so saddened...
...coup attempts go, last week's bungled takeover in Manila was a pretty tame affair. Few were hurt, and only one rebel soldier was killed. Despite some rock throwing and a few blasts of tear gas, the 61-hour drama often seemed more like a soap opera than a mutiny. Still, President Corazon Aquino did not need even a small rebellion on the eve of a critical vote on her proposed new constitution. She could not be happy that, for the second time in two months, she had to be rescued by her divided military. Nor could she be sanguine...
...senior Western diplomat in Manila. If Aquino fails to secure at least 65% of the vote, the opposition may demand a snap presidential election. Aquino's former Defense Minister, Juan Ponce Enrile, has actively campaigned for a no vote. While there was no evidence linking Enrile to the aborted coup, neither was there any doubt that he intended to exploit Aquino's troubles. Warned Enrile last week: "There is a real degree of erosion in the vaunted political strength of Aquino...