Word: coupes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...reform movement, the reformers theorized that the men would be used to incriminate them. The rebels suspected that the threatened crackdown was a maneuver by Ver and his supporters to reinforce their links with Marcos. At the same time, however, there were reports that some sort of coup might actually be in the making...
Enrile and Ramos took pains to make it clear that they were not mounting a military coup, and would support Aquino against Marcos. "I believe in my whole heart that Aquino was duly elected President," said Enrile. "She is the rightful owner of the mandate of the people." Perhaps. But there was no indication that Marcos was prepared to loosen his lock grip on power without a fight. By week's end he was making increasingly menacing noises about taking action to "liquidate" the forces backing the two rebels. "We will not be able to stay from forceful action...
...news, it could be said, is divided into three parts. The first, where most of the excitement lies, is the unexpected--the earthquake, the coup, the riot, the crash, the death of some prominent person. The second is the known event heading toward resolution--the forthcoming election, the fate of a bill in the legislature, the possibility of a veto--on which the paper provides progress reports...
...military junta, led by General Augusto Pinochet and backed by the United States, overthrew the Allende regime. The coup toppled not only the nation's popular leader but also the nation's tradition of democracy. Chile progresses in peace and order...
...that Buhari had used to muzzle criticism from the lively Nigerian press. Babangida permitted Buhari to retire honorably from the army. Buhari's right-hand man, Major General Tunde Idiagbon, a Muslim, was allowed to return from Saudi Arabia, where he was making a pilgrimage to Mecca when the coup occurred. Noted a Nigerian journalist: "In most countries, a man like Idiagbon would have been shot...