Word: coupes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...desert kingdoms of the Persian Gulf, but nowhere else has it proved as beneficial--though fraught with palace intrigue--as in tiny, thumb-shaped Qatar (pop. 500,000). Eighteen months ago, Hamad, trained at Britain's Sandhurst Military Academy, was merely an heir apparent. Then he staged a bloodless coup that ended the 23-year reign of his father Sheik Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani, 64, who had developed an unseemly fondness for liquor and opulent palaces. Since then, Qataris have witnessed one of the bitterest Arabian family spats in memory, involving cash and arms, ritual and reform. Only last...
Many pundits agree that this unprecedented exposure has been a coup for Bay State voters...
...Having someone with Granit's talent and experience is a tremendous coup for Harvard wrestling," third-year coach Jay Weiss said. "His international coaching expertise will elevate the program to a higher level, building on last year's success...
...extra checkpoints Kulikov spoke of apparently existed only on paper, and no reinforcements seemed to move into Moscow. Washington speculates that by announcing the measures, the Interior Minister was simply trying to reinforce his assertion that Lebed was plotting a coup. Despite this, the Clinton Administration apparently felt a sneaking sympathy for the decision to fire Lebed. "The guy overstepped his bounds. He was a bad team player and got fired by his boss," said a senior White House aide. American officials concede that the Russian military's officer corps would not be happy about the dismissal, but Washington does...
...Havana, began badgering the White House to clear out the 20,000 Cubans at Guantanamo. Riots were possible, he warned, and by his staff's estimate, a permanent refugee camp would cost some $2 billion. Three months later, partly with that figure as ammunition, Administration moderates staged a policy coup. Under Secretary of State Peter Tarnoff began secretly talking to Ricardo Alarcon, president of Cuba's legislature. The Guantanamo refugees would be sent to Florida. To stanch any new exodus, U.S. Coast Guard boats would intercept future rafters at sea and return them to Cuba on condition that the regime...