Word: coups
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Members of the French Chamber who returned to Paris after being guests at the Leftist Parliament session reported that the Leftists had just arrested 2.000 political opponents in Barcelona suspected of conspiring for a coup...
Meanwhile, at Canton last week shots fired at the mayor barely missed him, the governor had to announce that he had not been assassinated, mysterious explosions took place, and apparently a Japanese-fostered coup d'état was nipped, even as Japanese bombers rained Death...
...early 1900s as a jobber, later peddled United's "ripes" in New Orleans. By 1930 United was glad to buy out his plantations and fleet for 300,000 shares of United stock. Sam Zemurray has been United's managing director in charge of operations since his 1932 coup. Last week he became head of the company in name as well as fact by succeeding President Francis R. Hart who died last month. Purely on a business basis, President Zemurray is supposed to have backed a couple of Central American revolutions. Elected last week to the new post...
...Paris reports were current that the French Embassy in Berlin had warned its home Government of a possible Nazi coup unless politically torn France quickly pulled herself together. She not only did so but instantly established a new Ministry for National Defense & War coordinating the War, Marine and Air Forces under Radical Socialist Edouard Daladier. General Marie Gustave Gamelin, Army Chief of Staff became Chief of the Army, Marine and Air Force with the title Chief of Staff for National Defense. This was said to "place France on a wartime footing." Just three weeks ago General Gamelin permitted a subordinate...
...score of Rightists, few prominent, were arrested, but their loud demands to be accused of treason and given their day in court were ignored. Fortnight ago, with the evident consent of the General Staff, a general on active duty declared that there was to have been a Communist coup d'etat on November 16, but that word of it reached the Staff in time for the coup to be nipped (TIME, Jan. 17). After this startling development, suggesting that French Army leaders knew a great deal more than the Chautemps Cabinet was eager for the public to learn, trouble...