Word: coups
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...coup that seized Greece was so swift and efficient that most Greeks hardly knew what had happened. Last week, as the initial shock of the military take-over wore off, Greeks started to learn something about their new rulers and to adjust to life under a rigid regime...
...coup was carefully planned and carried out by a number of relatively junior officers who were almost unknown outside the barracks of Greece...
Carrying signs reading "U.S. Withdraw Support from Greek Junta," and "U.S. Don't Arm Dictators." 170 students protested the military coup in Greece in front of the Greek Consulate in Boston Saturday...
...this tense situation, the King remained the one unifying force in the country. The new government had without a doubt reduced his power, but his defiant disapproval of the coup had enhanced his stature. For years, the monarchy has depended all too heavily on the Greek military for support. It would now be Constantine's task to influence the military toward moderation?if he can?in order to lessen the chance that his country will slip into civil...
...Northerner both work against him. Lately Saigon has been abuzz with rumors that Duong Van Minh, better known as Big Minh when he was Chief of State and commander in chief in 1963, might return from exile in Bangkok to enter the lists. The good-natured general headed the coup that overthrew Diem, but he would have to come home with the sufferance of the ruling generals, which is an unlikely prospect at the moment...