Word: coups
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Bhutto fought back. She derided her dismissal as a "constitutional coup" and labeled the charges against herself and her husband "persecution." But the appeal to Pakistani emotions did not work this time; instead, she seems to have been dragged down by the corruption charges. Said Hussain Haqqani, spokesman for the Islamic Democratic Alliance: "The nation is sick of the cycle of martial law and the Bhuttos. The cycle has to be broken...
...flying helicopters, secret movement of armed soldiers, raids and general surveillance... who could blame them if they mistook this attempt at law enforcement as a military coup? Or if they thought they were in some foreign land (such as Colombia) where civilian forces were no longer sufficient to handle domestic narcotic troubles...
Before voting, she visited her father's grave. Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was overthrown in a bloodless coup in 1977 and was hanged two years later...
...commander, General H. Norman Schwarzkopf. The general's father, also named H. Norman, won fame for investigating the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, but some Iranians remember him for another accomplishment: the elder Schwarzkopf, with bags of cash and the blessings of CIA Director Allen Dulles, helped organize the 1953 coup against Prime Minister Mossadegh that led to the ascendancy of the Shah...
...once, Aquino acted swiftly. Instead of attempting to stall Noble with negotiations -- standard procedure in almost all previous uprisings -- armed forces Chief of Staff General Renato de Villa ordered air force overflights and bombings to level the main rebel encampment. Aquino brusquely dismissed the threat. "This is not a coup," she told reporters. "It is not spreading." Late last week De Villa declared the uprising a failure as the leader of the uprising surrendered. Asked about the loyalty of the rest of the military, De Villa said, "They will not readily join such a foolish adventure." But will they behave...