Word: coups
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...fell to Bill Clinton to deliver the coup de grace. The President broke his policy of staying neutral in primaries and endorsed Rush in a glowing radio spot. When it was over, Rush piled up 61% of the vote, compared with 30% for Obama. He lost the most heavily black wards by more than 4 to 1. The race was called before Obama could even make his way to a would-be victory party at the Ramada Inn in Hyde Park. "I confess to you," he told about 50 supporters on a chilly March evening, "winning is better than losing...
...second prime minister of Spain following the death of dictator Francisco Franco, Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo got off to a rocky start when his inauguration was interrupted by an 18-hour military coup on Feb. 23, 1981. Thanks to a television address by King Juan Carlos imploring soldiers to accept the democratic constitution, the coup fell apart. Calvo Sotelo went on to negotiate Spain's entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization during his nearly two years as Prime Minister...
...Thai democracy returned to a state of normalcy? The coup was a waste of 17 months. [Before] we were on the frontline of ASEAN. After a year and a half [of military rule], we dropped back. When they staged the coup, the United States [and other countries] turned their back to us. Now that we have an elected government, they have all turned [toward] us, and we feel we have come back to normal...
What caused the 2006 military coup? Because Thaksin happened to enter politics, because of his ideas, because of his riches, so it created envy in politics. Thaksin used another way to run the country. Chuan [Leekpai, Thaksin's predecessor as Prime Minister] used the "bureaucracy way." Everything had to be by law first. But Thaksin [took] a little bit of risk - we call it a "commercialized way." No one thought [Thaksin's economic policies would have] success, but they did. But when [Thaksin won another] term, [the political establishment] thought Thaksin would stay forever. That's why a handful...
Last month, you publicly quashed coup rumors. Are you worried about another military intervention? I am the Minister of Defense, [a position held concurrently with the role of Prime Minister]. I work very closely with [the military]. [Previously], the prime minister would try to do this, do that, so that created an ill feeling. I get along with [the military]. I don't ask for this, for that. When you are happy, they are happy, too. Any [coup] rumor is impossible...