Word: coups
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...necessary? For starters, because of Gaddafi's central role in Sarkozy's most dramatic diplomatic coup in his six-month presidency: the success last July in winning the release of six Bulgarian medics held on trumped-up murder charges by Tripoli. All that left even some Sarkozy allies inclined to interpret Gaddafi's visit at least in part as a quid pro quo. "The Bulgarian medics were certainly worth a visit," argued former conservative French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin...
...billion from the family of Thaksin Shinawatra, who at the time was Thailand's Prime Minister. Public outrage in Thailand over the sale of what was considered an important national asset to a Southeast Asia rival contributed to Thaksin's ouster as Prime Minister in a military coup in September...
...Bhutto Deal Goes Bust In shutting down private TV channels and detaining opposition political leaders and protesting lawyers, the dictatorial President Pervez Musharraf has purged the basic human rights of a civilized society [Nov. 26]. His bloodless coup that overthrew Nawaz Sharif's government in 1999 was welcomed by many citizens, but now the general has lost support. There is dissatisfaction among the masses because of Musharraf's actions, especially his ouster of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. In desperately trying to hold on to power, Musharraf is making a joke of democracy. Democracy is not about installing a puppet...
Military dissident arrested for coup attempt...
...independent judiciary transcends party lines, and if Sharif can tap the Chief Justice's movement, his party stands a better chance at the polls - even if the electoral commission has ruled him ineligible to become Prime Minister because of a conviction for hijacking related to events during the coup that brought Musharraf to power...