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Since 1974, when a military coup ended more than 40 years of fascist dictatorship, Portugal has experimented with Communism and socialism-and seen the sweet promises of revolution turn sour along with an ever more depressed economy. Last week "reformism," a freshly coined label on Lisbon's political scene, got its turn. The newly named government of Premier Carlos Alberto Mota Pinto defeated a Communist bid to deny it a vote of confidence, and thereby established itself as the fourth constitutional regime Portugal has had in three years...
...that the widespread discontent is the result of 25 years of unprecedented repression and bad government practices. The Shah cannot solve problems when his people perceive him to be the very root of these problems. For Americans, all this is a sobering lesson on the perils of backing a dictatorship...
...process of de-Maoification is under way in China. Last week, for example, the Peking daily Kwangming Jih Pao published an article arguing that a well-known polemic launching the Cultural Revolution-clearly inspired by Mao, if not written by him-was "counterrevolutionary" and a "signal to practice fascist dictatorship." Meanwhile, the memory of Teng's protector, pragmatic Premier Chou Enlai, is increasingly honored, and something of a cult of personality seems to be developing about Teng himself...
Eighty Tufts faculty members signed a letter protesting the grant last year, accusing Tufts administrators of lying about the nature of what the letter called "the Philippine dictatorship" justify accepting the gift. Students circulated a similar petition...
...fact, Western analysts in Moscow believe that Soviet leaders probably prefer the Shah to any Iranian government that would be likely to follow him. The Kremlin, they point out, would hardly benefit from a military dictatorship, a right-wing Islamic government or a prolonged period of instability. Moreover, the Shah has developed a good working relationship with Moscow over the years, including a large number of joint economic projects and the sale of Iranian natural gas to the Soviets. One of the opposition's complaints is that Tehran's sale of gas to Moscow enables the Soviets to sell their...