Word: discontentment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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At one time known as the "Pearl of Africa," Uganda has been beset by tribal rivalries ever since it won its independence from Britain in 1962. The once powerful and privileged Baganda tribe in the south has chafed under a central government and army largely controlled by Langi and Acholi...
So ended the most disruptive labor crisis since Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979. The ten-day strike not only shut down freight operations at more than 90 ports but badly crimped the island nation's maritime exports, worth an estimated $2.5 billion a week. There was also...
"The seeds of discontent were planted long before." His voice was resonant. "In neglect they have grown tall. Will I forever feel I have negotiated an unacceptable compromise for myself?"
Even more important, perhaps, was the problem of how to rekindle enthusiasm for the post-World War II dream of a united and cohesive Western Europe capable of assuming a superpower's role in world affairs. The low voter turnout for last month's European parliamentary elections had...
The Ayatullah Khomeini's ebullience remains undiminished. Last week he told his commanders, "The whole world is terrified of you. You need not fear anyone. God is with you, so everything is with you." Nonetheless, there are many reports of dissatisfaction in Iran, even among some of the senior...