Word: endedness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Verges plans to summon ghosts not only from World War II but also from France's war to keep Algeria, which ended in 1962. A blanket amnesty protects French officers accused of torture in Algeria.
Reagan could easily understand Nakasone's political troubles because he has plenty of his own in the wake of the Iran-contra scandal. In addition, Reagan has to deal with a Congress that has become increasingly protectionist. As America's trade deficit has steadily grown, political leaders have become more...
With some of Bakker's followers clamoring for his return, Falwell talked openly of walking away from the troublesome mess. After some soul-searching, the Lynchburg, Va., preacher took decisive command, declaring that Bakker's "ministry here has ceased" and ordering a thorough housecleaning. The PTL board ended further pay...
The author, winner of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize, was 15 years old when the Nazis entered his hometown of Sighet, Hungary, in 1944. Miraculously he managed to survive the death camps of Auschwitz and Buchenwald, and at war's end he became a journalist in Paris. He would not...
Cossiga's move ended a rancorous eight-week search for a successor to the five-party coalition that Bettino Craxi headed for 3 1/2 years. Craxi's government fell apart in March, after months of infighting between his Socialists and the Christian Democrats over which party should hold the premiership...