Word: expel
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...army of the Khmer Republic has made no serious attempt to expel the Communists since its troops were dealt a disastrous defeat last December at Rumlong, 50 miles north of Phnom-Penh. That defeat led to mounting criticism of the leadership of then Prime Minister Lon Nol. He responded by canceling the constitution, dissolving the National Assembly and proclaiming himself the first President of the Republic-actions since ratified by a series of blatantly rigged elections...
...bearded doctor continued talking in his Celtic tongue. "Guards!" cried the judge. "Expel the defendant from the courtroom." As the gendarmes moved in, five of Gourvès' fellow defendants jumped to his aid, thereby setting off a five-minute melee. Order was finally restored after six gendarmes produced submachine guns...
...black countrymen's traditional prejudice against the Asians. Since he seized power 18 months ago, for example, Amin has driven Uganda to the verge of bankruptcy, mostly through an excess of military spending (reportedly $90 million last year, v. $20 million in 1968-69). Now his decision to expel the Asians, who pay a large share of the country's taxes and employ tens of thousands of Africans, will cause incalculable disruption to the nation's economy...
...situation in 1968, most black African nations-and several key U.S. black athletes-had threatened to boycott the Olympics rather than compete with Rhodesia, a nation of strict apartheid policies. After five days of agonizing deliberations, the International Olympic Committee voted narrowly (36 to 31, with three abstentions) to expel Rhodesia from the Munich games well after the 44-man team had arrived expecting to compete...
THERE IS another war, not so different from the one in Asia, being waged at this moment in Africa. It is the war between the nationalist African troops in Angola and the colonial army of Portugal. The issues of the war are simple: will Africans expel their Portuguese rulers and win self-determination, or will Portugal remain in Africa to rule by oppression and to drain the country's natural wealth into her own bank account...