Word: homeland
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Israeli occupation and the provision for a homeland for the Palestinians are the essential elements to be dealt with in the peace process," Basheer said...
...most outside observers, that dream seemed more like a mirage. The mango-patch "republic" (pop. 480,000) is unlikely to win recognition from any nation apart from South Africa, Zimbabwe Rhodesia, and its fellow black homeland states of Transkei and BophuthaTswana, which obtained "independence" from Pretoria in 1976 and 1977. The fragility of Venda's new status was even reflected in its stage-prop capital, Thohoyandou ("head of the elephant"). Pretoria had hastily fitted out the town for the occasion with a cluster of government buildings, a hotel, a supermarket and the stadium...
...Homeland independence was long opposed by Venda's new President Mphephu, who has headed the tribal territory since 1962. But Mphephu apparently turned an about-face last year after Pretoria helped him outmaneuver some opposition leaders who threatened to overthrow him. Invoking South African emergency laws, Mphephu jailed 50 persons, including eleven members of the parliamentary opposition...
...broad knowledge. A lama is a spiritual teacher, akin to the Sanskrit guru. In Tibet, though, the Dalai Lama was head of state and revered not merely as a holy man but as the incarnate Lord of Compassion. His person is crucial to the fate of his landlocked Himalayan homeland, and thus to relations with China and the Soviet Union. He has lived in exile in Dharmsala, India, since 1959, when he fled after Chinese troops crushed a rebellion by Tibetans. His country, he told TIME Correspondent Marcia Gauger, has yet to enjoy the modest liberalization that is occurring...
...Southern Christian Leadership Conference, which sent to New York a delegation headed by its president, the Rev. Joseph Lowery. Meeting with Terzi and other P.L.O. representatives, it conveyed its unconditional support for the "human rights of all Palestinians, including the right of self-determination in regard to their homeland." Although the S.C.L.C. urged "consideration to the recognition of the nationhood of Israel" and stopped short of endorsing a separate Palestinian state, Terzi was delighted with the meeting...