Word: junta
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...ruling junta, composed of three military officers and two civilians, has initiated broad economic and land reforms to pave the way for eventual democratic rule. The reforms have been bitterly resisted by rightist groups, which have attempted two coups in recent months. The leftists, on the other hand, claim with some justification that the reforms are accompanied by continued repression. Last week leftists called a 48-hour general strike, which succeeded in shutting down the capital and major provincial cities...
...Higgins/Patterson reputation any harm. The trouble this time starts with a handsome Greek named John Mikali, who is not only a veteran of the French Foreign Legion but a world-famous pianist as well. Grieving over the death of his grandfather at the hands of the Greek junta, Mikali efficiently assassinates the colonel responsible and discovers that he has a genuine aptitude for this kind of work. He also has a terrific cover; very few classical musicians are international hit men on the side...
However, Reagan stops short of saying exactly how far he would go to save a Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines or the ruling junta in El Salvador from their internal enemies. On other issues, too, he remains deliberately vague. He supports Israel more vociferously than any other candidate, but he has not let himself be drawn into a debate over specific diplomatic options in the Middle East. He has decried the Carter Administration's "sellout" of Taiwan and hinted he might set up an official U.S. presence there, but he has carefully avoided saying he would re-establish full...
...North Korea; they proposed, among other things, a bilateral conference of students of the two countries. The army, which had stood neutrally by as Rhee was toppled, suspected subversion. On May 16, 1961, a group of officers staged a bloodless, predawn coup against the hapless Chang government. Among the junta's leaders, soon to emerge at the top: Park Chung...
After deposing Binaisa, the commission announced its intention to appoint a junta of at least four members to run the country until the next election, which it promised to try to hold before the end of September. "Corruption is the hallmark of the Binaisa government," a commission message said by way of explanation for the coup...