Word: martially
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...Margaret Thatcher, dubbed Attila the Hen by critics, loses a vote of confidence in the House of Commons. A mysterious fire sweeps through the Parliament building. Citing the danger of ceding control of new American missiles in Europe to the "pink forces within the Labor Party," Thatcher imposes martial law and seizes power for an indefinite period...
June 19: Indira Gandhi consolidates her hold on the Indian electorate. Pointing to the dangers posed by Vietnamese troops who have expanded their drive to include an advance on Bangladesh, she reimposes martial law and orders a speedup in nuclear weapons production, threatening to "turn Hanoi into a parking...
July 2: Menachem Begin, piqued into action upon learning that six of the American hostages in Iran are Jewish declares martial law and seizes the Dome of the Rock Mosque--the third holiest spot in Islam--in Jerusalem...
July 26: Brezhnev dies. Alexandr Solzhenitsyn is swept into power in huge street demonstrations by Eastern Orthodox Christian militants. Solzhenitsyn announces the formation of a Christian republic, imposes martial...
November 8: Jimmy Carter, citing constitutional crisis caused by Nixon's victory, imposes martial law and arrests his opponent, promising, "Now you really won't have Dick Nixon to kick around anymore. Besides--you keep asking for strong leadership...