Word: monarchal
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...20th century king. He is a Neanderthal king." Though many would agree with this description of Saudi Arabia's crusty old monarch, there was some surprise at the source: Prince Talal Ibn Abdulaziz, half brother of Saud, former Minister of Finance in Saud's government...
Powerful Friend. Amini's replacement is the Shah's boyhood buddy, Assadollah Alam, 43, a frequent fixture of Teheran governments, and known for his willingness to carry out the monarch's orders. Educated at a British school in Iran, Alam was Minister of the Interior at 29, early displayed what an American acquaintance describes as a combination of native toughness and Y.M.C.A. dedication...
...neither a lord, nor a privy, nor a seal," Heath quipped recently. The 900-year-old office, so named because its holder was once custodian of the monarch's private signet, today is a ministry without portfolio used for special assignments...
...Franco's rule. "An absolute monarchy cannot exist today," Don Juan declares firmly. On the other hand, the too well remembered instability of the old republican government fortifies the conviction that a new Spanish constitution must provide for a much stronger monarch than exists in, say. Great Britain...
...prewar status as colonial subjects. In place of original Indo-China, consisting of various kingdoms and principalities, Paris put together three new autonomous states within the French Union: Viet Nam, Cambodia and Laos. Drawing lines on a map, Chauvel created Laos by merging the rival kingdoms of Luangprabang, whose monarch became King of Laos, with Champassak, whose pretender was consoled by being made permanent Inspector General of the new state...