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Word: nationalista (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...when rebel soldiers surrendered. The President's margin of victory forced even her most bitter opponents to concede that it represented the popular will. "We accept the verdict of the Filipino people," said former Defense Minister Juan Ponce Enrile, who led the rightist opposition under the banner of the Nationalista Party. He added, "We did our share in making democracy work by taking the other side of the issue." Declared Jose Castro, a leader of the leftist Bayan Party: "We will abide with the masses' decision...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Philippines: The Sweet, Sweet Taste of Victory | 2/16/1987 | See Source »

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