Word: ousting
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...between Ethiopia and Somalia in the Horn of Africa ground grimly on last week. On the battlefield the Ethiopians and their Soviet and Cuban advisers, who are now thought to total about 6,000, were clearly gaining in their drive to oust Somalian forces from Ethiopia's Ogaden desert region. But if the Somalis were running scared, there was little sign of it in their capital, Mogadishu. The mood was all but jubilant, as the government announced a general mobilization and inducted 30,000 volunteers, including women and 15-year-olds, in a national militia...
Resisting the P.G.A.'s effort to oust the old pros...
...coalition of the Americans for Democratic Action and Rizzo foes failed to oust "hizzoner" by means of a recall drive last year. Now, seeking to head off any attempt by Rizzo to maneuver around the Philadelphia mayoralty's two-term restriction, A.D.A. is trying yet another weapon: The Sayings of Chairman Frank, a 100-page compendium of Rizzoisms published last week that is intended to make municipal voters laugh and the city's mayor weep. A sampler...
...state. Lately, though, Ball's iron rule has been seriously challenged by some dissident trustees, including Alfred du Font's grandson, Alfred du Pont Dent. As a result, the crotchety octogenarian is now in the fight of his life, battling a series of legal moves to oust him and sell off part of the estate...
...twopronged assault on Numeiry: an Ethiopian-sponsored uprising in the Sudanese south, combined with Libyan air attacks from Al Kufra. Another target was to be Chad, where Libya has not only seized large chunks of disputed border territory but also supports a leftist insurgent movement that aims to oust President Felix Malloum...