Word: overthrown
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...African nationalists: it was the first of the black African colonies to become independent, and it was led by the eloquent and audacious Kwame Nkrumah. Ghana (pop. 11.5 million) has remained one of the world's largest cocoa producers, but its economic downfall began even before Nkrumah was overthrown...
...seem as if the only issue was Israel's security. The major point is that we have sold sophisticated secret equipment to an unstable regime that still countenances slavery, mutilation and racial and religious prejudice. Saudi Arabia is run by a benighted oligarchy that is likely to be overthrown in the near future, with the weapons we have sent them falling into hostile hands. Moreover, the Saudis have shown little willingness to cooperate in finding some rational and fair solution not only to the continuing Middle East crisis but also to the world's economic crisis. That...
...attention is turned back toward the screen, Harvard was called for a penalty on the play, as Allard stepped over the line before he threw. Lucky Princeton. An overthrown pass and a penalty. Got to watch for that quarterback-in-motion. Sure don't want to be surprised, The Man thinks as he makes a note on his pad with a new pencil...
Foreign Minister Shah Mohammed Dost, 52, is a remarkable study in survival. He has been a career diplomat for 25 years, serving King Zahir until he was deposed in 1973, Mohammed Daoud, who was overthrown and killed in 1978, and then a succession of three Communist leaders, Nur Mohammed Taraki, Amin and now Karmal...
Others are disgruntled leftists, while still others are perennially recalcitrant tribal chiefs nostalgic for the bad old days of the feudal monarchy that was overthrown...