Word: overthrows
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...armed battle but a political and civic battle." The son of a judge, he grew up under Dictator Manuel Estrada Cabrera (1898-1920), a ruthless strongman who imprisoned or murdered his political opponents and all but cut off Guatemala from the outside world. After Estrada's overthrow in 1920 came a series of military-dominated governments that were almost as bad; when Asturias published a set of anti-militaris tic articles, his family persuaded him to move to Europe for his own safety. In 1933, Asturias returned home, became a radio broadcaster, worked on his first novel, then went...
STAUFFENBERG, by Joachim Kramarz. A distinguished biography of the aristocratic Wehrmacht officer who led the attempt to kill Hitler and overthrow Nazism...
...held prisoner for more than a year at Sallal's behest. Two are former Premiers who turned against Sallal, and the third was Republican Yemen's leading judge. All of them favor peace with the Royalists, and all have both the prestige and popular following necessary to overthrow Sallal. At the same time, the three-nation peace mission announced that a national conciliation conference of both Royalists and Republicans will "definitely be convened soon, irrespective of difficulties"-in other words, whether Sallal wants it or not. The announcement, obviously blessed by old friend Nasser, made the isolation...
STAUFFENBERG, by Joachim Kramarz. A readable biography of the aristocratic Wehrmacht officer who led the attempt to kill Hitler and overthrow Nazism...
...largest group of Greek nationals abroad-155,000 workers and students in West Germany-are so anti-junta that they have applied an economic squeeze by refusing to send home their paychecks. From the safety of Denmark, Prince Peter, the cousin of King Constantine, recently called for the overthrow of the military government. The Council of Europe last week condemned the junta for its disregard of human rights, and the European Economic Community blocked a $10 million loan to Greece...