Word: popularized
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...27th that drove pro-democracy demonstrators from the center of Beijing on Saturday on orders from the hard-line hierarchy, killing hundreds in the most violent suppression of a popular movement in Communist China's 40-year history...
Soldiers continued firing into crowds around Beijing four days after troops began killing hundreds of pro-democracy protesters in the most violent suppression of a popular movement in Communist China's 40-year history...
While Pakistan's history of antagonism with India has created strong popular support for a nuclear buildup, some observers say that Bhutto will pursue a policy of reconciliation with her country's historic rival...
...dramatic events in China are indicative of many international developments during the past year. In Latin America, the Eastern Bloc and much of Southeast Asia, people sought changes of the old order and freedom from government repression. Brutal dictatorships were defeated in popular elections during the last year in Chile, Pakistan and, for all intents and purposes, Panama, while Poles this week voted in the first openly contested elections in the Soviet bloc. And, lest we forget, democratic openings in the Soviet Union continue to unfold at an amazing pace, astounding even the most cynical of observers, and culminating...
Johnson said she would continue to teach her popular Literature and Arts A-50 course, "Black Women Writers," and would also lead a seminar on Afro-American literature. She said the rest of her teaching load is unplanned, as she will be away from the University next year...