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After the Geneva settlement of 1962 which followed the failure of Boun Oum's right-wing forces to defeat the neutralist Pathet-Lao allies, he had to settle for a Vice-Premiership and the title of "inspector-General of the kingdom." Nevertheless, Boun Oum's close links with the CIA have remained intact, as has his tight control over Southern Laos...
...months later. Khrushchev became First Secretary of the Communist Party in September 1953, but that powerful post was not enough. Sixteen months later, he ousted Malenkov, the Premier and Stalin's successor, and replaced him with his own puppet, Nikolai Bulganin. Finally, in March 1958, he assumed the premiership himself, acquiring undisputed control...
Evidently, the only solution was a complete shake-up of the government. When it is all over, Lon Nol is expected to resume his premiership and redistribute the machinery of power among three Vice Premiers (two of them newly created) and a thoroughly overhauled Cabinet...
...Kingdom," she compared Mrs. Golda Meir to the reincarnation of the three furies rolled into one, "a dragon who pretends to be St. George." Golda was also Lady Macbeth, Medusa, a witch and Sophie Portnoy. When Moshe Dayan and Deputy Premier Yigal Allon lost in their bids for the Premiership Sylvie wrote: "These two generals are only good to fight and frighten Arabs. But they are afraid to say 'boo' to one old Jewish lady...
...occupied areas with that of Israel. They also scored his plans to settle Israelis in strategic areas, such as the Golan Heights, and his quasi-annexation of occupied territory through the gradual spread of Israeli law. Deputy Premier Yigal Alton, Dayan's chief rival for eventual premiership, joined in the attack on the Defense Minister's economic integration policy but, fearing a vote on the issue, walked out of the meeting before the argument ended...