Word: premierships
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...concessions to the outside were not enough to restore stability within Colonel Nasser's tense little Revolutionary team. Through the week, the military council rumbled with repercussions from the turbulent events which tumbled Frontman Naguib out of the presidency and the premiership, then yanked him back, smiling and presumably of good heart, to exercise only the lesser, presidential half of his former powers, while Nasser himself became Premier. But behind the smiles lurked more troubles...
...weeks went by. Bell continued to watch and TIME to report the under cover play for power in Egyptian politics. Two months ago Bell advised New York: "It is believed that the decision to relieve Naguib of the premiership, leaving him only an Auriol-like status, has already been made...
...summer's elections, Saragat was now in the position of being able to make or break Premiers. For his 19 votes in the Chamber, Saragat demanded and got of Scelba four ministries -the strategic ministries of Finance, Public Works, Labor and Social Welfare-and for himself the vice-premiership (which he also held for two years under De Gasperi...
...minister for Foreign Commerce, National Defense and Wine Culture almost as long. Last week, following the death of Pierre Dupong, who succeeded him as Premier in 1937, Bech added two more to the list of jobs he already holds in Luxembourg-the Ministry of Agriculture and, once again, the Premiership...
...Plastiras staged another coup to forestall a Royalist comeback, ruled as dictator for 14 hours, but had to flee the country for lack of popular support. Brought back from exile in France by the British after World War II, the sad-faced, fiercely mustached old soldier won the premiership three times (1945, 1950, 1951), once in a surprise victory on a platform favoring the Marshall Plan, NATO and "soak the rich" taxes, vainly tried to conciliate Greece's Communist guerrillas, never stayed in office longer than a year...