Word: protestation
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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RANGOON, Burma--A day after a military coup, soldiers loyal to the new government opened fire on thousands of angry demonstrators who surged into the streets yesterday to protest the power shift. About 100 people were reported killed in Rangoon...
Undaunted opposition leaders vowed that students, Buddhist monks, and striking civil servants would continue to protest in favor of liberalizing reforms. Maung Maung had promised multiparty democratic elections before his ouster...
...grabbed by shoves and shouts and smells and smiles. Here is a city that does not stand -- or even sit -- on ceremony. The area around the stately old South Gate is a swarm of vendors. Ask a girl for Chanel, and she will produce an elegant package for $100. Protest the price, and she will instantly draw out another box: Shanel -- for less than...
...Kurdistan, accused Iraq of committing genocide against the Kurds, a non-Arab Muslim people who make up about 20% of Iraq's 17 million population. After U.S. intelligence agencies confirmed that Iraq was using chemical weapons once again, Secretary of State George Shultz last week delivered a searing protest in a 50-minute meeting at the State Department with Saadoun Hammadi, Iraq's Foreign Affairs Minister. And the U.S. Senate passed a bill that would impose economic sanctions against Baghdad...
...ease with which children can tune in to the dialogues, along with their capability of running up bills as high as $6,000, has inspired parents to protest the porn and party lines. Phone companies will usually forgive one month's charges if a customer claims the calls were placed by a child. As a result of these givebacks, some of the upstart phone services are facing uncollectible bills amounting to as much as 30% of their total revenue...