Word: quelle
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Last week the Brazilian government sought to quell the outcry with an ambitious new environmental program. The plan, titled Our Nature, was announced by Sarney during a full-dress ceremony at Brasilia's Planalto Palace. To a chorus of applause from Brazil's top military brass and nine state governors, Sarney outlined a program that would be set into motion by 35 new decrees and proposed laws. Among other things, the plan calls...
...least 80% of Peru's weary populace wants the government to open a national front against terrorism. Perhaps in response, the government two weeks ago announced an ambitious campaign against the rebels. Still, few Peruvians are confident the government can quell the warfare before the economy reaches the point of no return. As retired General Sinescio Jarama warns, "Sendero is not winning, we are losing...
...streets of the Tibetan capital of Lhasa. Ever since China invaded the mountainous region in 1950, the Tibetans have periodically erupted in violent protest against Communist rule. Last week, after three days of rioting, Chinese authorities imposed martial law and troops armed with automatic weapons ringed the city to quell the unrest. At least 30 people were believed killed and more than 100 were wounded in the ensuing melee...
Police were sometimes forced to retreat from efforts to quell the violence. There were no official tallies of arrests...
...committee members contacted yesterday said that Clark's outspoken opposition to Harvard's CLS proponents made him the candidate least likely to quell the political turmoil the Law School has seen in recent years...