Word: reassertions
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...need to reassert Harvard's religious traditions which marked Pusey's original, unbending stand in 1958 has become less urgent as the place of the Divinity School has become more secure, and there are few who would challenge the integrity of religious thinkers willing to meet their critics halfway...
...Chancellorship, and his campaign of vilification against Willy Brandt. At the moment he appears to be under going an extended lapse, which his most faithful lieu-tenants (Herr Dufhues and Herr Krone) no doubt recognized last week: they called upon him, as if to wake him up, to reassert control of his party and country...
...warring chiefs. Benkhedda himself reached power as an activist leftist. Ben Bella's army support comes from the military chiefs in the wilayas, who during the war won a certain amount of autonomy, and are reluctant to give it up to Benkhedda's Provisional Government. To reassert their voice, they have banded behind Ben Bella in his takeover bid, but they are perfectly capable of trying to shunt him aside too, should he attempt to exercise authority over them as did Benkhedda. Ben Bella's chief lever is his charismatic popularity with the masses; his power...
Laos was dreamed up by French Diplomat Jean Chauvel, who in 1946 was France's Secretary-General of Foreign Affairs. At the time, France was trying to reassert its authority in Indo-China, whose rebellious inhabitants had no desire to return to their prewar status as colonial subjects. In place of original Indo-China, consisting of various kingdoms and principalities, Paris put together three new autonomous states within the French Union: Viet Nam, Cambodia and Laos. Drawing lines on a map, Chauvel created Laos by merging the rival kingdoms of Luangprabang, whose monarch became King of Laos, with Champassak...
...They have proved themselves engaged in a fight to the death; the O.A.S. would not lay down their arms merely to save Johaud, nor would Jouhaud desire the collapse of the O.A.S. himself. DeGaulle's offer can only be met by increased slaughter and violence. Hopefully de Gaulle will reassert his authority--he cannot leave any doubt as to who is master in Algeria. As it stands, his offer will be greeted by the contempt of the O.A.S.; Algeria will suffer further bloodshed and violence...