Word: rebellion
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...when the anti-Obote faction supported the charge in Parliament by an opposition party leader that the Prime Minister, two of his ministers, and the deputy army commander had illegally shared a $325,000 windfall that was captured from Simba rebels by Uganda troopers during the 1964-65 Congo rebellion. At first, Obote agreed to set up a judicial panel to investigate the charge. But before the judges could convene, Obote took matters into his own hands. Ordering the arrest of five of his ministers, Obote had them dragged screaming and kicking from a Cabinet session by members...
...down in their tracks, and a placard hung on the front of the demolished home: "This is the fate of all traitors." According to some reports, Hafez was captured and put under arrest; other reports claimed he was elsewhere during the shooting and managed to escape. Either way, the rebellion soon spread throughout Syria, taking a toll variously estimated at 150 to 300 dead...
...Rhodesian economy has lapsed into chaos, the Conservatives have sent Selwyn Lloyd to Rhodesia on a "fact-finding" mission. The Tories will capitalize on any indications of submissiveness he may detect. They insist that there must be no question of direct rule by Britain at the time of the rebellion. Rhodesia should be subject to limited white control under a constitution which protects African rights and provides for eventual majority rule...
...three proposals, Wilson's is the one most likely to convince the Rhodesians to surrender. The Conservative plan must be rejected for its leniency. The UDI government engineered the rebellion. It is unrealistic to hope that the government officials would later abide by a constitution similar to the one against which they rebelled. Wilson recognizes the need for short-term British control. Yet he also sees that the threat of continued colonialism under an Executive Council might create diehard resistance to settlement which could only be broken by military force. Wilson's plan strikes a balance between the conciliatory...
...policy upon the rebels. Any settlement with Britain will have to include acceptance by the Rhodesians of majority rule. The increasing effectiveness of the economic sanctions, together with Wilson's proposal of a royal Governor's council to lead Rhodesia to independence, should tempt the Rhodesians to end their rebellion...