Word: rebels
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...communiqués issued by the Brazilian Government stated that victory was in sight: that a great battle was raging in which the defeat of the rebels was momentarily expected; that the rebel cause was doomed; that strong reinforcements had been sent to the Sao Paulo front and a decisive engagement planned; that the great assault was certain to crush the rebels; that the attack was about to begin...
...week's news was conspicuous for its lack of detail. This was mainly due to the strict censorship enforced by the Federal Government. No direct news from the rebel side was received...
...other hand, indirect news of the rebels showed that the revolution was much larger and more serious than the Brazilian Government had cared to make known. Upward of 400 civilians were killed in Sao Paulo, exclusive of the losses of Federal and rebel troops...
...stating his reasons for failing to pay interest due on June 30 and for suspending the entire agreement, the President accused ex-Finance Minister Adolfo de la Huerta, recent rebel leader, of misrepresenting to him the attitude of American bankers regarding the loan, stated that U. S. oil men had employed obstructive tactics when a relief loan was sought; there was, therefore, nothing left for him to do except suspend the agreement...
Venezuela, which has been said to be dominated by the full-blooded Indian family of Gomez, was reported in a state of revolution. No confirmation of the report could be obtained, but it was alleged by a rebel agent in the U. S. that General Areva-lo-Cedefio was marching at the head of a large army which is headed for Caracas, the capital...