Word: rebels
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, leader of the fundamentalist Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan, was named the potential Prime Minister, while Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, leader of the moderate Afghan National Liberation Front, would be President. Five other rebel leaders also received Cabinet assignments...
...agreement reached by the guerrillas impressed U.S. and Pakistani observers, but the unity may prove fleeting. A rival group of mujahedin based in Iran opposed the council's choices. Mojaddedi nonetheless called on other countries to recognize the interim rebel government, which he predicted would be functioning inside Afghanistan within a month, "God willing...
...military and ARENA have both rejected the rebel offer, effectively eliminating it as a plausible alternative. But the FMLN initiative has fueled public expectations for peace. Washington responded with reserved praise for the meeting, which ended with an agreement that the government and the insurgents should begin peace talks immediately...
...student representatives of the main rebel guerilla organization in El Salvador last night attacked what they called an oppressive Salvadoran government and asked...
...finished because it is juice time. Says clinical psychologist Jeree Pawl, director of the Infant- Parent Program at San Francisco General Hospital: "The structured situation makes them feel powerless. It feels arbitrary, senseless and imposed because at home there is no predictability and rigidity." Confused youngsters may withdraw or rebel, prompting some teachers to peg these children as troublemakers or slow learners...