Word: revolts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...revolt left hundreds of students injured and at least five dead. Underscoring the seriousness of Greece's violent weekend, the government imposed martial law across the entire country. Papadopoulos, in an unintentionally ironic speech, called the revolt "a conspiracy against democracy," even as troops and tanks patrolled the capital's streets and airplane traffic was banned from Athens airport...
...moved quickly and adroitly to consolidate his relations with Argentina's generals. The separate commands of the armed forces were abolished shortly before the inaugural. Perón now is in direct command of the entire military, a position that should allow him to suppress any potential revolt before it gets very far. He also launched "Operation Dorrego," a flood-relief project in which army units worked with Peronist youth to reclaim lands ruined by disastrous floods earlier this year. Significantly, a "provisional council" has been set up and is charged with "ideological purification" of the Justicialist Party. What...
Third, the United States concluded that, as profitable as this country might find independent arrangements with the nationalist governments of underdeveloped countries, America could not support anti-colonial revolt: anti-imperialist victories in the Third World would dangerously strengthen the European left...
...Democratic Party in De Kalb County, Ga. Maloof was bartending when the news of the missing tapes was reported on TV. "You wouldn't believe the look on their faces," he recalls. "They can't believe this guy. I'm honestly afraid he might force a revolt in this country. Hell, this ain't a banana republic. We don't want a coup d'état. But he's going to drive some people...
...still feel as if I'm dreaming," said Thailand's Premier Sanya Dharmasakti last week. "Give me some time so I can wake up." Sanya's bewilderment was understandable. Three weeks ago, he was hastily installed in the Premier's vacant seat when a revolt of Thai students (TIME, Oct. 29) prompted King Bhumibol Adulyadej to oust and exile General Thanom Kittikachorn, General Praphas Charusathiara and Colonel Narong Kittikachorn-the unpopular military trio that had ruled Thailand. Like most of his countrymen, Sanya, formerly rector of Thammasat University, has only gradually recovered from the shock...