Word: revolutionism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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A DANGEROUS LIFE (HBO, Nov. 27, 28, 29, 8 p.m. EST). A dictator is deposed, a former housewife sweeps into power, and the Philippine revolution is replayed, docudrama style, through the eyes of an American reporter (Gary Busey).
In some ways, Gorbachev has himself to blame for the Estonian impasse. His calls for a "second revolution" of democratic change have been well heeded in the republic -- perhaps too well. A host of grass-roots groups have sprung up to embrace the cause of "democratization." The most prominent is...
"Reagan is going, the revolution stays." The billboards adorn the dusty roadways of Managua, a pitiful yelp of triumph in an exhausted country that has little else to celebrate. Yet the Sandinistas can cheer at least this: while Ronald Reagan will be just another private citizen in two months, Daniel...
MEXICO (PBS, debuting Nov. 16, 9 p.m. on most stations). From the Mexican Revolution to this year's presidential election in three one-hour documentaries.
George Bush's last and greatest mission has now been defined: he is charged with taking command of the Reagan Revolution, adjusting its course a bit, and guiding it safely into the 1990s.