Word: strongmanism
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Fernandes, who once studied to be a Roman Catholic priest, is a quixotic but skillful labor organizer. He first acquired a national reputation in 1967, when he unexpectedly defeated a strongman of the ever ruling Congress Party, S.K. Patil, for the parliamentary seat for South...
Other states that depend on trade with the white regimes have adopted contrasting political postures. In Zaire (pop. 25,600,000), which has been receiving U.S. military and economic aid to counter Soviet influence in neighboring Angola, strongman President Mobutu Sese Seko takes a firm stand against Rhodesia and South Africa in public while carrying on a brisk covert trade (perhaps as much as $100 million a year) with the white regimes. Malawi (pop. 5,100,000) practically flaunts its desire for cordial relations with the white governments. Says the country's U.S.-educated President, Hastings Kamuzu Banda...
...insists that he now avoids politics, having settled earlier disputes with Strongman President Park Chung Hee. His entire interest is business. He spends months picking his top executives, then gives them a relatively free hand -though keeping a steely eye on them nonetheless. B.C. arrives at his downtown Seoul office at 9 a.m. sharp, ready to meet with his executives in exhaustive planning sessions. Twice a week he breaks the routine and plays golf. Lee returns to his palace, pottery and peacocks by 5 p.m. He usually dines alone, then plots new ways to increase his wealth. Preferring the glitter...
...happened, the Chileans accepted Kissinger's statement on human rights somewhat better than expected. The Secretary briefed Pinochet on the substance of his speech before it was delivered; the Chilean strongman was apparently relieved that the text was not stronger...
...faceless, unpopular military junta in Addis Ababa known as "the Dergue" (literally, the shadow) last week launched an all-out campaign to end the 14-year-old civil war in Ethiopia 's breakaway northern province of Eritrea. Following an appeal by Ethiopia's strongman, Brigadier General Teferi Benti, to "crush the reactionary forces," government sources claimed that tens of thousands of peasant volunteers were marching toward the Eritrean border, reportedly armed with such crude weapons as spears and ancient muzzle-loaders. But it seemed doubtful whether the government would be any more successful in putting down the rebellion...