Word: successor
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Benazir Bhutto excelled at asserting her right to rule. In a male-dominated, Islamic society, she rose to become her slain father's political successor, twice getting elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan. She would also be exiled twice. In the end, Bhutto was better at rallying people to the idea of her power than at keeping them inspired...
...A.N.C. dominates the political scene in South Africa, Zuma can expect to become his nation's president if he wins the party post this year. If he manages to hold onto his position at the top of the pary, Mbeki would have a chance to install a hand-picked successor...
...Arcelor to perfume. Within months, Mittal had won out. A century earlier, when Tata founder Jamsetji Tata suggested making steel for the colonial railway system, a British administrator dismissed the idea with barely concealed contempt. Earlier this year, Tata paid almost $14 billion to buy Corus, British Steel's successor. The moral of that story is not lost on India's corporate captains. They say that Western companies had better get used to the idea of Indians taking over...
...estimated at $1 billion, says the break with the past was deliberate: "We had to aspire to global standards, especially if we wanted to attract investors from abroad." When he turned 60 in 2002, Murthy stood down as CEO and moved back to his first, more modest office. His successor, co-founder Nandan Nilekani, retired as CEO in June, although he remains chairman...
...work on the projects she was unable to address during her tenure as GSAS dean—one of which will be following the progress of the Patriots as they make their Superbowl bid, she said with a laugh.And Skocpol had a few words of advice for her successor on Sunday.“You better be able to work hard and you better be able to handle data and making presentations to lots of audiences,” she said. “But that’s typical for any dean.”—Christian...