Word: unrest
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...just below the surface of daily life. Even the top echelons of Russia's government are concerned. According to a source in the Defense Ministry, armed forces Chief of Staff General Mikhail Kolesnikov recently ordered plans to be drawn up to use troops to suppress any explosions of civil unrest...
Organizers stressed that the participants were brought together for educational purposes--not to negotiate a settlement to the unrest in Northern Ireland...
According to Cooney, the Foundation started planning the Kennedy School conference about five months after the Ulster event, before the resurgence of unrest in Northern Ireland
Most of these artifacts date from the 12th dynasty, long after the kingdom once ruled by Snefru disintegrated in an era of famine and unrest. It was during this chaotic period that the first great wave of looting and tomb robbing ruined much of Egypt's historical treasures. The rulers of the Middle Kingdom tried to restore law and order, but the mystical union of nature, religion and state that marked the Old Kingdom never returned...
...most feared about the Communists. Long lines, scarce food and renationalization of property were frequently cited, but mostly people worried about civil war. "That allowed us to move beyond simple Red bashing," says Shumate. "That's why Yeltsin and his surrogates and our advertising all highlighted the possibility of unrest if Yeltsin lost. Many people felt some nostalgia for what the communists had done for Russia and no one liked the President--but they liked the possibility of riots and class warfare even less." "'Stick with Yeltsin and at least you'll have calm'--that was the line we wanted...