Sentences with phrase «civilian president of»

The communiqué said, «In his inaugural speech as civilian president of Nigeria on May 29, 2015, the President sent out a message of hope and of his commitment to national integration and cohesion.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday congratulated Mr. Roch Kabore of the Movement of People for Progress Party on his election as the second civilian President of Burkina Faso.

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«Our biggest priority right now is to put pressure, wherever we can, to try and get [the civilians] out» of Aleppo, Obama said, and noted that he would help president - elect Donald Trump — who said on Thursday that he is in favor of establishing humanitarian safe zones in Syria — with any advice he can provide so that he can make informed decisions.

On Feb. 16, 2011, Buffett was awarded the highest civilian honor, the «Presidential Medal of Freedom,» by former President Barack Obama.

In 2016, both Bill and Melinda were awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama, the highest civilian award in the US, for their charitable work.

In 1983, President Reagan gave Graham the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor.

«It's critical to isolate and distinguish those companies with the strongest job opportunities, hiring practices, and retention programs for transitioning service members and spouses seeking civilian employment so that candidates are able to conduct an efficient and effective job search,» says Sean Collins, vice president of Victory Media and a nine - year Navy veteran.

Managua - At least six students were hurt Thursday when Nicaraguan police and civilian supporters raided a university searching for activists calling for the ouster of President Daniel Ortega, a protest movement spokeswoman said.

On a visit to Russia's Far East where he opened a new gas pipeline system to China, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, retorted accused the Ukrainian army of firing indiscriminately in civilian areas.

«As we honor our brave military men and women this coming Veterans Day, we should continue to extend special opportunities to transition to civilian life after their service is done,» said Mike Bidwell, CEO and President of The Dwyer Group and a U.S. military veteran.

... I wish to assure President Ghani and the people of Afghanistan that we will take all possible measures to protect Afghan civilians.»

When a President (Bush) utilizes his military to invade another country (Iraq) and cause the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent civilians all because he believed his god told him it was the right thing to do... yeah, I think we have a right to bash people who take direction from invisible sky fairies.

Although Colombia is nominally under a civilian regime, the military forces are really in command — not only lurking behind the civilian president and congress, but recently emerging into the open with the «militarization» of vast regions of the country.

President Barack Obama presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012, the nation's highest civilian honor.

A month after Japan's destruction of the US naval fleet at Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt established the Wartime Production Board to supervise the conversion of the country's industrial might from civilian to military purposes.

Well that would be nice but when your President bombs the crap out of a country and kills tens of thousand of innocent civilians because he believes his god told him it was the right thing to do then rational minds need to step up and expose the delusion.

According to Airwars — a non-profit that attempts to keep track of the number of civilian deaths caused by coalition airstrikes in the Middle East — there has been a spike in casualties under President Trump.

The strikes raise questions about rules of engagement, and whether some of the laws put in place to minimize civilian casualties have been relaxed under President Donald Trump.

Firefighters union President Steve Cassidy says the mayor's proposed cuts «threatens the safety of civilians and firefighters alike.»

In the Philippines, after the 1978 National Assembly elections, President Ferdinand Marcos imprisoned ten of the twenty - one losing opposition candidates; many prisoners were tortured, many civilians were killed.

Having seized power through the electoral college used to elect the President of the United States, Donald Trump now intends to redeploy federal power away from civilian to military expenditures, to dismantle health care and other forms of income support, and to advance a neoliberal environment fostering business activity and investment.

Still, something survived the military hurricane, that would rage for the next 29 years (1966 - 1999)-- with a civilian interregnum of four years under 2nd Republic President Shehu Shagari (1979 - 1983)-- getting most destructive under Gen. Babangida, and his Khalifa, Gen. Sani Abacha.

Regular attacks on civilians last month throughout this Beni - Butembo route have been said to be the activity of bandits placed there by Mbusa Nyamwisi, a local politician (also former warlord) running for the post of president.

Why it matters: President Buhari is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on April 30, and both men would likely discuss further U.S. military assistance to Nigeria against the backdrop of serious human rights violations by security forces who use the same weapons to kill civilians.

And the President of Pakistan have awarded them Pakistan's highest civilian honour: the Sitarai - e -

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned, «the cowardly attack in the holy month of Ramadan targeting innocent civilians in their daily life.»

Maya Wiley stepped down from her role as chairwoman of the NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board, the city's independent police oversight agency, to focus on her work at The New School, where she is a professor and senior vice president.

In an interview on Accra - based Happy FM where he was commenting on the controversial Ghana - US defence cooperation agreement, Mr. Anyidoho warned that President Nana Akufo - Addo could be overthrown, stating that the overthrow will be in the form of a «civilian coup d'etat».

«Our goal is to give people that insight, of what it's like to be a marine during that event, what it's like to be a civilian in the city and what it's like to be an insurgent,» Atomic Games president Peter Tamte told the Wall Street Journal.

Syrian President Bashar al - Assad may be preparing a chemical - weapons attack that would result in the «mass murder» of civilians, the White House has said while warning Syria's government that it would pay a «heavy price» if it goes ahead.

In their letter to the president, the activists lauded the Nigerian military, the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) and the Civilian Joint Task Force for the progress made in the fight against Boko Haram, but lamented that this progress has fallen short of rescuing the Chibok girls.

surprised no one by applauding the aggressive pushback against Syrian President Bashar Assad's suspected use of poison gas on civilians.

Buhari, who like Obasanjo headed a military government before being elected civilian president, spent much of last year being treated for an undisclosed illness in London.

The president of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, Patrick Lynch, said the fact the information cards have contact information for the Civilian Complaint Review Board — where investigations into allegations of police wrongdoing are conducted — will lead to retaliation, and dissuade officers from proactive policing.

«I'm happy he's moved on with his career,» Roy Richter, president of the Captains Endowment Association, said of former Civilian Complaint Review Board Chairman Richard Emery.

Seventh was the bombing of Odi town in Rivers state by the military during the course of President Olusegun Obasanjo's government in 1999 in which hundreds of civilians were murdred.

Former President JJ Rawlings described the ghastly murder of a service man by civilians in Denkyira - Obuasi as «an act of cruelty.»

In an interview on Accra - based Happy FM, he warned of the overthrow of President Nana Akufo - Addo due to the ratification of the deal, stating that the overthrow will be in the form of a «civilian coup d'etat».

It, therefore, reiterated its full support for the continuation of the civilian transition in Burkina Faso, the reinstatement of the transition institutions and H.E Michel Kafando as Transition President and President of the Faso.

My tweet of Friday April 20, 2018 was typical of the reaction, «Actually Buhari was describing himself - he didn't get a good education and has no certificate; he's lived on the Nigerian state all his life; he doesn't like work; and he's fixated on Nigeria's oil...» In truth, Buhari has not presented evidence of completing secondary school - in all the elections he contested, including in 2015 he tendered affidavits to INEC and has declined to perform the simple task of providing his school certificate; since he joined the army in 1961, he has been a «ward» of the Nigerian state and served in multiple states as military governor, as Minister of Petroleum and Chairman of NNPC board under illegal military regimes; he was himself an unconstitutional military head of state; he was Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) under the despotic and thieving dictator, Abacha; and is now back as civilian president.

Vice President Joe Biden broke down in tears as President Obama surprised «my brother» with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian honor, during a White House ceremony yesterday.

President Barack Obama surprised an emotional Vice President Joe Biden by presenting him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, during a White House ceremony.

She drew scrutiny for secretly meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad and criticizing the U.S. strike on Syria following Assad's alleged use of chemical weapons on civilians.

Buhari, a former military general, had on May 29, 2015, while being inaugurated as civilian president after defeating Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party promised to carry all sections of the country along in his administration by saying «I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody».

Tony Blair gave Kazakhstan's autocratic president advice on how to manage his image after the slaughter of unarmed civilians protesting against his regime.

WASHINGTON — Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (D, Cold Spring) asked President Obama and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel to reduce the impact of sequestration on civilian employees.

Caption: Karen Dennis, president of the Precinct PSA 9 Community Council, speaks before the Civilian Complaint Review Board at its board meeting in Queens on Jan. 10.

I had expected to ask questions, but very characteristic of him, the former President decided to walk us through a lecture touching on his days as head of state (military and civilian), some of the difficult and sensitive decisions he took, his observations out of political office, Ghana's present political scene, the challenges confronting the Ghanaian media and finally the issue at stake.

In his coming as civilian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, once himself a soldier, and a very key ally of the «international community» literally transferred the offices of Nigeria's Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning to the Headquarters of the World Bank and the IMF.

King argued that President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry have given «too many indicators of moral equivalency» by urging restraint on both sides, and condemning some of the Israeli shelling that resulted in the deaths of civilian Palestinians.