Sentences with phrase «country under military rule»

Of special significance is above all Obama's trip to Burma — a country under military rule since the 1960's, which until recently invariably occupied the very far end of any civil liberties ranking.

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We didn't originally make plans to visit Myanmar (formerly known as Burma)-- the large, mysterious country sandwiched between India, China, and Thailand that has been under military rule for the past half century and effectively shut off from the rest of the world.

Born in 1932, while his country was still under Japanese colonization, he grew up during the Korean War that divided his country, and saw South Korea become a young and unstable democratic nation ruled by a military dictatorship.

A military junta under his leadership enforced rigid control over the country for the next two decades but in 1988 under increasing pressure for the restoration of civilian rule Pinochet agreed to submit himself to a limited popular mandate.

The ruling military dictatorship, currently under the control of Kim Jong - un, has kept the country isolated from the rest of the world for decades.