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Or, do you think the death squads in Honduras, the CIA coup against Allende leading to the Pinochet regime in Chile, the military dictatorship in Argentina, the CIA orchestrated Contra attacks against the Sandinistas in Nicaragua after they overthrew the Samoza dictatorship, etc, are examples of proper governance?

A 2002 lawsuit, Kiobel v. Shell, alleges that Shell «aided and abetted» the Nigerian military dictatorship in committing severe human rights abuses against members of the Ogoni people who were involved in a nonviolent movement to stop it from drilling for oil in their rich Niger River Delta homeland.

Regarding Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, Mr. Moon failed to mention the activities of the military dictatorship in failing to pass on warnings it had received and in actively preventing the distribution of aid.

The exhibition takes its title borrowed from a controversial work by Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles done in the context of the Brazilian military dictatorship in 1970.

Especially the female point of view of Argentina's eventful history and present., the accounting of the military dictatorship in the 1960s and the consequences of the neoliberal economic policy, which until this day produces poverty in broad levels of the population.

A universal worldview, integrating art, the histories of Korea and Lee herself Born in 1964, Lee grew up under a military dictatorship in South Korea and she developed her career as an artist at the same time that the nation adopted democracy in 1987 onwards and then rapidly set about modernizing and developing economically.

During the military dictatorship in Greece (1967 - 1974), Caniaris» narrowing visual vocabulary came to signify the increasing constrictions of personal freedoms.

And until January 2012 it was one of the continent's most impressive democracies, having turned itself around after a period of military dictatorship in the early 1990s.

Let us remember the victims of death squads in El Salvador and Haiti, the victims of massacres in Guatemala, the victims of paramilitary and guerrilla violence in Colombia, the victims of rightwing and military violence in Chiapas, the victims of the military dictatorships in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Uruguay.

While Francis never had to deal with the abuse crisis in his native Argentina, he is intimately familiar with the region's experience with military dictatorships in the 1970s and 1980s.

Not exact matches

There was some irony in these over-the-top celebrations: In the course of heralding the ideological underpinnings of Soviet - allied regimes, those governments only demonstrated how rapidly communist regimes had morphed into brutal military dictatorshipin these over-the-top celebrations: In the course of heralding the ideological underpinnings of Soviet - allied regimes, those governments only demonstrated how rapidly communist regimes had morphed into brutal military dictatorshipIn the course of heralding the ideological underpinnings of Soviet - allied regimes, those governments only demonstrated how rapidly communist regimes had morphed into brutal military dictatorships.

watch how the Zionazis are trashing this Jew for showing a little sympathy to the victims of Israeli military dictatorship and occupation / colonization in the UN-recognized state of Palestine.

Dom Helder Camara, the diminutive Brazilian archbishop who symbolizes Christian opposition to military dictatorship not only in Brazil but throughout Latin America, was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws at Harvard University in 1974.

Argentina suffered under a brutal military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983, and how the Church and Jesuits reacted to it has been in dispute ever since.

1949 — The US helps overthrow the democratically elected government in Syria and replaces it with a military dictatorship

When the military dictatorship cracked down in South Korea and the human rights movement heated up in the 1970s, my parents took up the cause of the Korean struggle for justice.

By the time I came to write Nemesis, I no longer doubted that maintaining our empire abroad required resources and commitments that would inevitably undercut, or simply skirt, what was left of our domestic democracy and that might, in the end, produce a military dictatorship or — far more likely — its civilian equivalent.

In his scenario, the country fell under a military dictatorship early in the twenty - first century and the Dark Years continued until 2044 when the Democratic Vistas Party, a «coalition of trade unions and churches,» toppled the regime and ushered in an era of egalitarian fraternity (or, as some insisted, «siblinghood»In his scenario, the country fell under a military dictatorship early in the twenty - first century and the Dark Years continued until 2044 when the Democratic Vistas Party, a «coalition of trade unions and churches,» toppled the regime and ushered in an era of egalitarian fraternity (or, as some insisted, «siblinghood»in the twenty - first century and the Dark Years continued until 2044 when the Democratic Vistas Party, a «coalition of trade unions and churches,» toppled the regime and ushered in an era of egalitarian fraternity (or, as some insisted, «siblinghood»in an era of egalitarian fraternity (or, as some insisted, «siblinghood»).

In the most anticipated speech of his week - long trip to Burma and Bangladesh, Francis expressed support for Ms Suu Kyi's efforts to bring about reconciliation among different groups after decades of military dictatorship, and insisted that religious differences in must never be a cause for division or distrusIn the most anticipated speech of his week - long trip to Burma and Bangladesh, Francis expressed support for Ms Suu Kyi's efforts to bring about reconciliation among different groups after decades of military dictatorship, and insisted that religious differences in must never be a cause for division or distrusin must never be a cause for division or distrust.

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In many countries it's illegal because the populace would be too powerful and overthrow their tryannical and military dictatorship gov «t.

The Pope has celebrated Mass at a former military base in Chile that not only lies on land contested by the indigenous Mapuche people, but was also a detention centre used during the country's brutal dictatorship.

When liberation theology first appeared in the late 1960s and early 1970s, most of the regimes in Latin America were military dictatorships.

But, in contrast to past historical events, such as the military coup that inaugurated the 1964 - 1985 dictatorship, mass media have been, in general, less partisan, less violent and more ambiguous.

Why a party that has long promoted the idea of pluralism in the expression of political ideas and always fought any kind of dictatorship be it civilian or military would allow this baseless assumption to simmer down and engulf its entirety can only be explained by Nana Addo and his clique of latter - day militants whose venom is only expressed at home but NOT outside our NPP borders.

Fernando Mathei, Evelyn's father, was part of the military junta that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, while Alberto Bachelet, Michelle's father, opposed 1973 coup and was imprisoned and tortured for several months until his death in 1974 at the hands of the dictatorship.

The US uses a stick and carrot, so improvements in a regime may allow it to qualify (Libya); but many think the US has been attempting to overthrow these dictatorships and install democracies - US «trains their military officers.»

It is no coincidence that a far - right military junta decided to try to take the islands by force in 1982, partly to distract from its own economic inadequacies and partly out of the need for right - wing dictatorships to gather momentum by virtue of perceived strength.

Speaking on Norwegian radio, she said Ms Suu Kyi won the prize because of her «role as a freedom fighter in Myanmar and against the military dictatorship».

However, there is a couple of examples in my mind where more or less democratic systems evolved into either very flawed democracies or dictatorships, without any military intervention or any extremist groups overtaking the government.

«In 1999 when the then President Obasanjo was elected on a national consensus on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), there were a lot of expectations from Nigerians, haven come out of a dictatorship from the hands of the military.

Elements in or out of Government intolerant to free speech and free press belong to the dark ages of military dictatorship.

It is public knowledge that Dasuki had served previous administration of General Muhammadu Buhari and General Ibrahim Babangida but was against dictatorial regime of General Sani Abacha, before he sought asylum outside the country where he teamed up with other Nigerians in the Diaspora to campaign against that military dictatorship and entrenchment of democracy.

«Acting President Osinbajo recalls how in 1999 General Abubakar successfully chaperoned the democratic transition from military rule in Nigeria, and commends his determination and forthright resolve that ended 16 years of military dictatorship», it reads.

«We are certainly descending into a deeper dictatorship trajectory than we have ever witnessed in our polity even during military interregnum.

The book captures my coming of age in the late sixties until the early 1990s — a period when the initial euphoria of independence had faded and we had become entrapped in a revolving door of military dictatorships.

We went through three decades in which we saw brief periods of constitutional rule interrupted by military dictatorships.

During Argentina's military dictatorship, which ended in 1983, at least 9,000 civilians were murdered and more than 20,000 people «disappeared.»

When OPEC shut off oil supplies, the Brazilian military dictatorship began the push for one of the most successful biofuel industries in the world

The father has forgotten but the mother has not that Adi was preceded by a brother, Ramli, who was killed during the «communist» purge (the picture reiterates that anyone who didn't immediately fall in line with the military dictatorship was tarred with the same brush, regardless of political or religious affiliation)-- though «killed» somehow undersells his execution, a two - day ordeal that culminated in Ramli's castration.

Brazilian writer - director João Moreira Salles intercuts his mother's movies of a 1966 group tour in China during the inception of the most radical phase of the Cultural Revolution with archival footage from three other radical movements, all from 1968: The May uprisings in France; the brutal ending of the Prague Spring; and the brief rebellion in Brazil against the reigning military dictatorship.

I will say thatmaking a true political - military movie for teens, and this time not shying away from the big issues of propaganda, fear, and dictatorships, shows a confidence in the audience I really appreciate, and felt absent from the first two films.

Of course, openness is relative — there's still plenty of myth and symbolism to sift through — but the occultation is in direct dialogue with the regime set in place by Thailand's military dictatorship.

During the 1970s, he formed an avant - garde group called infrarealism with other writers and poets in Mexico where he lived after leaving Chile when it fell under military dictatorship.

The ETA first appeared in the 1960s as a student resistance movement opposed to General Franco's military dictatorship (Franco banned the Basque language, suppressed their culture and had Basque intellectuals tortured for their beliefs).

In 1974, he was imprisoned for a short time by the military dictatorship then ruling in BraziIn 1974, he was imprisoned for a short time by the military dictatorship then ruling in Braziin Brazil.

The Nationalists won and Spain effectively became a military dictatorship under General Francisco Franco until his death in 1975, when the current monarchy - and democracy - was restored.

Finally, in 1948, iron - handed military dictatorships became the norm and dominated the country until 1979, although the country was nominally a republic.

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.

This exhibition is centered around her 2012 travels to Burma with a close look at Burmese daily life, the historical issues in Myanmar and the improvement that came after military dictatorship ended in 2011 when Aung San Suu Kyi took over as Prime Minister.