Sentences with phrase «military rule»

More than half their life has been lived under military rule.

I have said this soldier was disrespectful, failed to follow military rules, will have poor evaluations, but I never ever say he does not have a right to his belief.

The following three and a half years under Japanese military rule were marked by brutality and shortages.

We fly the «combat formation» using military rules and procedures with your safety and comfort paramount.

She lamented the years of military rule in Pakistan and the devastating effects it has had on the organic growth of Pakistan's civilian institutions.

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.

The Air Force acknowledged Monday that it did not enter Kelley's criminal history into the federal database as required by military rules, another way he could have been denied a weapon.

«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.

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The Nobel Peace Prize winner gave up freedom and a life with her family in Britain to protest military rule in Burma (now Myanmar).

YANGON, May 3 Journalists in Myanmar believe their government is failing to defend media freedom despite the transition from harsh military rule to an elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a survey published to mark World Press Freedom Day on Thursday.

When the Supreme Court played blatant politics with the law in 1979, the ultimate result was a collapsed democratic republic; and trauma of military rule as Nigerians never knew before.

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.

What was meant to be a temporary stay became permanent following the March 1964 coup d'état by the Brazilian military, which ushered in 2 decades of strict military rule and heavy censorship.

Despite decades of past military rule and corruption, today Indonesia is a fast growing economy, even if it comes in fits and spurts.

The new military rules on marriages must be in line with the Federal Defense of Marriage Act and local laws.

To comply with South Korean military rules, the airliner had to fly some distance out to sea to avoid flying over the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone, the unification ministry said.

Venezuelan military rule of the state - run oil company PDVSA took an ugly turn after the Venezuelan military arrested two Chevron workers for what they say is graft and corruption...

In addition, the present system already offers the military high command so much — in funds, prestige, and future employment via the famed «revolving door» of the military - industrial complex — that a perilous transition to anything like direct military rule would make little sense under reasonably normal conditions.

U.S. military rules specifically prohibit the proselytizing of any religion in Iraq or Afghanistan and were drawn up in order to prevent criticism that the U.S. was embarked on a religious «Crusade» in its war against al Qaeda and Iraqi insurgents...

After military rule and civil war yielded to a democratically elected government — headed by a Christian president — in 1999, the ruling Muslim political class in the north moved to consolidate its hold on the region.

After 11 years of military rule regulated by the issuance of decrees, the Fourth Republican Constitution was born and a general election held on December 7, I992.

He handed over to Shagari; but that government's collapse, after one democratic term, hallmarked Nigeria's most virulent military rule.

Another Catholic high priest, Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, former Archbishop of Lagos and people's hero during military rule, thundered in holy rage — not against those who had stolen the commonwealth blind, but against those who were sweating to bring them to heel!

Mr. Rawlings, founded the governing NDC and was president for 8 years, after his 11 years of uninterrupted military rule.

After gorging silly, from the ceaseless milk of the civil order, the prodigal, in cloud seven, now dreams military rule!

That of course sent that republic to early grave, and heralded military rule with its best - forgotten abuses.

NK uses propaganda to create external existential threats that justify military rule.

«The damage military rule caused our nation is not only in the realm of our political culture, it deepened and virtually institutionalised corruption in all the segments of our national life,» he said.

The Kaduna State governor stated, «There are many issues arising from the Unification Decree of 1966 by (Aguiyi) Ironsi, which progressed through the years of military rule which need to be fundamentally addressed.

This eighth National Assembly, clearly the worst, since the return to democracy in 1999, should know: right - thinking Nigerians would not triumph over tragic military rule, only to succumb to comic parliamentary stunts, that nevertheless essay fascism.

Stretch this unfortunate history further and reach for the tail end of cruel military rule, and the unconscionable devastation of the Niger Delta; so much so that that region «died», so the greedy oil hustlers, in cahoots with greedy elements of the Nigerian state, could live and wallow in conscienceless money.

New York Prince Harry has been accused of breaking military rules by wearing a beard while on official duty in a British Army uniform.

Thailand is under military rule at the moment, and Thai prison is not a pleasant place — I assure you.

Escaping the typical tourist trappings of Southeast Asia, we make our way to Burma, which is finally opening up after decades of iron - fisted military rule.

A peaceful election this November 8th in Myanmar is pivotal, but a successful transition from military rule hangs on the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) between the government and the ethnic armed groups.

In some countries, military ruled for decades (Spain), in some countries military has considerable influnce on the decision...

Moreover, the Israeli army would regain control of Palestinian areas and might impose even harsher military rule.

«It suggests Aung San Suu Kyi's government is serious about reform, and could help turn the page on the ruthless military rule, cronyism and human rights abuses of the recent past.»

Despite the palpable sense of cinematic tremor that's worked into scene after scene, the focus of the film remains on faces — on Mackie's subtly desperate clutching to military rules as an illusion of order, Geraghty's soft - featured guilt and fear, and Renner's «rowdy boy» coolness threatening to crumble into despair.

Last autumn a wave of popular protests were witnessed in the country's largest cities in the greatest challenge to military rule since the crushing of pro-democracy demonstrations in 1988.

Gradually Kim learns to navigate strict military rules and the innuendo - laced double speak of a high - ranking Kabul politician (Alfred Molina, one of two white actors cast as Afghans).

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The gunman who killed 26 people at a small - town Texas church had a history of domestic violence that spanned years before the attack, and was able buy weapons because the Air Force did not submit his criminal history to the FBI as required by military rules.