Sentences with phrase «of a military coup»

«In Africa, the era of military coups seems to be fading into distant memory with the upsurge of democratically - elected leaders,» he...

During that period 31st December was declared a public holiday and celebrated as such in commemoration of the military coup of 31st December, 1981.

September 11 is now globally recognized as the day of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, but in Chile, it is the day of the military coup which w...

Mugabe, who ruled the former British colony for nearly four decades, was ousted in November as part of a military coup.

It's been hours since the start of the military coup attempt against the government of NATO member Turkey and so far the most public response from the international alliance is a Tweet from NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg calling for «calm.»

In 1989 Islamists in Sudan came to power on the back of a military coup, and for a time Sudan became a magnet for militant Islamists of many countries.

According to an article by Ria Novsti the Russian Foreign Ministry claims that the recently announced US Financial Aid to the new Kiev Government is illegal because the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act prohibits financial assistance to the government of any state whose legally elected president was overthrown as a result of a military coup or an unlawful decision.

Apart from the scourge of military coups, no other thing has dealt more harm to Nigeria than corruption.

If that were to be the case and the Monarch did not end up dismissing him then I could even see the possibilities of a military coup occuring - something there were rumours of during the 1970s.

After a brief review of the military coup of 1966 and the brutal civil war and increased corruption that followed, it slows down to cover the 1993 election of Hafsat's father, M.K.O. Abiola, as president of Nigeria and his arrest by the military, which reinstalled itself as the nation's leader immediately after his win.

Guatemala is a Spanish - speaking republic with a history of military coups and regimes.

Should any of these bars drain or fill entirely your current King will be ousted, be it because of military coup, revolution or even an opulent party where he simply chokes to death.

In September 1973, Chilean folk singer and political activist Víctor Jara was murdered in the wake of the military coup which ushered in Chile's 17 - year dictatorship under Augusto Pinochet.

Turkish people from all walks of life who thought the era of military coups was over showed solidarity against the coup and on...