Sentences with phrase «through military coups»

He said when Buhari came into power through a military coup in December 1983, he went about arresting politicians arbitrarily and he was one of those picked up because he was the Chairman of the defunct National Party of Nigeria in old Bendel State.

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I was born in Liberia, West Africa, where my father served in the Special Security Service of President Samuel Doe (no relation), who had come to power through a violent military coup ten years earlier.

On the night of July 15, Turkey went through the most catastrophic tragedy in its recent history as a result of the attempted military coup.

Edited and designed by Dias (born 1944), the volume moves through the many phases of his varied practice, from his early experimentation at age 19 with visual representations of protest — before the 1964 military coup and at Brazil's political and social climax — to his conceptual production in Milan, his early film work, his works on paper developed in Nepal and the painting practice that has continued throughout his life.

While the country's longstanding former President Robert Mugabe was being ousted through a military - led coup, Chiurai was exhibiting his politically - driven work, which combines art historical imagery with references from popular culture and archival material to explore the visual language and tropes that help construct myths, history, and ultimately power.Under the continued curation of Candice Allison, «Madness and Civilization» re-stages this exhibition alongside new works and research that highlights Chiurai's creative projects over the past two years.

While the country's longstanding former President Robert Mugabe was being ousted through a military - led coup, Chiurai was exhibiting his politically - driven work, which combines art historical imagery with references from popular culture and archival material to explore the visual language and tropes that help construct myths, history, and ultimately power.