Sentences with phrase «under military rule»

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

Duterte's latest reference to martial law came on Thursday, after returning from a trip to Thailand, which is currently 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.

What had changed: was corruption bad under military rule, but tolerable under democracy?

«Nigeria is no longer under military rule.

However, we still grapple with the vestiges of our past under military rule.

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

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.

I think most Germans were certainly grateful that the war ended, but living under military rule must have been very difficult.