Sentences with phrase «violent military coup»

Born and raised in Santiago, she was exiled during the early 1970s after the violent military coup against President Salvador Allende.

Forty - one years ago this month, a violent military coup in Chile led by Army Commander - in - Chief Augusto Pinochet overthrew Salvador Allende's democratically - elected government.

But he was raised in Liberia; his wealthy family, targeted for belonging to the doomed political establishment, fled the African nation when he was ten during a violent military coup.

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.

Not exact matches

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.

The debate as to whether portraying horrific acts, specifically torture, is classed as endorsing it has somehow taken wind and become the lead talking point (especially odd since surely nobody would suggest Argo endorses military coups, or that Django Unchained endorses violent revenge, no matter how racist the person may be), and it has distracted many from discussing the film on any other level.

Seizure of political power: The sudden violent overthrow of a government and seizure of political power, especially by the military Successful action: A success that is unexpected and achieved with exceptional skill Feat of bravery: Among some Native American peoples, a feat of bravery during battle, especially touching an enemy warrior without harming him Synonyms: coup d'état, overthrow, revolution, rebellion, takeover, upheaval