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| | Argentina military junta members top officers and ministers |
 | | Military governor of Tucuman in 1976 and 1977. | | | Harguindeguy was sentenced to prison in the post dictatorship democratic trials against the junta, but was set free by president Carlos Menem after serving only a small part of his sentence as a result of military pressure. | | | A co-leader of the extreme Carapintadas military group who led a series of barrack uprisings against the democratic government of Alfonsín in 1987 and 1988, effectively blocking the judicial process against the responsible for the 1976-1983 repression. |
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| | Augusto Pinochet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Pinochet was born in Valparaíso on November 25, 1915, the son of Augusto Pinochet Vera and Avelina Ugarte Martínez. | | | A junta headed by Pinochet was established, which immediately suspended the constitution, dissolved Congress, imposed strict censorship, proscribed the leftist parties that had constituted Allende's Popular Unity coalition, and halted all political activity. | | | The new junta quickly broke off the diplomatic relations with Cuba that had been established under the Allende government. |
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| | Sierra Leone Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 1997 - U.S. Department of State - Sierra Leone Web |
| | The junta has not negotiated in good faith with the Committee of Five (C-5) foreign ministers appointed by ECOWAS to bring about the return of the Kabbah Government and the restoration of constitutional order. | | | Military police head Captain John Harleston said that all 10 had pleaded guilty to murder charges during a 1-day trial. | | | President of the Civil Liberties Congress Soulaiman Banja Tejan-Sie was arrested on August 18 and beaten with military helmets and gun butts. |
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| | Lateline - 02/06/2003: Burmas military junta detains Suu Kyi. Australian Broadcasting Corp |
| | All of the country's universities and colleges, long a centre of unrest, have been closed by the government. | | | TONY JONES: Burma's military junta has continued its crack down on dissent following the arrest of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. | | | Burma's military junta has continued its crack down on dissent following the arrest of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. |
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| | MYANMAR: A constitution in the making |
| | The junta is planning to hold a referendum on the constitution and promise to hold elections thereafter. | | | As per a media report 1086 delegates (all approved by SPDC) are attending the current sitting of the convention, which began on 17 February 2005. | | | The National Convention is the first step of the so-called seven- point road map to democracy initiated by the former Prime Minister Khin Nyunt in September 2003. |
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| | DECLARATION OF THE MILITARY JUNTA |
| | The Junta will maintain the Judicial Power and the assesories of the Comptrolers. | | | "The naming of the new military Ministers, the naming of Governors, [Intendentes] and civil assesors that will act in the different Ministries, is being studied. | | | Also I must manifest that diplomatic relations with the different countries will be maintained, with the exception of Cuba and others that will be studied. |
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| | [06 Aug 1997] SC/6408 : SECURITY COUNCIL CALLS ON MILITARY JUNTA IN SIERRA LEONE TO TAKE STEPS FOR UNCONDITIONAL ... |
| | "The Security Council considers that the military junta's attempt to set conditions for the restoration of the democratically elected government is unacceptable, and calls upon to junta to renounce its declared intention to remain in power and to resume negotiations with the ECOWAS Committee of Four Foreign Ministers without delay. | | | The Council also called on the junta to resume negotiations with the Committee of Four Foreign Ministers of the Economic Community of Western African States (ECOWAS) without delay. | | | The Security Council this morning condemned the overthrow of the democratically elected government of President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah of Sierra Leone and called upon the military junta to take immediate steps to bring about its unconditional restoration. |
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| | The Daily Star - Politics - Mauritanian military junta appoints 24-member government |
| | The new ruling junta has promised a new constitution for the northwest African country which will be put to a referendum followed by parliamentary and presidential elections within two years. | | | Neither Ould Boubacar, who was prime minister from 1992 to 1996, nor any member of the 17-strong military council will be allowed to run for president, the junta has announced. | | | Mauritania's military rulers announced a 24-member government, including three women but no defense minister, three days after naming Sidi Mohammad Ould Boubacar as prime minister. |
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| | Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Burma's Military Junta Offer A 'Step to Democracy' |
| | Western nations have long shunned the ruling junta for its failure to hand over power to a democratically elected government. | | | It is supposed to lead eventually to a general election and a new government. | | | The announcement, signed by Lieutenant General Thein Sein of the National Convention Convening Commission, was broadcast tonight. |
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| | Japan makes overtures to the military junta in Burma |
| | In April 1997, the Clinton administration joined the EU in imposing sanctions against Burma and banned all new American investments to the country. | | | The last time a Japanese prime minister met his Burmese counterpart was 15 years ago. | | | Recently, the envoys of several European and North American nations privately conceded that sanctions and ostracism are not working.” |
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| | The Hindu : Wooing a military junta |
| | India's national interest will be better served by engaging a democratic society that observes the rule of law and not by courting a repressive regime. | | | New Delhi had been one of the staunchest supporters of the decades- long democracy movement in Myanmar led by Ms. | | | Instead of legitimising the regime, New Delhi must redouble the effort to help Myanmar return to democratic rule. |
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| | The coup ended Chile's long tradition of constitutional government and ushered in 17 years of military rule. | | | As the first avowedly Marxist elected chief of state in the Western Hemisphere, his election set off alarms for democratic governments and military regimes in the region. | | | The eight-member commission headed by attorney Raul Rettig was mandated "to clarify the whole truth on the most serious violations of human rights" during the military rule. |
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| | USDA is another face of the military junta - Exposed By Zin Linn |
| | However, the junta refused to honor the election results and rejected permission for the winning parties to convene the Parliament. | | | But now, after a lapse of nearly 8 years, on 30 August, Prime Minister General Khin Nyunt declared a seven-point roadmap for democratic reform, including "free and fair" elections under a constitution to be drafted by national convention, which has stalled since 1996. | | | According to the available information, up to 31 July 1999, there are 16 state and divisional associations, 63 district-level associations, 320 township-level associations and 14,865 village-tract associations, with the total membership of 11,806,009. |
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| | Sun.Star Davao - Mayor willing to step down in case of military junta |
| | DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said he is more than willing to resign from his post if the event of a military junta. | | | Sun.Star Davao - Mayor willing to step down in case of military junta | | | This developed as Duterte appealed to military officials not to give back power to any of the incumbent politicians in case the military takes over the government. |
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| | Military dictatorship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | One of the almost universal characteristics of a military government is the institution of martial law or a permanent state of emergency. | | | In either case, the chairman of the junta or the single commander may often personally assume office as head of state. | | | A military dictatorship is a form of government wherein the political power resides with the military; it is similar but not identical to a stratocracy, a state ruled directly by the military. |
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| | Military dictatorship : Military junta |
| | In most cases the military will be assembled into a Junta, with represenatives who function as members of the cabinet. | | | The Junta is usually led by a chairman, who may or may not also assume the title of president. | | | terms defined : Military dictatorship : Military junta |
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| | The Manila Times Internet Edition OPINION > Myanmar junta dismantles dreaded intelligence unit |
| | Yangon-based diplomats confirmed the unit was being scrapped. | | | Military intelligence’s main unit based in the capital Yangon was the first to go, with its senior members forced into retirement, he said. | | | The unit, which was headed for two decades by Khin Nyunt, had been at the center of a wide-ranging purge following his sacking and arrest in October on corruption charges. |
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| | Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro - Execs, military dismiss junta speculations |
| | THE military said it remains confident its ranks won't be influenced by the call of a retired general to oust President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and install a junta government. | | | In the press conference, the retired general said reforms are need in the government and there is an urgency to restore morality in the country's political leadership. | | | In a press conference earlier, former defense secretary and retired General Fortunato Abat called on a revolutionary transition government to replace President Arroyo's leadership. |
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| | The Crimes of the Military Junta in the Light of Chilean Law and International Law, Berlin, German Democratic Republic, ... |
| | The Crimes of the Military Junta in the Light of Chilean Law and International Law, Berlin, German Democratic Republic, September 4th, 1974 - JURIDICAL SUB-COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY INTO THE CRIMES OF THE MILITARY JUNTA IN CHILE | | | JURIDICAL SUB-COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY INTO THE CRIMES OF THE MILITARY JUNTA IN CHILE The Crimes of the Military Junta in the Light of Chilean Law and International Law, Berlin, German Democratic Republic, September 4th, 1974 | | | See more books from our catalog: Latin America |
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| | Odinarkiv - Norway is deeply concerned about the military junta's new infringement of the rights of Aung San Suu Kyi ... |
| | The Norwegian Government demands that Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratic rights are respected and that members of the opposition party NLD are permitted to carry on legal political activity. | | | Several party members are under arrest and Aung San Suu Kyi is being subjected to house arrest in her home, and is not being allowed any contact with colleagues or the diplomatic community in Rangoon. | | | Norway is deeply concerned about the military junta’s new infringement of the rights of Aung San Suu Kyi and her party colleagues |
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| | Odinarkiv - Norway condemns the military junta's infringement of Aung San Suu Kyi's rights |
| | The Norwegian Government urges the junta to enter into a dialogue with the opposition. | | | The Norwegian Government condemns the Burmese military regime’s infringement of Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratic rights and is deeply concerned about her safety. | | | Norway regards the incident as a new attempt on the part of the junta to gag the lawfully elected opposition by refusing to allow Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of her party to exercise their right to travel freely in Burma. |
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| | Military junta transfers Suu Kyi after crackdown - The Washington Times: World |
| | Western diplomats who tried to visit NLD leaders were turned away. | | | Military junta transfers Suu Kyi after crackdown - The Washington Times: World | | | RANGOON, Burma — The nation's military junta yesterday brought detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi to the capital after closing the offices of her party, confining key party leaders and closing universities across the country. |
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| | Military Junta is running Israel |
| | Five generals took the decision to assassinate Hamas leader Abd-al-Aziz al-Rantissi: the Prime Minister, the Minister of Defense, the Chief-of-Staff and the chiefs of the Mossad and the Security Service. | | | This military Junta is running Israel in practice - instead of the bunch of dwarfs called Government and the group of clowns and delinquents who have taken over the Knesset. | | | The aim was to bury the Road Map right at the beginning, destroy Abu Mazen (Mahmud Abbas) and prevent the planned Hudna (truce), in order to save the settlements, continue the occupation and prevent the establishment of the State of Palestine. |
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| | IFEX :: Military junta releases journalists Zaw Thet Htwe, Thein Tan and Aung Myint |
| | At the time of his arrest, Aung Myint was banned from writing for the Burmese press, following an earlier two-year period of imprisonment for his stance against the dictatorship. | | | The two press freedom organisations called on the government of General Soe Win to comply with its promises to free all prisoners, in particular all the journalists, who were unfairly arrested and sentenced by the former Military Intelligence Service (MIS). | | | He had been successively condemned to death, then to three years in prison for "high treason", in connection with a never substantiated assassination attempt against junta leaders. |
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| | Dr. Varona's Views on Civilian-Military Junta Membership |
| | This list was sent, he wrote, "in compliance with instructions from Dr. (Antonio) Varona," who is the No. 2 man in the Prio movement. | | | The suggested list of members of a civilian-military junta is a good one and this or one similar including possibly a labor representative might be named if Castro were unsuccessful in imposing his plan of installing a Government controlled entirely by his forces. | | | If Batista is sincere in setting up an honest election and can induce the opposition to meet with him to lay the groundwork for such an election in November, our policies would best be served by seeing this course followed. |
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| | Mauritania military junta frees prisoners - Boston.com |
| | "We've taken this decision to permit all Mauritanians to enjoy their liberty and to guarantee our country a future of peace, prosperity and well-being," said a somber-looking Vall, wearing his military uniform. | | | Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, who led the bloodless Aug. 3 coup that ended Maaouya Sid'Ahmed Ould Taya's 21-year authoritarian rule, said in a televised address he was freeing "all Mauritanians found guilty of political crimes or offenses, to allow them to participate in the political life of the country." | | | This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. |
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| | Kofi Annan Calls Burma Military Junta to Democratize |
| | Win Aung revealed to Rangoon-based diplomats before he left for 'retirement' that his boss, Khin Nyunt, would be in danger. | | | United Nations General Secretary, General Kofi Annan, yesterday called on Burma's military junta to remain committed to the process of national reconciliation and democratization. | | | Annan called on the ruling generals "to resume as soon as possible substantive dialogue with the National League for Democracy (NLD) and the other political parties, as well as furthering its dialogue with ethic nationality ceasefire and non-ceasefire groups" said Marie Okabe, spokesperson for the Secretary General, in the statement. |
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| | Department of State Washington File: Lawmakers Say Burma's Military Junta Continues to Commit Abuses |
| | Representative Benjamin Gilman (Republican of New York) said he urged Congress to "continue to pressure the regime until the aspirations of the Burmese people are fulfilled." | | | Representative Gary Ackerman (Democrat of New York) backed Gilman, urging that Burma's military regime "be put on notice" that the United States would not forget September 18th, and that many lawmakers in Congress were "growing weary of the constant stalling and delaying of a full-scale political dialogue" in Burma. | | | Evans said the military uses a "system of sweatshops" to produce textiles for western markets. |
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| | Newspapers Condemn Burma's Military Junta |
| | It also states that at least "eleven journalists are known to be behind bars in Burma". | | | The global meeting of the World Press, held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 30 May to 2 June, was attended by over 1300 newspaper executives. | | | The World Association of Newspapers (WAN) has condemned Burma's ruling military junta for repression of press freedom and restriction of freedom of expression and calls for the release of all imprisoned journalists. |
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| | Salon.com News Dictator downturn |
| | Similarly, two groups of Bosnian torture victims and genocide survivors sued former Bosnian Serb leader and indicted war criminal Radovan Karadzic in a New York court, winning settlements last summer. | | | On Dec. 6, an Italian court sentenced seven high-ranking Argentinian military officers in absentia to prison terms ranging from 24 years to life for their roles in the kidnapping and murder of Italian citizens during Argentina's "dirty war." | | | Military intelligence has penetrated every facet of society." |
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| | Myanmar rebels warn military junta : HindustanTimes.com |
| | KNU secretary general Pado Mahn Shah said the rebels understood there were tensions in Myanmar, which is adapting to new Prime Minister Soe Win, but that should not rule out establishing a timeframe for talks. | | | He said the junta should also consider releasing political prisoners including national opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and allowing her to attend a national convention to draft a new constitution set to resume February 17. | | | His removal sparked concerns that the military would take a tougher stance against ethnic groups who make up about a third of Myanmar's 50 million population. |
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| | World Briefing: Asia's Inertia Buoys Burma's Military Junta |
| | Not a War Criminal But the World's Leading Statesman | | | Japan's prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi, said Asem membership would "encourage Myanmar [the junta's name for Burma] in a positive direction". | | | Instead, the same Burmese junta that overturned the NLD's 1990 election victory and which the International Labour Organisation has accused of "crimes against humanity" was formally inducted into Asem. |
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| | AllRefer.com - Argentina: Introduction & Country Profile |
| | Democracy returned in 1983, and numerous elections since then have underscored Argentina's progress in democratic consolidation. | | | After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule and interference in subsequent governments was followed by a military junta that took power in 1976. | | | Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. |
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| | SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Military junta overthrows Mauritanian president while he's abroad |
| | Military junta overthrows Mauritanian president while he's abroad | | | The junta identified itself in a statement on the state-run news agency as the Military Council for Justice and Democracy. | | | The junta promised to yield to democratic rule within two years, but African leaders and the United States were quick to condemn the coup, declaring that the days of authoritarianism and military rule must end across the continent. |
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| | allAfrica.com: Mauritania: New Junta Puts Tentative Election Schedule to the People |
| | The junta's bloodless August takeover ended two decades of rule under former president Maaouya Ould Taya and was followed by a sweeping political amnesty and pledges to hold presidential elections within two years. | | | That means that a final election calendar is expected early November, along with the exact substance of the constitutional changes to be submitted to a vote by referendum. | | | The reports have been posted on the government website at www.mauritania.mr and will be discussed with political parties, trade unions, civil society and lawyers from next week. |
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| | BBC News Africa Niger's military junta pledges elections |
| | However the military junta has told pro-democracy activists and foreign diplomats, that free local and presidential elections will be held after an interim government - which will include civilians - is formed. | | | The commander of that unit, Daouda Mallam Wanke, 45, has been made leader of the all-military National Reconciliation Council, now ruling Niger. | | | Former President Ibrahim Bare Mainassara was shot dead on Friday in a carefully planned assassination by members of his elite presidential guard. |
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| | Protests against the Burmese military junta |
| | National elections were eventually held in May 1990 and produced a landslide victory for the NLD, which won 82 percent of the vote, reflecting the widespread hostility to the junta. | | | Suu Kyi appealed to the demonstrators to accept as bona fide the military's promise to hold national elections and to permit a transition to a civilian government. | | | Ne Win, head of the military regime brought to power in a coup in 1962, had already been forced to resign from the chairmanship of the Burma Socialist Program Party (BSPP) in an abruptly called party congress. |
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| | Military: Honasan junta leader in 'Oplan FPJ' - May 26, 2004 |
| | Military: Honasan junta leader in 'Oplan FPJ' - May 26, 2004 | | | (UPDATE) A PLOT of a military junta headed by Senator Gregorio ìGringoî Honasan to replace a Fernando Poe Jr. | | | The political option involves the assumption of Poe to the presidency and later, his stepping down from power to be replaced by a military junta headed by Honasan together with other military officers who hatched Oplan Andres. |
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| | Senators balk at proposed military junta before polls - Jan. 26, 2004 |
| | Senator Rodolfo Biazon, head of the committee on defense and national security, said the proposal of the Citizens' Committee on National Crisis was an open call to a coup d'etat against the government and could be an act of sedition, which were both punishable by death under the Revised Penal Code. | | | "Any attempt by the military to take over the government, whether temporarily or permanently, does not fall within the purview of the Constitution...," Biazon, a former armed forces chief, said in a statement. | | | He added that a military takeover was possible only by suspending the Constitution and by abolishing all government institutions. |
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| | Myanmar's military junta reopens headquarters of Suu Kyi's opposition party |
| | As part of its plan, the government will convene a National Convention on May 17 to draft a new constitution for Myanmar, also known as Burma. | | | Last week, the junta freed two other top NLD leaders -- party chairman Aung Shwe and secretary U Lwin -- from house arrest so that they can attend the convention. | | | Myanmar's junta reopened Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party headquarters on Saturday, a month before a convention will start drafting a new constitution for the country. |
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| | Sierra Leone bishop applauds ouster of military junta |
| | Sierra Leone's first democratically elected president, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, had only served a year before being overthrown by the junta, led by Lt. Col. | | | NEW YORK (UMNS) –- United Methodist Bishop Joseph Humper of Sierra Leone expressed happiness Feb. 16 over the ouster of the military junta that had controlled his country since last May. | | | Now he is anxious to do so as soon as the situation stabilizes. |
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| | ABC News: Myanmar Junta Leader Promises Democracy |
| | The United States accuses the junta of human rights abuses including the use of slave labor and forced labor, and the persecution of pro-democracy activists and ethnic minorities. | | | Than Shwe told assembled military units and others that Myanmar is moving toward a new democratic order but gave not time table as to when the military junta would give up its 43 year rule. | | | Myanmarfs Senior Gen. Than Shwe, the leader of nation's military junta, reviews military units during 60th anniversary ceremonies Sunday, March 27, 2005, in Yangon at Armed Forces Day celebrations. |
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| | ACTU: International: Burmese Military Junta Faces Second ILO Procedure On Workers' Rights |
| | The ICFTU charges that although his case has been raised by the ILO Liaison Officer with the Burmese junta in November last year, "no inquiry was carried out to clarify the facts and... | | | The complaint describes in detail how Convention 87 is violated in law and in practice. | | | The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions today said it had started a new international legal procedure against Burma's military government. |
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| | The Military Junta in Greece (1967-1974) |
| | The leader was a man named George Papadopoulos. | | | The colonels got together and formulated a plan which involved arresting all the Generals, politicians, and all other persons they felt who might be a threat to their military takeover. | | | The civilian government seemed to be incapable of controlling the situation which worsened day after day. |
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| | The Seattle Times: Local News: Gregoire to reappoint Lowenberg to Guard |
| | Lowenberg began his military career as a judge advocate at McChord Air Force Base. | | | He was not available for comment yesterday, but in a statement released by Gregoire's transition office, he said, "I am grateful for the confidence expressed by Governor-elect Gregoire and for the opportunity to continue to serve the citizens of Washington in the critical area of domestic preparedness." |
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| | This attack proves the fact that the military junta of Burma does not respect Freedom of Association. | | | We call upon the United Nations to take more effective action on the military junta in Burma by facilitating the Special Envoy with enforcement actions from the UN Security Council. | | | We call upon all the international trade unions to support the democratic movement of Burma by participating in the trade embargoes and protests against the military junta and it's embassies. |
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http://www.tradeunions-burma.org/ftub/Statements/actioncalljune42003.htm
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| | The Vanished Gallery: The Desaparecidos of Argentina |
| | According to former president, Carlos Menem, records of the atrocities were destroyed by the military, following the 1982 Falklands War. | | | In 1983, after democracy was restored, a national commission was appointed to investigate the fate of the disappeared. | | | The disappeared have not been heard of to this day. |
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http://www.yendor.com/vanished
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| | Go Asia Pacific Breaking News Asia - Head of Burma's military junta in Vietnam |
| | General Than Shwe, who heads Burma's military junta, is due to meet Vietnam's President Tran Duc Luong and Prime Minister Phan Van Khai later today. | | | Burma's military leader Senior General Than Shwe has arrived in Vietnam for a three-day official visit. | | | It's the general's third trip to the communist nation, following his last visit in 1998 for the leadership summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. |
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http://www.goasiapacific.com/news/GoAsiaPacificBNA_807724.htm
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