Word: nationalist
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Also absent from Tudjman's funeral were the leaders of the NATO countries, which, although they'd backed him in his war against the Serbs, subsequently began to keep their distance from the authoritarian nationalist. "The West's early decisions on Croatia were made in a time of crisis management, when Tudjman's anticommunism was enough to win him support," says Anastasijevic. "Later, Tudjman's lack of enthusiasm for democracy and factors such as his denial of the Holocaust made them more uncomfortable." But while Western governments are hoping that Tudjman's passing will open...
...early news reports as a disgruntled journalist - nobody?s any the wiser about what really motivated the attack. "We wanted to save the Armenian people from perishing and restore its rights," Unanian said, but he articulated no clear political agenda or complaint. Although Unanian was known for his nationalist views and hard line on Armenia?s conflict with neighboring Azerbaijan, so was Prime Minister Vazgen Sarkisian, whom he shot at point-blank range. In the end, all the gunmen demanded were guarantees for their personal safety. But the military wants heads to roll in the cabinet, and that could...
...Yang, a wealthy landowner with three wives, is breaking up his family. Yang Peiyuan, the older twin by half an hour, is to return to their hometown and join the communists. Yang Peiji, the younger twin, is to go south to join the Kuomintang (KMT) and fight in their Nationalist army. The train is about to leave. Peiji tells his brother to try to persuade their father to escape to Hong Kong. They hug, and Peiyuan boards the train...
...game of one-on-one, and Sonia Gandhi never saw the ball. India's month-long election ended Sunday with the ruling Hindu nationalist Baharatiya Janata party set to strengthen its majority. In what looks like a crushing blow to the vaunted Gandhi political dynasty, exit polls pointed to the BJP block collecting around 300 parliamentary seats compared with a little over 150 for Mrs. Gandhi's Congress party and its allies. In an election where no significant policy issues were at stake, Congress had hoped the allure of the Gandhi name would restore its fortunes. Although the BJP mercilessly...
...militia were being run by Kopassus units loyal to the former dictator, Suharto," says TIME correspondent William Dowell. "The question now is whether they?ll try to fight on against the Australians, because that would require the support of at least elements of the Indonesian government." A rising nationalist backlash in Indonesia over the East Timor debacle won?t help the prospects for peace in East Timor. And the disconnect between the statements issued by Cohen and Wiranto after Thursday?s meeting could spell trouble...