Word: overthrown
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Catholicism became the country's official religion, Catholics found a lively response to whispering campaigns against the threat of Protestantism. Conservative Party Dictator Gómez was convinced that all Protestants were members of the Liberal Party and hence his mortal enemies. Just before Gómez was overthrown by Rojas in 1953, his government signed an agreement with the Vatican cutting two-thirds of the country into 18 mission territories in which only Catholic churches and schools could operate. Rojas carried on where his predecessor left off, suggesting that Protestants and Communists were indistinguishable from one another...
...runs Argentina, last week put his plans for rebuilding his country's democracy to the test of elections-and won, but precariously. The government squeaked through to victory in balloting for an assembly that will rewrite the constitution inherited from Dictator Juan Perón, who was overthrown by Aramburu and his fellow officers. Assembly line-up in favor of the constitutional reforms...
Butler's Praise. Though dissatisfaction with Eden's performance is real, there seems no immediate likelihood that he might be overthrown by a revolt of Tory backers in the House. The Tories have a 59-vote majority; no large body of Tories wants to bring down the government in such a way as to bring the Labor opposition to power. Tories do not do things that way. The Tory way is quiet talk at the Carlton Club, little conferences in House offices, and an agreement that Anthony needs a rest...
...that impressed much of the world, "might better wait until a shrimp learns to whistle." The eerie sound that penetrated the Kremlin last week from out of satellite-land was suspiciously like just such a whistle. Communism's leaders watched their authority flouted, their names assailed, their puppets overthrown, their flags torn down, their soldiers shooting down workers. In a few short days, these unpleasant truths were thrust upon the Soviet high command...
...four years in power, the military junta of 38-year-old Lieut. Colonel Nasser could boast of considerable progress. It had overthrown a corrupt monarch, broken a sordid feudal aristocracy's long-held power over Egypt's politics, disowned the murderous fanaticism of the Moslem Brotherhood and driven British troops from Egyptian soil after 74 years of occupation. It had imposed some stability. It had done less well in grappling with the ancient miseries of one of the world's poorest countries. By making his deal for Communist arms, Nasser had ended Egypt's dependence...