Word: underlying
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Tribal enmity,* along with ideological disputes between the left-leaning Mugabe and the more pragmatic Nkomo, could pose a serious threat to the cease-fire plan. The two groups considered joining their forces under a single command and mounting a unified campaign in the forthcoming elections. Nevertheless, many guerrillas have...
The fading ocher-colored mansion sits like a ghost in the midst of Taipei's swirling traffic. The heavy wooden doors, surmounted by iron spikes, are sealed shut. Shards of broken glass protrude from the high, surrounding wall. The pole inside the compound that flew the U.S. flag for...
The Georgians' attachment to their native son is not only local pride, but also local resentment at their domination by the Russians who rule the country from Moscow. Less understandable is the nostalgia for the Stalin era that is expressed by a minority of Russians. Some complain that the...
Many seem to miss the sense of national unity and purpose they felt under Stalin in World War II and the hope that peace would bring real freedom. For them, Stalin's birthday is an event to be remembered, if not celebrated. Says one Moscow intellectual: "The longing is...
On the face of it, Law 815 hardly seemed a piece of villainous legislation. Passed last year to help raise Greek universities to European standards, it addressed some of the problems of an educational system that is widely recognized to be a shambles. But each successive reform roused the ire...