Word: beens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The well-born son of a general, Karmal has been a Marxist ever since his days as a student at Kabul University; his graduation was delayed by a stint in prison for left-wing agitation. His Parcham Party always leaned more dependably toward Moscow than Taraki's more broadly...
Another uncertainty within the Patriotic Front was the apparent inability of the two key figures, Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo, to agree on a political alliance for waging the electoral campaign. The pragmatic Nkomo, who represents the minority Ndebele tribal groups, is seeking total unity among the guerrilla factions. The left...
A. I don't think so. There might be a short period in which something might happen. But I have reasons for saying that the frontline states would not support the continuation of a war-based in their countries and supplied from their countries-after an election that is...
For the villagers of Rae Bareli in the state of Uttar Pradesh, the vigorous woman in the beige sari electioneering under a roadside arbor was a haunting apparition from India's political past. Raising an orange-colored bullhorn, she repeated her blunt and simple slogan: "Banish poverty!" Seizing upon...
On the local level, Gandhi's chances of winning back her old seat in the Rae Bareli district have been enhanced by a split in the opposition reflecting the disarray that also prevails in India's other major political parties. Facing Gandhi are a former Maharani, Vijaya Reje...