Word: civilian
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...riots caused the downfall of the government of Rashid Karami, who resigned to avoid a confrontation that would hurt Lebanon, but stayed on as caretaker Premier. After the riots, the guerrillas tacitly agreed to operate only along Lebanon's border with Israel and to keep away from civilian settlements against which the Israelis could retaliate. Despite the agreement, they have tripled their forces to about 5,400 men and set up new camps deeper inside Lebanese territory. Two weeks ago. apparently without bothering to check with Helou or Karami, the army moved. Arguing that the fedayeen were endangering civilian...
...dici succeeds Arthur da Costa e Silva, an ex-army marshal who had ruled since 1967 but was partially paralyzed by a stroke last August. A military triumvirate took over the government, imperiously brushing aside the civilian Vice President, who should have succeeded Costa e Silva under the constitution. Early this month the brass reached into the ranks of four-star generals to choose Médici, the taciturn commander of Brazil's Third Army, as the new "candidate...
...dress up Medici's election with a little democracy, the generals allowed Congress to reconvene for the first time since it was dissolved ten months ago in a military crackdown on civilian dissent. There is not much chance that the legislators will ever cause the new President any trouble. Under new amendments to the constitution, drafted by the military, congressional immunity has been abolished-on or off the floor of Congress. Should the President still find the lawmakers obstreperous, he can invoke certain "transitory provisions" to close Congress and rule by decree...
...They've tried to squelch civil liberties in the military," said Mike Torney, spokesman for the G. I.-Civilian Alliance for Peace. He said that army regulations permit servicemen to receive leaflets and to demonstrate...
...said that M. I. T. was trying to achieve a "sense of balance" between civilian and Pentagon supported research...