Word: freedom
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...criticized the tyrannical use of "political trials" in countries under dictatorship, looking back on the days when she and other Pakistanis fought for freedom and democracy...
China last week was not the China of freedom banners and victory signs. That China perished on June 4. The new China brutally rejected the demands for change that are sweeping the Communist world. But in ordering the bloody suppression of the democracy movement, the government lost much of its authority, leaving itself isolated and condemned at home and abroad. There are even fears that Chinese Communism may be reaching backward for a discredited tool. Warned a Western diplomat: "Everything that has gone on has been preparation for Stalinist terror. Deng Xiaoping is an old Communist who , believes that when...
Bhutto, 35, captivated U.S. audiences with her blend of modern and traditional values. "My presence before you is a testament to the force of freedom and democracy in Pakistan," she told a joint session of Congress. She was frequently interrupted by applause as she described the desire of the Pakistani people for democracy. "Everywhere," she declared, "the sun is setting on the day of the dictator...
...contrast was stupefying. In December 1981, Solidarity leader Lech Walesa was arrested along with more than 6,000 fellow union members in a martial-law crackdown that seemed to shatter their movement and, with it, all hope of freedom and reform in Communist Poland. Last week Walesa found himself at the center of a very different situation. His forces had just whipped the Communist Party in the country's first truly democratic elections since 1947, causing a constitutional logjam that for the moment left unclear exactly how and by whom Poland would be governed. Walesa, 46, his trademark mustache...
...Americans stage a hurried exit from the chaos in Beijing, the President seeks to preserve U.S. strategic and commercial interests while underscoring American support for freedom...