Word: minicoup
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Rumors began circulating in Manila that unnamed politicians, assumed to be allied with former President Ferdinand Marcos, Enrile and elements in the military, planned to reconvene illegally the national assembly that Aquino disbanded after her accession. As word of the presumed minicoup spread, armed forces Chief of Staff General Fidel Ramos moved to block it, ordering his commanders to "disregard" any orders that might come from the Defense Ministry. At Ramos' direction, government troops in trucks and armored vehicles lined the street leading to the presidential palace in Manila and secured key radio and television stations...
Last week at his home in Carson City, Nev., Oliver welcomed the minicoup. Eventually he hopes to move to Santo, where he plans to operate a 2,000-acre sugar plantation. "The islanders want development," he says. "They want electricity and roads and jobs. They don't want to live in the bush with the mosquitoes. There's no such thing as the noble savage...
When the guards stubbornly refused to abandon their occupation, Homayoun revoked the diplomatic status of Major General Rafii and Zahedi's spokesman Ali Tabatabai, who was accused of lying to cover up the minicoup. But at week's end, Zahedi returned from Morocco and stepped back into the fray. He asked Homayoun to reverse his decision; when he declined, Homayoun was summarily fired along with four other diplomats who supported...