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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...asked for a meeting with U.S. Chargé d'Affaires Julius Walker. He told Walker that he was aware of America's "historic relationship" with Liberia, a country founded by former U.S. slaves in 1847. Expressing a desire for elections and a quick return to civilian rule, Doe reportedly named 15 officers and NCOs-none above the rank of captain-as "superintendents" to rule for the time being...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LIBERIA: Coup at Dawn | 4/21/1980 | See Source »

...been controlled by the "settlers," the Americo-Liberians. Tolbert's father was a former South Carolina slave who became a rich coffee grower and rice, farmer in Liberia. The son, a Baptist minister, was the country's Vice President for 20 years under the virtual one-man rule of President William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman. After Tubman's death in 1971, Tolbert succeeded to the presidency and to the leadership of Liberia's only political party, the True Whigs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LIBERIA: Coup at Dawn | 4/21/1980 | See Source »

...been returned, with interest, and China now has some 100 millionaires in U.S. dollar terms. Hu Qiaomu, the director of the Academy of Social Sciences, admitted in a policy statement in the People's Daily that China has had to adopt such capitalist principles as "the pricing system, the rule of value, and the advantage of material incentives...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Capitalism: Is It Working...? Of Course, but... | 4/21/1980 | See Source »

...racism had thoroughly infiltrated the judicial system. Emeka was acquitted, yes; but how many Blacks, who do not go to Harvard, who cannot pack the courtroom, who cannot obtain prestigious character witnesses, who cannot afford a good lawyer, land in jail because of the biases of our system of rule...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Overreaction'? | 4/16/1980 | See Source »

...league's leading passer, and five concussions last season, he called it quits. In an emotional press conference at Texas Stadium­he paused several times to hold back the tears­he said he wanted to spend more time with his family but did not rule out a future career as a TV football announcer. Dallas Coach Tom Landry, whom Staubach called "the man on the sidelines with the funny hats," indicated that the Cowboys' corral will remain open for Staubach this season just in case the quarterback changes his mind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Apr. 14, 1980 | 4/14/1980 | See Source »

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