Word: strengthening
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...tribal loyalties that stand in the way of nation building. Had the Ibo secession worked, some of Africa's 6,000 other tribal groups would undoubtedly have been encouraged to seek independence, setting back the process of political modernization indefinitely. Conversely, the victory of the central government may strengthen the forces that hope to create strong federal systems in Africa...
...have been one of those uncommon envoys with a sharply pointed pencil. He was a career diplomat, the fifth son of an earl; he was first married to the daughter of a U.S. Senator, and after her death wed another American. In his last Washington years, he worked to strengthen Anglo-American ties as World War II approached...
...Saigon. Many legislators, content to serve and deal in the capital without building a political base in the countryside, are unsympathetic to his efforts and are often outright obstructive. It remains to be seen for how long Thieu, in the midst of his struggles to stabilize the economy and strengthen the army, will put up with such tactics before taking more severe steps to curb the powers of the kindergarten...