On September 11, 1973 the military overthrew the Chilean government in a violent coup (as a result, the president, Allende, killed himself). General Augusto Pinochet affirmed that he was leader of the coup, and used his position as Commander-in-chief of the army. In 1974, Pinochet declared himself President and remained in power until 1990.
I'm having a little trouble with my defining progress blog, so I thought to myself, why not talk about an entire continent that is seemingly devoid of progress? Africa seems pretty stagnant!
So I am sure everyone has heard that Fidel Castor stepped down as Cuba's president during the night. When I heard the news this morning I was kinda in shock, I had believed that he would keep his power until the day he died. This is his quote that Castro wrote to inform the world, "I will not aspire to, nor will I accept the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief,".
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How long does it take for a people to become tired of central leadership?
Time magazine made a poor choice. He removed any chance of rule by the people, After so much effort.
He has placed himself as one man rule. Putin.
Democracy is a very bad form of government, but all the others are so much worse.
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
I do believe the current Leading US General in IRAQ has brought more effective change than Putin.
First of all, if you've missed me, I'm terribly sorry. I've had a lot on my plate of late. But I simply couldn't let Musharraf off the hook any more. He needs a nice little verbal whipping from yours truly, then maybe he'll stop his shenanigans.
Well, it's good to know that the Evil Empire is still alive and well. According to the New York Times, the upcoming elections in the Russian Parliament don't spell anything good for fans of things like freedom, liberalism, or democracy.
