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  • August 2008

    • Georgia's Outgunned Leader Keeps the Faith

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 11, 08 1:45 PM CDT

      Georgia's Outgunned Leader Keeps the Faith

      (Newser) - After 5 years of risky political brinksmanship with Russia, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili now finds himself in the fight of his life, the Wall Street Journal reports. The pro-Western leader says he has no regrets about his tactics, which seem finally to have set off long-simmering tensions between his state and Moscow, and, more personally, between him and Vladimir Putin. More »

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      Russia  • Georgia  • war  • Mikheil Saakashvili  • former Soviet state  • military coup

    • Army Seizes Power in Mauritania

      AFP  |  Aug 6, 08 9:38 AM CDT

      Army Seizes Power in Mauritania

      (Newser) - Soldiers in the West African nation of Mauritania mounted a coup d'etat today, arresting the president and prime minister and shutting down state radio and television, the Guardian reports. Troops entered the capital and apprehended Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi, the country’s first democratically elected president, after he began taking steps to remove generals accused of provoking political crisis. More »

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      Africa  • military coup  • Mauritania  • Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi

  • May 2008
  • February 2008

    • Deposed Thai PM Returns Home

      BBC  |  Feb 28, 08 6:33 AM CST

      Deposed Thai PM Returns Home

      (Newser) - Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra flew home today after 17 months in exile to cheering supporters and police, who quickly escorted him to court to face corruption charges. Thaksin, the billionaire owner of the Manchester City soccer team who was forced from power by a military coup, knelt and touched his native soil with his forehead when he landed in Bangkok.  More »

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      corruption  • Thailand  • Thaksin Shinawatra  • exile  • Samak Sundaravej  • military coup  • Thai elections

  • December 2007

    • Thailand Gets Second Chance at Democracy

      Bloomberg  |  Dec 21, 07 6:23 PM CST

      Thailand Gets Second Chance at Democracy

      (Newser) - Thailand goes to the polls on Sunday to vote in the first government since the coup d'état of September 2006. Two men are vying to become prime minister: Samak Sundaravej, 72, a political veteran and ally of the ousted leadership; and Abhisit Vejjajiva, nearly 30 years his junior, who stresses human rights and environmental concerns. Whoever wins, says Bloomberg, the next PM's restoration of democratic rule should kickstart a lagging economy. More »

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      Thailand  • military coup

  • November 2007

    • Bhutto Inspires Hope, Doubts

      New York Times  |  Nov 11, 07 3:13 PM CST

      Bhutto Inspires Hope, Doubts

      (Newser) - The inconsistencies in Benazir Bhutto's stance on Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf have stirred misgivings among many who wonder what her real intentions are. Bhutto, honored by Parliament at a reception yesterday, has exaggerated the numbers of followers at recent rallies and seems to some to have been making back-room deals with Musharraf, reports the New York Times. More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Benazir Bhutto  • military coup

    • Fiji Charges 3 in Plot to Kill PM

      ABC News (Australia)  |  Nov 5, 07 8:04 AM CST

      Fiji Charges 3 in Plot to Kill PM

      (Newser) - Police have arrested 16 people, including a New Zealand businessman, in alleged plot to assassinate Fiji's interim PM Frank Bainimarama. Three of those arrested were charged with treason; police are said to be looking for more conspirators. The military government, which seized power in a coup last year, claims the attempt was hatched by NGOs funded by neighboring Australia and New Zealand, ABC Australia reports. More »

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      Australia  • New Zealand  • assassination attempt  • military coup  • Fiji

  • August 2007

    • Thailand Orders Arrest of Ex-PM

      BBC  |  Aug 14, 07 5:50 PM CDT

      Thailand Orders Arrest of Ex-PM

      (Newser) - After failing to appear in a Bangkok court to hear charges that he abused power while in office, Thailand's deposed PM is now a fugitive of justice. The country's Supreme Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of Thaksin Shinawatra, who took refuge with his wife in England last year after he was ousted in a bloodless military coup. More »

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      scandals  • corruption  • Thailand  • extradition  • Thaksin Shinawatra  • military coup

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