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Everywhere that the struggle for national freedom has triumphed, once the authorities agreed, there were military coups d'etat that overthrew their leaders. That is the result time and time again.

~Ahmed Ben Bella

Topics: Again Agreed Authorities Coup Everywhere Freedom Leaders Military National Once Result Struggle Time Time And Time Were

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In two years, there were 22 military coups d'etat, essentially in Africa and the third world. The coup d'etat of Algiers, in 1965, is what opened the path.

~Ahmed Ben Bella

Topics: Africa Coup Essentially Military Opened Path Third Third World Two Were World Years

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Some consider the removal of Dr. Mohammed Morsi a coup by the army against an elected president. Others treat it as the second revolution, or the continuation of the January 25, 2011, revolution.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Against Army Consider Continuation Coup Dr Elected January Mohammed Others President Removal Revolution Second Some Treat

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It's a coup by the GOP to grab the governorship to California to make this place a safe haven for George W. Bush in 2004. It's incredible when you think about it. The recall cost the state $100 million.

~Al Jardine

Topics: About Bush California Cost Coup George George W George W. Bush Gop Grab Haven Incredible Make Million Place Recall Safe Safe Haven State Think You

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The film, even when we were making it in that budget range, which was really a coup - we got it made because we pitched it to the studio head, Joe Roth.

~Alex Winter

Topics: Because Budget Coup Even Film Got Head Joe Made Making Range Really Studio Were Which

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The Washington Times wrote a story questioning the authenticity of some of the suggestions made about me in Silent Coup. But as a believer in the First Amendment, I believe they have more than a right to air their views.

~Bob Woodward

Topics: About Air Amendment Authenticity Believe Believer Coup First First Amendment Made Me More Questioning Right Silent Some Story Suggestions Than Times Views Washington Wrote I Believe

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Six months after I was born, we moved to Ghana. The first five years of my life were there. In 1982, when there was a coup d'etat, my family left because the government was overthrown, and my dad was involved in politics.

~Bozoma Saint John

Topics: After Because Born Coup Dad Family First Five Ghana Government Involved Left Life Months Moved My Life Politics Six Were Years I Was Born

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I was shooting a bikini promotion in Mahe in the Seychelles in 1980 when there was a military coup and I, along with a roomful of other people, ended up being kidnapped and held hostage at gunpoint in a windowless room with no ventilation for 36 hours.

~Brigitte Nielsen

Topics: Along Being Bikini Coup Ended Held Hostage Hours Kidnapped Military Other People Promotion Room Shooting Up

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We had a couple of minor coups that made a big difference. We snared away from a competitor a correspondent already on the ground in Afghanistan. That was an enormous help to us, because there we were.

~Brit Hume

Topics: Afghanistan Away Because Big Big Difference Competitor Correspondent Coup Couple Difference Enormous Ground Had Help Made Minor Us Were

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Modern Architecture died in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 15, 1972, at 3.32 p.m. (or thereabouts), when the infamous Pruitt Igoe scheme, or rather several of its slab blocks, were given the final coup de grace by dynamite.

~Charles Jencks

Topics: Architecture Blocks Coup Died Dynamite Final Given Grace Infamous July Louis Missouri Modern Rather Scheme Several St. Louis Were

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