An Olympic medalist, he was popular when he took the throne in 1964. But his efforts to intervene in Greek politics led to a coup and his ouster. ATHENS — Constantine II, the last king of Greece, who ruled for just three years during a turbulent period in the country’s modern history that culminated in …
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Ms. Boluarte, the country’s first woman president, ascended to power suddenly, after her predecessor was arrested. She takes power as corruption and discontent test democracies across Latin America. Like the man she replaced, she is a leftist who grew up far from the capital, with a strong connection to her mostly poor mountainous region. Unlike …
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Ms. Boluarte, the country’s first woman president, ascended to power suddenly, after her predecessor was arrested. She takes power as corruption and discontent test democracies across Latin America. Like the man she replaced, she is a leftist who grew up far from the capital, with a strong connection to her mostly poor mountainous region. Unlike …
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After days of gunfights in early November, Haitian police officers emerged triumphant: They had finally liberated the nation’s biggest port from the gangs that had taken it over for two months. But when members of Haiti’s SWAT team returned to the shantytown that surrounds the port just days later, they still did not feel safe …
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Sean Turnell, arrested five days after the military seized power in a coup, has been convicted by the junta of violating the country’s official secrets act. Sean Turnell, an economic adviser to Myanmar’s imprisoned civilian leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, was convicted alongside her of violating an official secrets act on Thursday and sentenced …
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The accord paves the way for national reconciliation talks and democratic elections. However, it was snubbed by the main rebel group responsible for the death of Chad’s previous leader. DAKAR, Senegal — Chad’s military government and more than 40 rebel groups signed a cease-fire agreement on Monday in Qatar, paving the way for reconciliation talks …
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The charter, passed in a referendum, cements the almost absolute power that President Kais Saied seized over the past year, when he has ruled mostly by decree. Tunisians approved a new Constitution that cements the one-man rule instituted by President Kais Saied over the past year, according to the results of a referendum released on …
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