For well-known international leader who is acclaimed for a major achievement‚ I had selected Aung San Suu Kyi as a representative of political leadership. This is because she was a leader of the struggle for human rights and democracy or named as ‘freedom fighter’ in Burma. Therefore‚ she was awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 to recognize her hard work in the nonviolent struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma. Besides that‚ she has also received numerous international awards such
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Struggle for Democracy :Libya =========================== The Background: The history of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi spanned a period of over four decades from 1969 to 2011. Gaddafi became the de facto leader of the country on 1 September 1969 after leading a group of young Libyan military officers against King Idris I in a bloodless coup. The name of the country was changed several times during Gaddafi’s tenure as the leader
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Struggle for democracy in Syria By Ribal Al-Assad CAIRO - As the violence in Syria mounts‚ the international community’s paralysis has become increasingly jarring. But the role of external regional forces is almost as important in fueling the domestic bloodshed as what is happening internally. If Syria could break free of the negative influences of regional politics‚ genuine change without continued violence might become possible. Syria needs to manage its diverse ethnic and religious composition
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Robert Frost 1874–1963 Robert Frost holds a unique and almost isolated position in American letters. "Though his career fully spans the modern period and though it is impossible to speak of him as anything other than a modern poet‚" writes James M. Cox‚ "it is difficult to place him in the main tradition of modern poetry." In a sense‚ Frost stands at the crossroads of nineteenth-century American poetry and modernism‚ for in his verse may be found the culmination of many nineteenth-century tendencies
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(present-day Myanmar) Burmese political leader I n 1988 Aung San Suu Kyi became the major leader of the movement toward the reestablishment of democracy in Burma (now Myanmar). In 1991‚ while under house arrest by the government for her activities‚ she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Early life Aung San Suu Kyi was born in Rangoon‚ Burma‚ on June 19‚ 1945‚ the youngest of three children of Bogyoke (Generalissimo) Aung San and Daw Khin Kyi. (In Burma all names are individual and people do not
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Television is one of our world’s most important means of communication. It shows us information programs‚ like the news‚ documentaries‚ and sports events. We can watch films‚ listen to interviews and hear the sounds of events that happen far away. Television teaches us about countries and cultures and we can enjoyentertainment‚ like series‚ comedies‚ game shows or sitcoms. A television set can be used for other things as well. You can record shows and films for later viewing‚ play video games‚ watch
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ushered in 74 years of Communist rule--HE was the central figure in a doomed effort to bring democracy to Russia. How did this small‚ dynamic Russian‚ who at age 36 reached the top of power in his home country‚ find his way to a small classroom half a world away and half a century later?
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HISTORY OF MILITARY COUP VIOLATING DEMOCRACY Military coup of 1973 - CHILE Salvador Allende (pronounced Ayen-they). He was then the President of Chile‚ a country in South America. Allende was the founder leader of the Socialist Party of Chile. In 1970‚ after being elected the President‚ Allende had taken several policy decisions to help the poor and the workers. These included reform of the educational system‚ free milk for children and redistribution of land to the landless farmers. He was
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Chapter 1 – Democracy and American Politics I) Democracy – demos (the people) & kratein (to rule) a. Oligarchy – rule by a few and a minority group holds power over a majority as in an aristocracy or a clerical establishment b. Monarchy – rule by one where power rests in the hands of a king or queen c. Athens was known for the purest form of democracy that has ever existed. d. Direct democracy – form of political decision making in which public business
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EGERTON UNIVERSITY JAMES AKOYO ABISAI REG. NO. AM17/0251/12 TERM PAPER TOPIC: DEMOCRATIZATION IN AFRICA SUBMITTED TO: DR.OSAMBA 23RD NOVEMBER 2012 DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA Professor Ben O. Nwabueze ’s book‚ Democratization (Nwabueze 1993)‚ is the best place to begin for a wide-ranging and textured examination of democratization in African societies. "Democratization is not only a concept‚ nor is it synonymous with multi-partyism‚" Nwabueze writes‚ "it is also concerned with certain
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