Reflections on the Portuguese revolution

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Portugal is celebrating 25 years of democracy in 1999. Military leaders orchestrated a successful coup in Apr 1974 aimed at installing democracy in place of the existing dictatorship. A struggle with communist elements ensued. The democratically-elected President Mario Soares and his government gained supremacy from 1976, but it was not until 1989 that Portugal completed the process of becoming a fully liberal democracy. The country bears the scars of its history. It may be a member of the European Union but inefficiencies in the state mean its public sector provisions resemble those of an undeveloped nation.

Democracy, Portugal

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Serbia's opposition speaks

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The Zajedno coalition is working to change the Serbian political system towards a democratic government. The opposition party believes that only through the removal from power of Slobodan Milosevic, who they believe is responsible for plunging Serbia into wars, economic decline and international isolation, will Serbia stabilize into a normal state and regain its place in the international family of democracies. They also believe that a democratic Serbia will be the key to achieving peace and stability in the entire southeastern Europe.

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Serbia's prudent revolution

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The 13-year-old regime of Slobodan Milosevic was ended by a bloodless revolution and brought to power a team dedicated to democracy. Political and social strains are far from resolved among the current 18-party ruling coalition, but there are more forces binding this group than challenging it.

Yugoslavia, Management, Political activity, Milosevic, Slobodan, Communism, Kostunica, Vojislav, Djindjic, Zoran

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