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The Shadow of Bashir Many Sudanese see the coup as a counterrevolution—a return to the days of Sudan’s longtime strongman president, Omar al-Bashir.
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Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2021
In 1894, a counterrevolution failed and Liliuokalani was arrested.
—Time, 17 Aug. 2023
Nicaragua spent most of the 20th century suffering through oppressive dictators, revolutions, counterrevolutions, a 10-year civil war, and a devastating earthquake.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2023
The rest of the movie is about the Barbies deploying their political organizing skills and the Kens’ underdeveloped sense of self-awareness to successfully stage a counterrevolution and get their Dreamhouses back.
—Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
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Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2021
In 1894, a counterrevolution failed and Liliuokalani was arrested.
—Time, 17 Aug. 2023
Nicaragua spent most of the 20th century suffering through oppressive dictators, revolutions, counterrevolutions, a 10-year civil war, and a devastating earthquake.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2023
The rest of the movie is about the Barbies deploying their political organizing skills and the Kens’ underdeveloped sense of self-awareness to successfully stage a counterrevolution and get their Dreamhouses back.
—Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
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“Counterrevolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterrevolution. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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