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But with Iraq battered, Syria in chaos, and a stagnant Egypt being whipsawed by revolution and counterrevolution, the way was clear for an ambitious, headstrong, and ruthless young Saudi prince to stake his country’s claim to Arab leadership.
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Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
Marker’s Grin Without a Cat, an essay-film about revolution and counterrevolution in the Sixties, is almost as long as The Sorrow and the Pity but denser and more fast-moving.
—Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2022
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.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2021
In 1894, a counterrevolution failed and Liliuokalani was arrested.
—Time, 17 Aug. 2023
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Martin Indyk, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2019
Marker’s Grin Without a Cat, an essay-film about revolution and counterrevolution in the Sixties, is almost as long as The Sorrow and the Pity but denser and more fast-moving.
—Alexander Sammon, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2022
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.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2021
In 1894, a counterrevolution failed and Liliuokalani was arrested.
—Time, 17 Aug. 2023
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“Counterrevolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterrevolution. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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