Hamas, a fervently religious Islamic resistance movement, supplanted the secular Fatah party, which had held uninterrupted sway in Palestinian politics for nearly 40 years.
In all those countries, former liberation movements have held uninterrupted power over decades through a combination of patronage, coercion and, in some cases, outright military force.
Following intense negotiations, the two parties agreed in February 2009 to a coalition government, in which Mugabe would remain head of state – a post he had held uninterrupted for 30 years – and Tsvangirai would assume the premiership.
The orange-haired demagogue has held an uninterrupted and increasing lead in HuffPollster's national polling average since he passed former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in July 2015.
Heritage has held that contract uninterrupted ever since -- for more than 13 years.
The past two days featured a pair of thrilling semifinals contested by tennis's Big Four — Djokovic, Nadal, Roger Federer, and Andy Murray — a group that has held the top four spots in the world rankings almost uninterrupted since 2008.
The control of the media and the heavily financed propaganda has held Singaporeans in utter thrall, enabling the PAP to rule uninterrupted for more than half-a-century.
Before 2009, the Liberal Democrats had held almost uninterrupted power for over a half-century.
The Tories, who had held the riding uninterrupted since 1969, fell to third place.
The Carl Lueg Gold Medal was founded in 1904 to celebrate the uninterrupted period of twenty-five years during which Dr. Carl Lueg had held the presidency of the Association.
