Recognizing the dangers of military coups, he curtailed the influence of the army in Mexico's political life.
Those requests say more about the influence of the army within Taiwan's armed forces than the island's military needs.
Among the reforms that earned Turkey its prized date to open membership talks with the EU were provisions to trim the influence of the army.
But under the influence of the army, successive Turkish governments have made it a focal point of national pride not to admit to genocide, even making it a crime to speak of the Armenian massacre as such.
While an older Klein customer will appreciate the military influence of an army surplus colour palette and tasteful classics like double-breasted overcoats and pin-sharp suits, creative director Italo Zucchelli is increasingly courting a younger, cooler customer.
Yet none of this is to deny that Miss Megawati now faces a daunting list of difficulties, from separatism to economic stagnation (see article).One large uncertainty that remains after Mr Wahid's departure is the influence of the army.
This was the main reason for a decision by the assembly to reduce the political influence of the army in government only gradually, lest it should provoke the hardliners.
Mr Portillo's lot include the ministers of finance, the interior and defence.In this section Chile buries its political ghosts—some of them, anyway Old cars never die in Cuba Portillo's progress Death on the beach ReprintsCurbing the influence of the army depends in part on that of General Rios Montt.
They see the party slipping out of their hands and may push Mr Erdogan to return to the issues dear to their hearts, but which Mr Erdogan has postponed during his four years in office: repealing the ban on Islamic headscarves, restricting further the influence of the army and lifting more of the restrictions on ethnic Kurds.
The problem is that Mr Bahceli's Nationalist Action Party no doubt encouraged by some of the generals is said to be resisting any acknowledgment of Kurdish cultural rights, and any diminution of the political influence of the army.For the first time, though, Mr Ecevit is fighting back.
