Ravalomanana went into exile on the African continent, but Madagascar was still left in the grips of political crisis, as Rajoelina was internationally shunned and did not have complete support of the Malagasy public.
This has left it in the grip of a humanitarian crisis.
Gradually philosophy has been abstracted from the concerns of everyday life, leaving us in the grip of the "terror of annihilation".
But the city's traumatised residents complain that the troops do not patrol after dark, leaving Timbuktu in the grip of a rumour mill of fear.
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The Democrat-controlled Senate refused to accept any such measures, leading to a stalemate that left the country in the grip of a 16-day government shutdown.
The shadow health secretary, Andy Burnham, said the decision to cut 6,000 nursing posts in the early years of the last parliament has left the NHS "in the grip of private staffing agencies".
"The decision to cut 6,000 nursing posts in the early years of the last parliament, alongside big reductions in nurse training places, has left the NHS in the grip of private staffing agencies".
Is there no outrage left in the city of Emma Goldman and Malcolm X? The cause seemed gripping enough: a call for the City Council to pass Resolution 909, condemning the USA Patriot Act and other federal policies that have expanded government surveillance, detention and law enforcement powers in the name of fighting terrorism.
Friday is the anniversary of the beginning of a huge popular uprising in 1988 that was crushed by soldiers at the cost of 3,000 lives, leaving the country in the grip of a military junta and setting the course of Myanmar's history ever since — and likely well into the future.
