Sentence examples for years of repressive from inspiring English sources

During the years of repressive Taliban rule (1996-2001), nofe of these questions could have been answered in the affirmative.

After 18 years of repressive rule by a government of puritanical priests, a liberal reformist, Mohammad Khatami, was elected president of Iran.

But he warned that frustrations in the town were high after years of repressive rule by Mr. Hussein and United Nations sanctions.

Algeria's acceptance of Gaddafi's wife and offspring angered Libyan leaders, who want the ousted autocrat and his entourage to face justice for years of repressive rule.

An immediate backlash revealed the level of anger that persists among many Filipinos over his father's 20 years of repressive rule.

What has impelled so many to the streets is the collateral damage, the hurt and anger after years of repressive rule and cronyism.

This was after years of critiquing the repressive nature of both her family and her country through performance art.

The deal arrived amid a wave of popular anger and restiveness that preceded the massacre, fueled by years of lockdown by repressive governments.

Two years ago, Vladimir Feltsman, the pianist, approached the Chamber Music Society with the idea for a series of concerts of music by composers from the postwar, repressive years of the Soviet Union -- music that wasn't widely performed, and in most cases never became widely known in the West.

Cultural historian and publisher Irina Prokhorova goes further - she calls it "Stalinist", reminiscent of the anti-Western hysteria which marked the grim repressive years of the late 1940s.

Her views have now been shaped by 20 years of being a serious student of repressive anti-gay global policies around the world; an observer of the devastating effect of anti-gay policies, including DOMA, on friends and family here at home; and, a leader who has had plenty of time to reflect on ways to be very effective in tough political moments.