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Takeover   /tˈeɪkˌoʊvər/   Listen
Takeover

noun
1.
A sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force.  Synonyms: coup, coup d'etat, putsch.
2.
A change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation.



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"Takeover" Quotes from Famous Books



... shortcoming is the assumption of the inevitability of reprisals and the capacity to take punitive action. That is not and may not always be the case with the United States, although we can attempt to make others believe it will be. The takeover of the Embassy in Tehran by dissident "students" in 1979 and American impotence in the aftermath are suggestive of the shortcoming. That aside, the example or perception of the invincibility of American military power is not a bad ...
— Shock and Awe - Achieving Rapid Dominance • Harlan K. Ullman and James P. Wade
... constitutes a major segment of economic activity, but the 50% devaluation of the CFA franc in January 1994 made Senegalese goods more competitive and hurt the reexport trade. The Gambia has benefited from a rebound in tourism after its decline in response to the military's takeover in July 1994. Short-run economic progress remains highly dependent on sustained bilateral and multilateral aid and on responsible government ...
— The 1998 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... Overview: Since Castro's takeover of Cuba in 1959, the economy has been run in the Soviet style of government ownership of substantially all the means of production and government planning of all but the smallest details of economic activity. Thus, Cuba, like the former Warsaw Pact nations, has remained ...
— The 1993 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
... the Western Hemisphere, Haiti has been plagued by political violence for most of its history. Over three decades of dictatorship followed by military rule ended in 1990 when Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE was elected president. Most of his term was usurped by a military takeover, but he was able to return to office in 1994 and oversee the installation of a close associate to the presidency in 1996. ARISTIDE won a second term as president in 2000, and took office early in 2001. However, a political crisis stemming from fraudulent ...
— The 2002 CIA World Factbook • US Government
... poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti has been plagued by political violence for most of its history. Over three decades of dictatorship followed by military rule ended in 1990 when Jean-Bertrand ARISTIDE was elected president. Most of his term was usurped by a military takeover, but he was able to return to office in 1994 and oversee the installation of a close associate to the presidency ...
— The 2000 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


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