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Known as a strong-man president, he consistently won elections that were often criticized over their fairness.
Tunisians Oust President Margaret Coker 2011
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Tunisia's strong-man president, President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali , fled the North African country yesterday after a month of popular protests gained strong momentum in recent days.
As Tunisia Events Play Out Live, The Middle East Watches Warily Margaret Coker 2011
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He hands me a mallet from the strong-man attraction.
Soul Trapper F. J. Lennon 2011
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And so we need an Imperial-like strong-man government since a democratic republic with its noisy popular assemblies and pesky rule of law is simply to weak and unwieldy to dischage the responsibilities they believe the US has.
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It was part of an overall peaceful trend toward democracy and away from strong-man governments in East Asia in the 1980s that included South Korea and Taiwan.
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He hands me a mallet from the strong-man attraction.
Soul Trapper F. J. Lennon 2011
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Up this month is a ramshackle comedy set in Uruguay about a strong-man who takes on all challengers in staged wrestling matches held in tiny village after tiny village.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: Keep Your "Eyes On The Prize" and "Superman" (Not That One) And More Michael Giltz 2011
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Up this month is a ramshackle comedy set in Uruguay about a strong-man who takes on all challengers in staged wrestling matches held in tiny village after tiny village.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: Keep Your "Eyes On The Prize" and "Superman" (Not That One) And More Michael Giltz 2011
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Known as a strong-man president, he consistently won elections that were often criticized for their fairness.
Tunisia to Announce Unity Government Margaret Coker 2011
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It was part of an overall peaceful trend toward democracy and away from strong-man governments in East Asia in the 1980s that included South Korea and Taiwan.
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