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aborted — abortive, aborted The central meaning of abortive since the time of Shakespeare has been ‘coming to nought, fruitless, useless, unsuccessful’. It can be applied to attempts, efforts, missions, coups, and rebellions, negotations, proposals, etc.,… … Modern English usage
2004 putative Venezuelan coup d'état attempt — The putative Venezuelan coup of 2004 was a hypothesized plot to overthrow Hugo Chávez, who is the current President of Venezuela. According to Chávez and his supporters, the capture of several dozen individuals in May 2004 and other developments… … Wikipedia
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Genesis Theatre — were an amateur theatre group that existed from 1975 to 1982 in the Greater Manchester area. The name was taken from the book of Genesis, because when they started out they were literally at their beginning.The group were known for attempting… … Wikipedia
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Odd Starheim — Born 14 June 1916(1916 06 14) Lista, Vest Agder D … Wikipedia
Spyros Markezinis — Spyridon Markezinis or Markesinis (Greek: Σπυρίδων Μαρκεζίνης) (April 22, 1909, Athens – January 4, 2000, Athens) was a Greek politician, longtime member of the Hellenic Parliament, and briefly Prime Minister during the aborted attempt at… … Wikipedia
