communist
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After the communist government fell in 1991, his family was handed ownership of its chunk of peninsula farmland, which had since gone fallow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
But Rangzen’s fellow exiled Tibetans, who have struggled to win international attention for their opposition to Chinese communist rule, greeted his passing with anguish -- and respect.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Health care had long been a point of pride for Cuba's communist rulers, who were able to offer free care and highly subsidised medicines for all.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
In 1942, when one of the leaders of the House Un-American Activities Committee baselessly accused the famous educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune of being a communist, Smith sprang into action.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
From this modest, cramped perch, Harvey conjured up big plans for the CIA's secret war against the communist enemy.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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In Germany, a democratic revolution toppled the monarchy in 1918, bringing into existence the fragile Weimar Republic, which communists in Moscow hoped would soon succumb to a communist revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
During the McCarthy era, overreaching laws, surveillance, and public and private sector reprisals ostensibly targeted alleged communists.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
Brown and black coal mining employed about 100,000 people in the 1980s, when the former Czechoslovakia was ruled by Moscow-steered communists promoting heavy industry.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
Lai was born in Guangzhou, a city in southern China, to a wealthy family that lost everything when the communists took power in 1949.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
In October 1949, communists seized power in China, the world’s most populous country.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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