dictatorship

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Jennifer, you play the title role in “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” a story set in Argentina during a military dictatorship.

From Los Angeles Times

It marks the biggest shift to the right since the end of Chile's military dictatorship in 1990.

From BBC

“The Secret Agent” really explores how brutal a dictatorship can be on regular people.

From Los Angeles Times

The Nobel Institute awarded Machado the Peace Prize this year for "her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy" in Venezuela.

From BBC

His theater engagement overlapped with the fall festivals he attended to present “The Secret Agent,” a Brazilian thriller set in the city of Recife during the 1970s, when the country was under a military dictatorship.

From Los Angeles Times