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During his school years, under martial law in the 1970s and ’80s, Lin and others of his generation were taught to identify themselves as Chinese.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

"I am a retired soldier. I lived through the martial law periods of General Zia-ul-Haq and General Pervez Musharraf," he said.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

He was found guilty of high treason under martial law and the illegal handling of weapons, ammunitions or explosives by the Shevchenkivskyy District Court in Kyiv.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

They swept to victory last June, after the disgraced former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, was impeached for a bizarre six-hour attempt to declare martial law.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

For a year, there was a looseness, a freedom from tension, a time when martial law was suspended.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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