Spanish term (edited): ejerc�a f�rreo control de los poderes p�blicos

Governance World Watch
... and his collaborators were possible because they kidnapped the State and exerted great control on public powers, the media and financial companies. ...
http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/un/unp...

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Spanish term (edited): ejerc�a f�rreo control de los poderes p�blicos

From first website quoted: "The Communist Party **exerted control over** the publishing industry by preemptively classifying certain topics as off-limits; selectively rewarding with promotions and perks those publishers, editors, and writers who adhered to Party guidelines; and punishing those who did not adhere to Party guidelines with administrative sanctions and black listing."

From 2nd website quoted: "In the whole span of its history, the Soviet state exerted control over public organizations, while delegating them some of its powers."

Spanish term (edited): ejerc�a f�rreo control de los poderes p�blicos

The state media is controlled with a rod of iron, while independent newspapers
... “We should also protest to the Belarus authorities every time there is an ...
www.unison.org.uk/activists/pages_view.asp?did=1172 - 20k

Spanish term (edited): ejerc�a f�rreo control de los poderes p�blicos

OR Exerted leadership/control of ... with tenacity

Note: The leadership more than just firm, it is with an extremely rigid rule as hard as iron...

Definition
férreo, -a adj 1. (de hierro, tenaz) iron 2. (del ferrocarril) railway Brit, railroad Am

(from Diccionario Cambridge Klett Compact)


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Below are a couple of examples of leaders of this century (Sadam Husein and Milosevic, who led with an "iron fist"):
ABC 7 News - Ex-Yugoslav Head Milosevic Begins Defense
... war crimes charges Tuesday, insisting the Serbs he led with an iron fist were the victims instead of the aggressors in ...www.wjla.com/news/stories/0804/169772.html - 52k - Cached - More from this site - Save - Block
Iron Fist Party - TOSWiki
Iron Fist Party. From TOSWiki. The Iron Fist Party, which puts the party back in party, is a wonderful political party operating primarily in the Federation.tos.benmassey.ca/index.php/Iron_Fist_Party - 8k - Cached - More from this site - Save - Block
- Conflict in Iraq - MSNBC.com
... Saddam also led Arab opposition to the 1979 Camp David ... the entire country. An international coalition led by the United ... Arguments over the inspections led to a series of ...msnbc.msn.com/id/3294143 - 36k - Cached - More from this site - Save - Block


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iron fist: termpaperssyllabus.com- syllabus term papers, syllabus essays, syllabus research papers
... the 1917 British-led invasion of Iraq and ... led attack. In the early twentieth century, Iraq was ruled by the Ottomans, who like Saddam Hussain, ruled with an iron fist ...www.termpaperssyllabus.com/term-papers/408147/iron-fist.htm... - 11k - Cached - More from this site - Save - Block

Spanish term (edited): ejerc�a f�rreo control de los poderes p�blicos

Ejercía ferreo control de los poderes públicos -
Exerted strict control over public authorities