Musharraf
Pakistani military leader
Pervez Musharraf was a Pakistani military leader who seized power in a 1999 coup and ruled as president until 2008.
A general who suspended the constitution and declared emergency rule, he became a key U.S. ally in the war on terror following September 11, 2001.
His name appears in discussions of military coups, Pakistani politics, and post-9/11 geopolitics: the Musharraf era, the Musharraf regime.
Widespread, not specialized
- armyOrganized land-based military
- coupAbrupt seizure of power
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- uniformIdentical throughout
martial law · junta · command · brigadier · commando · artillery · defense · troops
Elected leader of nation
- dictatorRuler with total control
- emergency ruleGovernance suspending normal laws
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
resignation · exile · autocrat · governance · referendum · Supreme Court · opposition · impeachment
Pakistan's seat of government
- KarachiPakistan's most populous city
- RawalpindiPakistani garrison city
- PunjabSouth Asian agricultural region
- nuclearOf atomic energy
Kashmir · partition · subcontinent · South Asia · Urdu · nation · sovereignty · homeland
2001 terrorist attacks
- BushAmerican political surname
- war on terrorCampaign against militant violence
- AfghanistanCentral Asian landlocked nation
- TalibanAfghan Islamist movement
Al-Qaeda · NATO · alliance · diplomacy · Washington · counterterrorism · coalition · drone
Effort to kill a prominent figure
- treasonBetraying one's nation
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- emergencySerious sudden danger
judiciary · extradition · arrest · warrant · charges · accountability · legacy
general
Widespread, not specialized
uniform · martial law · junta · command · brigadier · commando · artillery · defense · troops · regiment
president
Elected leader of nation
- dictatorRuler with total control
- emergency ruleGovernance suspending normal laws
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
parliament · resignation · exile · autocrat · governance · referendum · Supreme Court · opposition · impeachment · Islamabad
Islamabad
Pakistan's seat of government
- KarachiPakistan's most populous city
- RawalpindiPakistani garrison city
- PunjabSouth Asian agricultural region
nuclear · Kashmir · partition · subcontinent · South Asia · Urdu · nation · sovereignty · homeland · federation
9/11
2001 terrorist attacks
- BushAmerican political surname
- war on terrorCampaign against militant violence
- AfghanistanCentral Asian landlocked nation
Taliban · Al-Qaeda · NATO · alliance · diplomacy · Washington · counterterrorism · coalition · drone · Osama
assassination attempt
Effort to kill a prominent figure
- treasonBetraying one's nation
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
emergency · judiciary · extradition · arrest · warrant · charges · accountability · legacy
memoir
Written personal recollection
return · death · funeral · family · biography · interview · television · party