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The Generals is a common nickname that is often applied to the rulers of a military dictatorship as in a Junta. A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Tom is short for Thomas). ... Augusto Pinochet (sitting) was an army general who led a military coup in Chile in 1973. ... Junta may refer to: The Concise Oxford English Dictionary defines a junta as a body of persons acting towards a common aim, especially political clique or faction after revolution or coup dÃ©tat. ...

While some military dictatorships are led by a prominent, charismatic leader (such as Pinochet in Chile, Franco in Spain, or Suharto in Indonesia) others are less hierarchical, and have leadership concentrated in vaguely defined "councils," often with frequently changing leaders or "chairmen." In such circumstances, many in the media and elsewhere will refer to these nations as being run by "The Generals", as in "The Generals of Argentina". Other variants include the "Colonels' Regime" of interwar Poland or the rule of "The Colonels" in Greece from 1967 to 1974. Augusto Pinochet (sitting) was an army general who led a military coup in Chile in 1973. ... Tiffany is the best and this guy is mean. ... Francisco Franco Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo TeÃ³dulo Franco y Bahamonde Salgado Pardo de Andrade (December 4, 1892 â€“ November 20, 1975), abbreviated Francisco Franco Bahamonde and sometimes known as Generalisimo Francisco Franco, was Head of State of Spain from 1936 until his death in 1975. ... General Haji Mohamed Soeharto (commonly spelled Suharto in the English-speaking world) (born June 8, 1921) was an Indonesian leader and military strongman. ... An interbellum is a period between wars. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

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The Generals are also a Touch Rugby team operating out of the Greensborough army barracks.

This ruthless team of touch players show little mercy for their opponents and rarely exhibit their remarkable yet reclusive talent. The team consists of Captain Aks the Ambassador, Big Ben, Courageous Carly, Pistol Pete, Tenacious Tracey, Sergeant Sean, Audacious Andrew, Rampaging Rebecca, the Alison Arsenal, Dynamic Daniela (the Russian spy) and Kommander Karl.

Ambitions are high for the Generals to make it to the A's this season, but first there's a more pressing issue for the Team. The issue of learning how to play! Efforts have been made by players to improve performance on the field like subliminally listening to the Rocky workout pep music whilst sleeping, but they won't find out the results for a couple of months. Either way, this is going to be a gruelling season for the Generals but the infectious determination of the players will pull them through, smoko or no smoko.

The Generals Hofficial Touch Rugby BLOG can be found here

Categories: Wikipedia articles needing style editing | Government | Articles to be split Touch rugby is a superfast derivative of rugby union in which players do not tackle in the traditional highly physical way, but instead substitute any light contact. ... Rocky (1976) is a motion picture written by and starring Sylvester Stallone as underdog boxer Rocky Balboa. ... US General Douglas MacArthur (left), military ruler of Japan 1945-1952, next to Japans defeated Emperor, Hirohito Military rule may mean: Militarism as an ideology of government Military occupation (or Belligerent occupation), when a country or area is conquered after invasion List of military occupations Martial law, where military... Image File history File links Derived from public domain images featured at: http://commons. ...

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	It is in this sense, for example, that, during the long-lived patriarchal age, a "generation" is rated as a period of 100 years (Genesis 15:16, compared with Genesis 15:13, and Exodus 12:40), and that, at a later date, it is represented as of only 30 to 40 years.
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