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Running as an outsider, Chavez, amnestied from prison only four years earlier, won the presidency, though with a total turnout of just 36%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
When she and Tolokonnikova are amnestied by Putin, Alyokhina thinks, “Everyone needed this amnesty but me.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2017
He questioned why imprisoned rebels who were amnestied six months ago remain in jail and complained about the state of the Mariana Paez demobilization camp where the ceremony was taking place.
From Time ● Jun. 27, 2017
The Lakers made the highest bid under the NBA’s modified waiver process for players who were amnestied, the team announced.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 18, 2014
The rest of the "rebels" were amnestied the following year, 1681.
From The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 by Hawthorne, Julian
