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But the architects of electoral systems in postrevolution France and the United States preferred a republican system of professional politicians—an “elected aristocracy”—over outright rule by the masses, Van Reybrouck says.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 29, 2020

Islamic State announced the formation of its Libyan branch in early 2014, taking advantage of the country’s postrevolution civil war to establish a foothold in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 14, 2016

Mr. Saakashvili said he saw his role as unwinding a central compromise of the postrevolution government.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2016

But as the media have intensified the focus on postrevolution pains in Egypt, Syria, and Libya, attention has drained away from Yemen, one of the poorest and most troubled countries in the Arab world.

From Newsweek • Dec. 10, 2012

How Kraus, a 22-year-old from Lansdale, Pa., got his decorations says much about the postrevolution confusion in Iran.

From Time Magazine Archive