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英语课
By Cathy Majtenyi
Nairobi
08 February 2007


The former chairman of Burundi's ruling party is protesting his ouster, saying that the move is illegal. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi.


Hussein Radjabu says the meeting on Wednesday that resulted in his removal as chairman of the ruling party, known as CNDD-FDD, was illegally organized and attended.


"That congress is illegal. No one is allowed to call a congress and I informed before that congress taking place that it is organized in illegality [and I warned before it began that it was taking place illegally]. And during that congress, many who entered in that meeting room are not [were not] allowed to participate in a congress," he said.


Radjabu says the vote by party members to replace him with Jeremy Ngendakumana was premature 1, as Radjabu had agreed to hold a meeting later this month to discuss growing rifts 2 in the party and other issues.


The embattled former leader did not say whether or not he planned to challenge the vote or take any other follow-up action.






Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza (File)


Pierre Nkurunziza (File)



Serious rifts within the ruling party have been growing in recent months, with ministers last month petitioning President Pierre Nkurunziza to address the conflicts.


Chief among the disagreements has been Radjabu's leadership style and decision-making. He has been linked to a number of controversies 3, including the recent attempt to prosecute 4 former President Domitien Ndayizeye for plotting a coup 5. Last month, the charge against the former president was dropped. Radjabu is also blamed for the deteriorating 6 human rights situation in Burundi, where many human rights activists 7 and members of the political opposition 8 have been arrested.


The former chairman of the ruling party is not getting any support from President Nkurunziza, who is quoted in press reports as saying that he believes Radjabu's ouster is "a step in the right direction."


Many Burundians complain that the government, which was formed as part of a peace process to bring an end to more than a decade of civil war, is repressive, authoritarian 9, and corrupt 10.


A civil war erupted in 1993 and over the years of fighting an estimated 300,000 people were killed. The peace process that began in 2000 resulted in a series of transitional governments and, finally, democratically held elections in 2005.




adj.比预期时间早的;不成熟的,仓促的
  • It is yet premature to predict the possible outcome of the dialogue.预言这次对话可能有什么结果为时尚早。
  • The premature baby is doing well.那个早产的婴儿很健康。
n.裂缝( rift的名词复数 );裂隙;分裂;不和
  • After that, through the rifts in the inky clouds sparkled redder and yet more luminous particles. 然后在几条墨蓝色云霞的隙缝里闪出几个更红更亮的小片。 来自汉英文学 - 现代散文
  • The Destinies mend rifts in time as man etches fate. 当人类想要再次亵渎命运的时候,命运及时修正了这些裂痕。 来自互联网
争论
  • We offer no comment on these controversies here. 对于这些争议,我们在这里不作任何评论。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
  • The controversies surrounding population growth are unlikely to subside soon. 围绕着人口增长问题的争论看来不会很快平息。 来自辞典例句
vt.告发;进行;vi.告发,起诉,作检察官
  • I am trying my best to prosecute my duties.我正在尽力履行我的职责。
  • Is there enough evidence to prosecute?有没有起诉的足够证据?
n.政变;突然而成功的行动
  • The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
  • That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。
恶化,变坏( deteriorate的现在分词 )
  • The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟。
  • I was well aware of the bad morale and the deteriorating factories. 我很清楚,大家情绪低落,各个工厂越搞越坏。
n.(政治活动的)积极分子,活动家( activist的名词复数 )
  • His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
  • Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.反对,敌对
  • The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
  • The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
n./adj.专制(的),专制主义者,独裁主义者
  • Foreign diplomats suspect him of authoritarian tendencies.各国外交官怀疑他有着独裁主义倾向。
  • The authoritarian policy wasn't proved to be a success.独裁主义的政策证明并不成功。
v.贿赂,收买;adj.腐败的,贪污的
  • The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
  • This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。
学英语单词
ABFDS
adhesive test
air-conditioning equipment
amazonies
Anemone exigua
anode stub
auto-regulation
avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex method
backsheeshes
Bremerhaven
capillary atheroma
car tracing information
carbonization-zone
carnocin
ceramals
citizen suit
cold allergy
colortron
compensating shaft
conoidal
cover bands
crescent roil
cyberworlds
derained
digital log
diverse interests
doubly-fed commutator motor
draught load
duressed
dyadic operations
dye receptor
electrosmog
elevation drive
ephyrina figueirai spinicauda
error indication facility
Faraday's law of induction
fars
fawdom
ferro-magnetisms
flywheel governor
franchi
Fredericton Junction
free pass
GeV-range
hawkridges
heavy non-ferrous metals
homomethionine
hydrogen-cooled turbine-generator
I shall be charmed.
insuper
insurance cooperative
kal
knickered
Koeleria macrantha
laurin
longshore trough
mannerized
mJy
Mollakänd
musycyen
natural inherent frequency
obesities
ourapteryx taiwana
outbleated
overeats
oxide film protection
phenol oil
phytocoenology
preorganised
priestlet
rainbow smelt
reggaes
resolving power test
reusable result
riegoes
rolms
salengroes
scanning time
scoile
scolopsia
single stage air cooled turbine
sort of goods
Spheniscus
standard-definition
stepless voltage regulation
stereo type
straight-fluted drills
sugar-cane press
supportive tissue
thyropharyngeal
to the delight of
total parthenoge-nesis
unsellable
UORG
utility man
vegetable albumin
vernished
vertical still
voidal concretion
worldperks
yang chen nings
yellowdog