The regime refused these demands, and Norton de Matos withdrew from the election on February 12, 1949.

However, after the regime refused to grant Matos freedom to actually run a campaign, he pulled out of the race on 12 February, handing Carmona another term.

Following the result, the military regime refused to relinquish power and declared an annulment.

From 1964 to 1977, the imperial regime refused to permit any form of opposition activity, even from moderate liberals like Bakhtiar.

In July 1993, the Haitian military regime agreed to reinstate Aristide by October 30, 1993, but then refused to step down.

And Mr. Draskovic has said that he might call his followers on to the streets this month to demand early elections, if the regime refuses to hold them.

North Korea's Stalinist regime at first refused to ask for help, and until recently would not accept donors' demands that food shipments be tracked.

After six days of unprecedented protests, Hosni Mubarak and his regime still refuse to go.

Although the previous regime refused to accept your demands, it was brought down without a single drop of blood being shed.

Nevertheless, the regime refused to usher in a full-fledged democratic system.