A Saint Petersburg team was also trying to develop an advanced replacement for the T-26 infantry tank, but its project was plagued by technical problems and political shake-ups.

One of the major "collisions" in American history took place when hundreds of thousands of European emigrants flooded to America's shores during the 19th century, creating enormous political shake-ups.

Mr. Aliyev was ousted from the Kremlin in an internal political shake-up in 1987.

Although the reasons behind the deployment are not clear, it coincides with the most serious political shake-up in Afghanistan since Najibullah, the Afghan President, came to power in May 1986.

In a large political shake-up in January 2007, Abykayev was replaced by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, later being appointed as the Kazakhstani ambassador to Russia.

Strength Against Pound The dollar showed strength only against the British pound, which sank amid a potential political shake-up in Britain.

The reign of Mansa Sakoura (also spelt Sakura) appears to have been beneficial despite the political shake-up.

The Spanish prisoner racket pops up after every revolution, political shake-up, or any minor pretext.

In 1196 political shake-up caused him to lose the court position he was appointed a year before.

Will 2010 regional elections lead to political shake-up?