Despite this, however, Italy's alleged 1987 GDP growth of a phenomenal 18 %, it was shortly re-overtaken by both France and the United Kingdom during the 1990s, when Italy's economic growth was particularly stagnant, with an average of 1. 23 % compared to an EU average of 2. 28 %.

Despite his alleged lack of interest in Harold, Paganini often referred to Berlioz as the resurrection of Beethoven and, towards the end of his life, he gave large sums to the composer.

Despite these alleged liaisons, Stravinsky was considered a family man and devoted to his children.

Despite his alleged responsibility for the death of Edward's brother Alfred, Godwin secured the marriage of his daughter Edith ( Eadgyth ) to Edward in 1045.

Despite their alleged forthcoming help the Venetian fleet carried over the Turkish army from Asia into Europe and failed to sail to Varna, a surprising move that Władysław and his most senior military commander Hunyadi failed to anticipate.

Despite Schiele's family connections in Krumau, he and his lover were driven out of the town by the residents, who strongly disapproved of their lifestyle, including his alleged employment of the town's teenage girls as models.

Despite the Navy ’ s claim that two attacking torpedo boats had been sunk, there was no wreckage, bodies of dead North Vietnamese sailors, or other physical evidence present at the scene of the alleged engagement.

Despite a legend assigning its foundation to an alleged Briton king, St. Lucius, the first known bishop is one Asinio in 451 AD.

Despite his popularity, the Catholic People's Party refused to nominate him as the lijsttrekker for the Dutch general election of 1971 because of his alleged " conservative image " and he was replaced by his Minister of Education and Science Gerard Veringa who had a more " progressive image ".

Despite being unable to get a new resolution authorizing force and citing section 3 of the Joint Resolution passed by the U. S. Congress, President George W. Bush asserted peaceful measures could not disarm Iraq of the weapons he alleged it to have and launched a second Gulf War, despite multiple dissenting opinions and questions of integrity about the underlying intelligence.

Despite this, Cicotte and his alleged co-conspirators were subsequently made permanently ineligible for baseball by Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Major League Baseball's new commissioner, recently hired to restore the integrity of the game in the wake of the 1919 scandal.

Despite a legend assigning its foundation to an alleged Briton king, St. Lucius, the first known bishop is one Asinio in 451 AD.

Despite the ideological similarity of the two parties, the clash of egos both inside and outside the National Assembly became increasingly fierce, starting with the Federal governments decision to oust the NAP provincial government in Balochistan Province for alleged secessionist activities and culminating in the banning of the party and arrest of much of its leadership after the death of a close lieutenant of Bhutto's, Hayat Sherpao, in a bomb blast in the frontier town of Peshawar.

Despite repeated denials about his complicity in extraordinary rendition — he once dismissed the suggestion of UK involvement in the practice as a " conspiracy theory "— Straw has been dogged for years over his alleged leading role in it, most recently facing scrutiny over the case of Abdel Hakim Belhadj.

Despite Glass ' assurances, Lane discovered that on the day of the alleged meeting the conference room had been closed.

Despite Arius's exile and the alleged finality of the Council's decrees, the Arian controversy recommenced at once.

Despite this, some alleged perpetrators were tried and found guilty, on little evidence or through torture.

Despite the fact that the USOC had not previously protested when other groups had used the name, they alleged that allowing " Gay Olympics " would injure them.

Despite an alleged affair with Kim Novak, Paddy and Susan Chayefsky remained married until his death.

Despite efforts of elders to convince Enroth to edit JPUSA out of the book, it was published in 1994 and included a full chapter of accounts of alleged abuse within the group.

Despite several investigations by the British government since the 1950s, as well as, a re-examination of the evidence by the Royal Malaysia Police between 1993 and 1997, no charges have ever been brought against any of the alleged perpetrators.

Despite his normal height, Napoleon's name has been lent to the Napoleon complex, a colloquial term describing an alleged type of inferiority complex which is said to affect some people who are physically short.

Despite finishing ninth in the 2007 – 08 season, Boavista was relegated to the second division due to alleged intimidation of referees in 2003 – 04, through its involvement in the Apito Dourado corruption scandal.

Despite claims that child prostitution has been shut down in Svay Pak, Dateline NBC has made several trips there as in the 2000s ( decade ) and has proved that child prostitution is still rampant in Svay Pak, reports include footage of alleged child prostitutes.

Despite Sihanouk's allegations, there is no evidence that this coup was planned by the United States Central Intelligence Agency.

Despite two coup attempts in the following three months, including one by Abeid, Bacar ’ s government remained in power, and was apparently more willing to negotiate with Comoros.

Despite the failure of this coup, the United States became concerned over Honduran instability.

Despite the popularity of Gayoom, those connected to the former President hired ex-SAS mercenaries in 1980 to carry out a coup to oust him.

Despite coup attempts in 1980, 1983, and 1988, Gayoom's popularity remained strong, allowing him to win three more presidential terms.

Despite the economic growth and results in diplomacy, the government, having gained power by coup d ' etat, was essentially a military regime.

Despite this, 1960 was a year of unrest in South Vietnam, with pro-democracy demonstrations inspired by the South Korean student uprising that year and a failed military coup in November.

Despite the coup of 1524 she corresponded warmly with Albany, who continued his efforts on her behalf in Rome.

Despite this, Thiệu agreed to join the coup against Diệm in November 1963 in the midst of the Buddhist crisis, leading the siege on Gia Long Palace.

Despite the lack of enthusiasm among most Brazilians for adopting a republican form of government, on 15 November 1889, after a 58-year reign, the Emperor was overthrown in a sudden coup d ' état that had almost no support outside a clique of military leaders whose goal was the formation of a republic headed by a dictator.

Despite entering the union through sport, he had been influenced in joining it by wider events ; in 1980, the far-right General Luis García Meza seized power in a military coup, banned other political parties and subsequently declared himself president in what observers widely declared a dictatorship.

Despite Lithuanian support, the Soviets did not transfer Vilnius to the Lithuanians till just before the city was recaptured by the Polish forces ( in late August ), instead up till that time the Soviets encouraged their own, pro-communist Lithuanian government, Litbel, and were planning a pro-communist coup in Lithuania.

Despite his former American citizenship and academic career in the United States, Papandreou held the Central Intelligence Agency responsible for the 1967 coup and became increasingly critical of the Federal government of the United States.

Despite establishing himself an autocrat in a bloodless coup d ' état that ended parliamentary rule in 1772, his political powers did not give him the right to start a war.

Despite the brutal 1963 coup which removed Abdul Karim Qassim from power in Iraq, Pachachi remained the representative at the United Nations.

Despite Kukoi ’ s failure to assume power permanently, the attempted coup revealed major weaknesses within the ruling PPP and society as a whole.

Despite the fact that he did not participate in the planning of the coup, Aubame was sentenced at his trial to 10 years of hard labor and 10 years of exile.

Despite these events, legislative elections, which were planned before the coup, were held in April 1964.

Despite the title, Kohn is doubtful that a coup d ' état against Congress was ever seriously attempted.

Despite the overwhelming contradictions of the coup being executed by mostly Northern soldiers ( such as John Atom Kpera later military governor of Benue State ), the killing of Igbo soldier Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Unegbe by coup executioners, and Ironsi's termination of an Igbo-led coup, the ease by which Ironsi stopped the coup led to suspicion that the Igbo coup plotters planned all along to pave the way for Ironsi to take the reins of power in Nigeria.