Word: politburo
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...country is going through a tense and extremely difficult development," Krenz said in a speech to the Central Committee, which unanimously approved his proposal to dissolve the entire 21-member Politburo...
...Central Committee announced the election of a new 11-member Politburo and reaffirmed Krenz, 52, as theparty's secretary general. Krenz and six otherPolitburo members were re-elected...
...aging Politburo members dropped wereclosely associated with Honecker, whom Krenzreplaced October...
...When we have an election law that gives allpolitical forces the opportunity to draw up andrepresent their own programs, the Communist Partywill stand," said Politburo member GuenterSchabowski, the party's new propaganda chief...
This week's mass resignation by East Germany's Politburo and Cabinet is just the latest instance of rapid change sweeping Eastern Europe, and it could lead to either a military crackdown or a fundamental reform of the relationship between Moscow and its Warsaw Pact allies, Harvard professors said yesterday...