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Hard-Liners Move to Oust Gorbachev at Party Congress
Hard-line conservatives in the Russian Communist Party demand new leadership as the national congress opens on July 2. Yegor Ligachev accused anti socialist forces of trying to destroy the party and the Soviet Union from within while signaling Gorbachev should not continue as party chief. The clash threatens potential splits among hard liners, centrists, and reformists during the congress.
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