Gorbachev calls referendum on federation future
In a 10 day Congress address Mikhail Gorbachev urged a nationwide vote on forming a union of sovereign states within a federative framework. He warned secession requires legal referendums and a five year waiting period while saying the Soviet Union should not disintegrate amid shortages and unrest.
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Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Congress of People’s Deputies
Gorbachev
Kremlin
Mikhail Sergeyevich
Sazhi Umulatova
Communist Party
Congress
Albania party seeks delay for February elections
Gramoz Pashko, founder of Albania's first non Communist party, asks the government to postpone the February 10 vote. He cites limited time to organize, suggesting a spring election to facilitate nationwide campaigning as roads are often snowbound and car access is limited. The Democratic Party of Albania formed after the Communist Party reversed 45 years of one party rule.
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Vienna
Austria
Albania
Gramoz Pashko
Adil Carcani
Democratic Party of Albania
Pashko
Communist Party
New Czech board game mocks Communist rule
A year after the velvet revolution Czechoslovaks buy a Monopoly like game titled Building a Monument to Stalin. It satirizes Marxist education secret police bureaucracy and corruption with cards describing unauthorized demonstrations and venereal disease bribes. The low cost game costs 50 crowns and requires scissors and glue to assemble.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Stalin
Martina Klementova
De Maiziere Resigns From German Cabinet Amid Stasi Allegations
Lothar de Maiziere former East German leader quits Kohl government amid Stasi links claims. Interior Minister Schaeuble says there are indications he and secret agent Czerny may be same person but offers no proof of knowingly working for the secret police. De Maiziere denies the charges and steps aside from party roles.
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Berlin
Lothar de Maiziere
East Germany
United Nations’ First
Stasi
Wolfgang Schaeuble
de Maiziere
Helmut Kohl
Kohl
Christian Democrats
Brandenburg
Central American leaders denounce Salvadoran guerrillas
At a three day summit in Puntarenas Costa Rica five presidents led by Guatemala's Vinicio Cerezo and Costa Rica's Rafael Calderon condemn the FMLN. The communique calls for an immediate cease-fire, cessation of the war and a path to a political process. Panama's Endara attended as observer.
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Puntarenas
Costa Rica
Alfredo Cristiani
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front
FMLN
Vinicio Cerezo
Guatemala
Rafael Angel Calderon
Leonardo Callejas
Honduras
Violeta Chamorro
Nicaragua
Cristiani
Guillermo Endara
Panama
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