Lithuania independence showdown shakes Gorbachev program
In Vilnius Lithuanian Communists vote December 20 to secede from the Soviet party. Medvedev calls the move a blow to perestroika and unity, signaling possible domino effects across 14 republics. Gorbachev plans a three day Vilnius visit to win Lithuanians back to Moscow.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Vadim A. Medvedev
Politburo
Lithuania
Gorbachev
Turkey
Azerbaijan
Medvedev
Vilnius
National Party
Tass
Lithuanian Communist Party
Soviet Communist Party
Perestroika
Baltic Republic
Alexander N. Yakovlev
Interfax
Radio Moscow
Sajudis
East Germany talks halted over secret police disbanding demand
In East Berlin protests and Monday talks overshadowed by demands the secret police be disbanded. About 100000 reformers rally in Leipzig with factions split over reunification, while New Forum and Democratic Awakening press for details on dissolving the Stasi and phasing out its successors before May elections.
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East Berlin
Communist Party
East Germany
Leipzig
West Germany
SED
Socialist Unity Party
Gysi
Gregor Gysi
Karl. Marx-Stadt
Schwerin
Halle
Neubrandenburg
Cottbus
ADN
Erich Honecker
Honecker
Hans Modrow
New Forum
Democratic Awakening
Modrow
Bulgaria
Rolf Henrich
Gera
Mr. Henrich
Franz Schoenhuber
Republican Party
Schoenhuber
Markus Meckel
Social Democrats
Konrad Weiss
Democracy Now
Bild
Peter Koch
Trials Begin For Securitate Killers In Sibiu After Ceausescu Fall
Captured Securitate members faced military courts in Sibiu amid post revolution chaos. First convict jailed for nine years for attempted murder. authorities say many trials loom in Bucharest Timisoara and other centers. Travel bans lifted as National Salvation Front oversees trials and reform.
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Bucharest
Romania
Nicolae Ceausescu
State
Sibiu
Transylvania
Ceausescu
Nicu
Securitate
Tion Front
Aurel Dragos Munteanu
Timisoara
National Salvation Front
Elena
Munteanu
Nicu Ceausescu
Iulian Vlad
Ion Iliescu
Compress
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Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C
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