Romanian provisional leaders face election plan backlash
Leaders of three parties denounce the provisional government plan to run their own candidates in May elections. Demonstrators in Bucharest chorus oppose president Ion Iliescu and the ousted Communist regime as the Council of National Salvation votes 128 to 8 to field candidates.
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Ion Jhiescu
Council of National Salvation
Nicolae Ceausescu
Viescu
Chescu
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Poland's Communist Party dissolves amid reformist hopes
In Warsaw the long ruling 2-million member Communist Party dissolves at its congress as it seeks to form a reformist socialist movement. Leaders debated future direction while figures like Mieczyslaw Rakowski face scrutiny over past roles and potential successors. The party lacks a clear name or unified leadership for the new left.
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Poland
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Joseph Stalin
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Tadeusz Fiszbach
Rakowski
Solidarity
East Germans flood West as exodus accelerates
East Germans pour into West Germany at a record pace with 1500 crossing daily, raising projections to 500000 this year. East Germany, home to about 17 million, loses doctors and computer workers as people seek medical care and reform in the West amid growing calls for democracy and a coalition government.
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Lufthansa Flight Detained in Tripoli by Libyan Authorities
Libyan authorities detained the nine crew members of an Airbus 320 in Tripoli for over seven hours after the Wednesday afternoon landing. The 86 passengers were allowed to leave but were searched, and the plane was also searched before the crew were released at midnight and the passengers redistributed to other European airlines. Meanwhile West German police conducted nationwide raids on neo Nazi suspects, seizing propaganda in 40 residences across 26 cities. About 200 officers participated in the operation targeting the Action Front National Socialists/National Activists.
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Tripoli
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Islamic separatists kill four air officers in Kashmir
In Srinagar militants opened fire on air force officers killing four and wounding at least four others. One injured later died at a hospital. The violence raises Kashmir’s death toll since the weekend as curfew clashes continue.
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