Word: albufeira
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...when 300 ranking Socialists from 70 countries converged on the Portuguese resort of Albufeira last week, the focus was less on their ample advice for world leaders than on the movement's considerable problems. In the past 19 months, five European Socialist parties, including West Germany's, have lost their places in government coalitions. Among those that remain in power, France's is confronted with major economic difficulties and Spain's faces high unemployment. Meanwhile, the Socialist International has become riven by internal squabbles, mostly centering on the contentious role played by its president, former West...
...meeting was marred by the assassination of Issam Sartawi, the P.L.O. delegate, in a hotel lobby Sunday morning. The gunman escaped. Sartawi's presence in Albufeira had been a contentious issue. If all had gone according to plan, the Socialists would have held their 16th biennial congress in Sydney, Australia. But last February, at Brandt's request, Portuguese Socialist Leader Mario Scares extended a formal invitation to the P.L.O. to send an observer. The Australian Socialists, led by newly elected Prime Minister Robert Hawke, objected strenuously, since they did not want to give the impression that they were...
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