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...death in September 1976 and the arrest of the Gang of Four a month later cleared the way for Deng's return to power the next year. Once again he was required to sign a letter of contrition, which he did largely for expediency. Says Parris Chang, professor of political science at Pennsylvania State University: "Deng is a man who knows when to bow and bend...
After three hours of heated discussion, police officers dragged Mandela from the two-bedroom house and drove her outside the district limits. She returned to Soweto early the next morning, and was arrested by security officials and forcibly carried away In Washington, U.S. officials expressed concern "that Mrs. Mandela's arrest could lead to further escalation of violence in South Africa," and called for her immediate release. A Johannesburg judge charged Mandela with violating her restriction order but released her without requesting bail. A trial is scheduled for Jan. 22. Said Mandela: "I am charged with a crime that does...
...time choose to emulate China's new liberalism and throw open its doors to the West. But that, most foreign observers agree, represents the triumph of optimism over realism. For the moment, it seems, Burma will continue to remain a never-never land where history is held under house arrest, and all the clocks have stopped...
Chun backers in Seoul warn that it is "irresponsible and self-destroying" for opposition politicians to draw parallels between South Korea and the Philippines. Nonetheless, the President has made conciliatory gestures toward the dissidents. At first he threatened to arrest anyone who circulated or signed the constitutional-amendment petition. He later relented, saying that he would permit their campaign if opponents agreed not to engage in street demonstrations. Last week, however, riot police stood on the sidelines, allowing protesters to parade freely through the street of seoul...
Three days before the former Prime Minister was buried, the search for his killer finally produced an arrest. Police jailed a Swedish man in his 30s on suspicion of "complicity" in the murder. The suspect, who was not named, had been near the scene of the crime when it happened. His lawyer, who admitted that his client bore a "certain resemblance" to a police sketch of the killer, insisted that he was innocent. --By Michael S. Serrill Reported by Julian Isherwood and John Kohan/Stockholm