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...Mongolia was an astonishing victory for the country's nascent opposition, which went public with its campaign for democratization only three months ago. The forces of dissent have multiplied rapidly, fed by popular discontent over economic stagnation, communist autocracy and domination by Moscow. Recently, the government of President Jambyn Batmonh has loosened up, allowing joint ventures with Western companies, for example. But the pace of change was too sluggish for the regime's critics, whose demonstrations brought thousands into the streets...
When protesters began a hunger strike last week, Communist leaders gave in to nearly all of the opposition's demands. In an emergency session, the party's Central Committee replaced Batmonh, 63, as Politburo chief, with Gombojavyn Ochirbat, 61, a former head of the Mongolian trade union federation who was ousted in 1982, presumably having angered the leadership. Joining him in the new Politburo are four other reform-minded officials, all in their...
Most Central Committee members over the age of 60, or about half the total of 174, have offered to resign in anticipation of an extraordinary party congress scheduled for next month that will select a new President. Both Batmonh and Prime Minister Dumaagiyn Sodnom, 56, have reportedly volunteered to quit their government posts when the People's Great Hural, Mongolia's parliament, next convenes. The government has also agreed to include the opposition in a commission that is to draft a new constitution...
Ordinarily, the arrival in Pyongyang of Mongolian President Jambyn Batmonh would scarcely register a blip on the radar screens of international diplomacy. But when Batmonh stepped off his jetliner in North Korea's capital last week, television footage of the welcoming ceremony was almost immediately flashed to eagerly awaiting networks and wire services around the world. Reason: the Premier was greeted by a man whose sudden and violent death had been widely rumored and, in some cases, reported as confirmed fact for two days. Yet there he was, Kim Il Sung, the "Great Leader," still paunchy and apparently hale...
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