Word: beene
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Another purpose of Hua's call was to rebuild the trade links with industrial nations that have weakened since the Peking Politburo concluded that the rapid "four modernizations" program of Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping exceeded China's capacity to pay for it. In the past eight months, Peking...
Hua embarked on his voyage to the West amid signs of unrest at home that included criticism of his performance as party leader. Students and faculty members at People's University in Peking staged a near riot to demand the expulsion of Chinese troops who have been bivouacked in...
Since January 1974, Ecevit and Demirel have alternated as Premier half a dozen times. The two-man game of musical chairs has done nothing to resolve the country's protracted economic woes, which include a 70% inflation rate, 20% unemployment and shortages of everything from coffee (Turkish coffee is...
Demirel had been waiting impatiently to regain power since January 1978, when Ecevit lured away ten of Demirel's supporters in the lower house by promising them Cabinet posts. That took away Demirel's majority, causing his government to fall. It also gave Ecevit just enough seats to...
Moshe Dayan, Israel's hot-tempered war hero and Foreign Minister, has long been angry about the creeping pace of negotiations on the future of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. He blames not only the Arabs but also the intransigents on the Israeli side for blocking any opportunity...