Word: crisises
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The death of Hu last April precipitated a crisis. When expressions of grief sparked in Tiananmen the demands for greater democracy, differences between the factions left the leadership impotent to take a united stand on how to cope with an unprecedented event. As the leaders dithered, the protest swelled.
Little is known about Qiao, but he is thought to be one of the more politically agile members in the party elite. In the days leading up to the crisis, he reportedly abstained from a crucial vote when the party was paralyzed over how to act on the student protests...
Perhaps so. But it was not too early for the world to recognize Poland's remarkable political performance for what it was: in the year of Communism's historic identity crisis -- a time of glasnost in the Soviet Union, brutal repression in China and political unease in the rest of...
After years of tottering on the brink of economic crisis, Argentina started sliding into chaos last week. In food riots that erupted in Rosario, Cordoba, Buenos Aires and other major cities, more than 2,000 people were arrested and at least 15 killed. The primary trigger: hyperinflationary price increases that...
It is the capital of conspicuous consumption, the land of Lamborghinis, the home of the heated swimming pool. And now, ironically, Hollywood is the chic base for a crusade to help save Planet Earth. From efforts to insert environmental themes into movies and TV to the formation of action groups...