Word: czech
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Participants in the debate said there was no agreement on who would become president but that the person chosen would be a Czech not affiliated to any political party...
Under Czechoslovakia's federal system, the Czech and Slovak governments have responsibility for several areas in which the opposition wants reforms, such as education, justice and culture...
...Czech republic, parliament accepted the resignations of 11 ministers in the regional government and sacked Communist deputy premier Jaroslav Tlapak, the state-run news agency CTK reported...
...Czech republic's actions could pave the way for similar changes in the federal government, as demanded by angry protesters Monday night...
...Friday, Jakes and all 13 other members of the ruling Politburo resigned en masse, admitting that they had taken insufficient measures to bring about democratic reform in the country. Within hours Jakes was replaced by Karel Urbanek, 48, party leader of the Czech republic. Urbanek played no role whatsoever in the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, the principal condition set by opposition forces for the choice of a new party leader. But his views on reform are far from clear, and some observers saw him as a - transition figure. Jubilation over Jakes' departure was further tempered...