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Another Andropov man who seems destined for higher office is Aliyev, who hails from the small, predominantly Muslim republic of Azerbaijan, on the Iranian border. A KGB official, he reportedly once declared that Soviet corruption could only be fought with means beyond "socialist legality." Aliyev made his name as first secretary of the Azerbaijan Communist Party; he helped transform the republic's economy from the Soviet Union's slowest to its fastest growing. Among his innovations: productivity bonuses for agricultural workers who exceeded their quotas. "He is an exciting character, a risk taker," says Simes. "I don't know...
...another militia commander, Elias Hobeika, who led the Phalangist forces into the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in September 1982, where they murdered an estimated 700 to 800 Palestinian and Lebanese civilians. The following year, Geagea helped direct the Christian assault on Druze villages in the mountains. The Druze fought off the Christian forces, and on one occasion Geagea had to be rescued by an Israeli helicopter...
...almost a decade, they fought against Rhodesia's white minority regime. The alliance lasted through independence in 1980 and the renaming of Rhodesia as Zimbabwe. But then Prime Minister Robert Mugabe, 61, and his former comrade-in-arms, Joshua Nkomo, 67, began to quarrel over the political spoils. Today Nkomo and his Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) are locked in a bitter struggle for control of the country's future with Mugabe and his dominant Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU). Says a Western diplomat in Harare, the capital: "Mugabe must often wish that Nkomo would just retire...
Moreover, Clark who was seeded eighth out of sixteen in the 134lb. weight class at the Eastern wrestling tournament two weeks ago, worked his way through the tournament straight to the championship match Once there, however, he lost a tough fought bout by a two point margin...
After this unofficial and unexpected time out, both teams fought hard to regain momentum...