Word: frantisek
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Communist Frantisek Pitra, however, remained as premier of the regional government. The new 16-member cabinet named to serve under him contains nine non- Communist--five non-party people and four from parties traditionally allied with the Communists but now playing a more independent role. Seven were Communists...
...surging crowds that toppled Czechoslovakia's rulers last week were inspired by, among others, Frantisek Cardinal Tomasek, 90, who has become an increasingly militant proponent of change. The ousted Jakes regime, which had permitted the appointment of six new Catholic bishops, only two weeks ago concluded a round of talks at the Vatican. In East Germany, the bloc's only predominantly Protestant state, this year's pro-democracy movement emerged from small church gatherings that, through the 1980s, criticized the Communists' handling of foreign policy, disarmament and the environment. A bishops' statement read from every pulpit Sept. 10 detailed "long...
Building on a century-old tradition (as early as 1888 there were nearly 500 tennis courts in the country), Czechoslovaks have dominated major tennis competitions in recent years, making a virtual sweep of last year's U.S. Open. Says Frantisek Pala, head coach of the national team: "Twenty years ago, parents told their children, 'Play piano.' Now it's 'Play tennis.' And we are getting results...
...announce that he was defecting to join the Washington Capitals. "My ambition is to play in the National Hockey League," said Pivonka. "I can hardly wait for the season to begin." He was the second Czechoslovak hockey player to defect in a week: four days earlier, Defenseman Frantisek Musil had joined the Minnesota North Stars...