Word: gombojavyn
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When protesters began a hunger strike last week, Communist leaders gave in to nearly all of the opposition's demands. In an emergency session, the party's Central Committee replaced Batmonh, 63, as Politburo chief, with Gombojavyn Ochirbat, 61, a former head of the Mongolian trade union federation who was ousted in 1982, presumably having angered the leadership. Joining him in the new Politburo are four other reform-minded officials, all in their...
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