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BERLIN--Communist Party chief Egon Krenz yesterday ousted the old guard from the ruling Politburo and replaced them with reformers in a desperate to stymie widespread unrest and strengthen his three-week-old leadership...
...Krenz hurled a stinging attack on his predecessor and long-time political patron Erich Honecker, and communist authorities took the first steps toward registering New Forum, the nation's largest pro-democracy group...
...country is going through a tense and extremely difficult development," Krenz said in a speech to the Central Committee, which unanimously approved his proposal to dissolve the entire 21-member Politburo...
...Central Committee announced the election of a new 11-member Politburo and reaffirmed Krenz, 52, as theparty's secretary general. Krenz and six otherPolitburo members were re-elected...
Promising a "new course" for East Germany, Krenz has announced that five members of the party's ruling Politburo would leave their posts during the Central Committee meeting. Two other Politburo members resigned when Krenz replaced hardline leader Erich Honecker on October...