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...there a Gorbachev acolyte lurking in the official wings? Wolfgang Berghofer, 46, is one such candidate; as the mayor of Dresden, he met with opposition leaders two weeks ago. Other potential reformers who might pressure Krenz for change...
Vacationing in the northern industrial city of Rostock last month, Egon Krenz decided to attend a soccer match. The outing may have been business as much as pleasure: as the Politburo member who handled youth affairs, Krenz also oversaw the country's sports programs. Soon after Krenz settled into his seat, an announcement blared over the public address system that the politician was in the stadium. Cheers and applause? Hardly. The fans booed lustily...
...told the Central Committee that I realize this is a difficult task that I have taken over," Krenz told East German television after his appointment. "In this very complicated time there is much work before...
During a recent visit to China, Krenz led an East German delegation that expressed support for the way Chinese leaders handled pro-democracy protests in June. The protests were crushed when Chinese soldiers moved in with tanks and guns, and hundreds of people were killed...
However, Communist Party sources have said it was Krenz's decision to ask East German police to stop attacking pro-democracy demonstrators earlier this month in East Berlin and Dresden...