Word: leaders
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...marketplace for prophets, several followers start interpreting his actions. Within minutes they have split into different sects, unable to agree why Brian has left a sandal behind. It's an extremely funny microcosmic version of the revisionism and distortion that twists the words and deeds of any cult leader...
...unexpectedly swift approval of the agenda suggested that both sides were determined to reach agreement on a new constitution for the breakaway colony that could serve as a basis for a cease-fire and internationally recognized elections. As a senior adviser to Joshua Nkomo, the Patriotic Front co-leader, put it, "We are here for a settlement and we are taking it seriously. Posturing is one thing; reality is another...
That dissension contained the seeds of a succession struggle that is now developing in Angola. Neto did not designate a successor before flying off to Moscow on Sept. 6. Speculation about the country's new leader revolves mainly around four figures within the M.P.L.A.: Joseé Eduardo dos Santos, the pro-Soviet Minister of Planning and provisional head of government during Neto's absence; Lucio Lara, the provisional president of the M.P.L.A.; Defense Minister Iko Carreira; and Lopo do Nascimento, former Prime Minister, whom Neto fired last year...
...regime say that the crackdown on alleged subversives, rather than being halted, has simply been redirected. Instead of focusing on individuals thought to have terrorist connections, activists claim, the government is now harassing the human rights organizations that have dramatized the plight of the missing victims worldwide. Says a leader of one such group: "We face a total system of repression...
DIED. Ayatullah Mahmoud Taleghani, 74, an advocate of moderation within the Iranian theocracy, revealed upon his death to have been chairman of the secretive Revolutionary Council, Iran's chief ruling body; of a heart attack; in Tehran. Taleghani was the first religious leader to pronounce the monarchy "illegal" and the first to be arrested for doing so. He remained in Iran throughout the Pahlavi reign, spending a dozen years in prison, but also shaping the groundswell movement that brought the exiled Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini to power. Known for his tolerance, Taleghani served as Khomeini's mediator in disputes...