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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...
...Cabinet, led by 75-year-old Premier Willi Stoph, resigned jointly yesterday. The body has little power and implements policy made by the Politburo. Stoph and several other ministers also are Politburo members...
Several Communist officials and three small parties allied with the Communists have urged the Politburo itself to resign...
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...
...Politburo met yesterday, but by late evening official media had not reported on what resulted from the gathering...