Word: radikalenerlass
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Dates: during 1976-1976
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...haired, jeans-clad students who had poured into the capital for a peaceful protest against a variety of university and government measures. The target of those particular banners was a four-year-old government decree aimed at keeping potential subversives out of public service jobs. Universally known as the Radikalenerlass (radicals' decree), its tough guidelines have actually barred a mere 428 job applicants out of a total of 496,000. Even though other European democracies -notably France-have taken equally stringent actions to protect themselves from internal subversion, the decree has recently triggered mounting outrage both within and outside...
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