Word: reformers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Even the armed forces and riot police, who just nine days ago beat peaceful protesters, indicated backing for the growing reform movement. "We support the democratic changes," a riot police officer told the crowd, which braved freezing weather and snow...
Premier Ladislav Adamec became the first top official in 20 years to share a platform with Dubcek, the former Communist Party leader who spent two decades in political exile after Warsaw Pact tanks crushed his "Prague Spring" reform movement...
...Reform-minded East German Communists demandedan investigation into alleged diversion of hardcurrency revenues from about 100 party-ownedbusinesses, and a high-ranking Communist said theparty has lost 200,000 members since September...
...protests posed the greatest threat to date to the rigid model of Communist government that has prevailed here since a Soviet-led invasion crushed the "Prague Spring" reform movement...
...People will vote for new taxes when they see that really sincere efforts have been made towards budget spending reform," said Jordan St. John, press secretary for Steven D. Pierce (R-Westfield), the House minority leader and another candidate for governor...