Word: resignations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...interview with TIME, Ryzhkov was remarkably frank about the possibility that he might resign. "To resign today," he said, "would mean that we have to choose a whole new government. Does the country really need that right now?" Asked his opinion about a proposal to let Gorbachev rule the country with his Cabinet of ministers, Ryzhkov replied, "Maybe someday we will adopt an American system of government, but it is too early for this...
While distancing himself from Ryzhkov, Gorbachev has refused to sack him. At one point, Ryzhkov threatened to resign if parliament approved a proposal he could not "believe in." Later the Prime Minister endorsed the idea of giving Gorbachev almost single-handed control of the economy, though that would seriously undermine his own authority...
...when Kalikow, wealthy and eager to join the glamorous world of publishing, bought it from him for $37 million. Vowing to preserve the city's last conservative editorial voice, Kalikow pumped nearly $100 million more into the paper. He has already cut costs: forcing Post president Valerie Salambier to resign saved $500,000 a year in salary and perks, and Kalikow has said that was merely for starters. But he also said the Post was still losing money at a $27 million annual rate. The nine allied unions facing him, led by their president, George McDonald, believed him, hence their...
...strike, and even army officers grumble publicly about low living standards. While a record harvest lies rotting in the fields, bread -- that staple of Russian life -- has joined the growing list of scarce goods. Meanwhile, pressure mounts for the government of Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov to resign. Most worrisome of all for the Kremlin, the once monolithic Union of Soviet Socialist Republics seems ever closer to fragmenting into bits and pieces...
Amid promises of a short-term appointment, Rosovsky agreed to return to his old post after A. Michael Spence, then-dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), suddenly announced plans to resign in April...