Word: successors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...formidable Karajan, the dominant conductor of the postwar generation. Now 79, he is debilitated by a series of illnesses and must clutch a special railing as he makes his way to the podium. Those looking for clues to music's most hotly debated question -- Karajan's eventual successor at the Berlin Philharmonic -- find Salzburg an ideal place to begin speculation...
...meals were a tentative gesture toward openness. Through 58 years of uninterrupted rule by P.R.I., a Mexican President has had virtually a free hand in choosing his successor as the party's nominee. This year, however, a dissident faction known as the Democratic Current has clamored to open P.R.I.'s nomination process. In response, party officials drew up a short list of candidates. But the rebels are not impressed. "It's a grand show," said Democratic Current Leader Cuauhtemoc Cardenas. "Nothing has changed...
...speculation about Khomeini's successor, the Ayatullah remains very much the spiritual force behind the Iranian revolution. Reportedly afflicted with a weakening heart and prostate cancer, Khomeini nonetheless grants public audiences, meets weekly with the families of martyrs and even performs Islamic marriage ceremonies. On most days, though, he remains secluded in his house in north Tehran, emerging from time to time to issue the whispery proclamations that echo around the world. Intimates say the Ayatullah yearns to ensure that the revolution will survive long after he is gone. That may not be possible, given the nation's fractious politics...
...million Shi'ites who rule Iran and form majorities in Lebanon, Bahrain and Iraq. To the shahada, however, the Shi'ites add, "And Ali is the Friend of God." Those additional words in praise of Ali, whom the Shi'ites passionately claim is Muhammad's true successor, epitomize the complex and often bloody feud between Islam's two branches...
...harsh public denunciations of the general, discreet overtures to members of Noriega's inner circle and, eventually, support for his replacement by a moderate military man who would serve as a caretaker until presidential elections could be held. The Defense Intelligence Agency is trying to help identify a potential successor, but the task is not an easy one. "There are some honorable, professional military men," says a ( U.S. official. "But Noriega has relegated them to the bush...