Word: traveled
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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They said the protesters wanted free elections, freedom to travel and legalization of opposition groups. Political parties now are recognized only if they align themselves with the Communist Party...
Lawyer who has brokered thousands of prisoner exchanges. Though close to Honecker, he is by reputation a defender of freedom of travel who impresses Westerners with his acid criticisms of the East German system's rigidity. He has spoken out against the recent jailing of peaceful protesters...
...different interests from various parts of the population can express themselves," he said. While Krenz acknowledged that "problems in recent months had not been sufficiently assessed," he stated that the party would maintain firm control. "Socialism," he said, "is not negotiable." His only conciliatory gesture was a hint that travel restrictions might be relaxed. At the same time, he encouraged East Germans to stay home, and admitted that the flight of 135,000 citizens this year was "a draining of a lifeblood" that amounted to "a human, political and economic loss...
...computer didn't travel for the match; it remained in Pittsburgh with a telephone line to relay its moves to a computer terminal in New York, where someone moved the chess pieces...
...members of the ruling Politburo issued a statement that for the first time expressed official concern about the recent exodus of 50,000 East Germans to the West. Then, in an unprecedented gesture of conciliation, the leadership acknowledged, "We are open to discussion." Hinting that press and travel restrictions might be eased, the statement continued, "Together, we want to discuss all basic questions of our society...