61. Mukong and Black, two prominent opposition leaders, founded new parties in May and December respectively. 62. Widespread disturbances occurred in May after the death in suspicious circumstances of an opposition leader. 63. The speech was greeted with derision by opposition leaders. 64. Major also met Soviet Defence Minister Marshal Dmitry Yazov, Soviet Prime Minister Valentin Pavlov, representatives of the Baltic republics and opposition leaders. 65. According to State Department spokesman Richard Boucher, Albanian opposition leaders had urged the resumption of ties. 66. Underground groups which had operated inside Kuwait against the Iraqi forces issued demands for political reform which mirrored calls made by exiled opposition leaders. 67. He also invited opposition leaders to join discussions on new electoral laws. 68. The budget was attacked by opposition leaders as highly inflationary and a command budget of the IMF. 69. Archbishop Chrisostomos of Cyprus had warned the governments of Greece and Cyprus against betraying the Greek people of Cyprus, and opposition leaders in Greece had made similar statements. 70. Other arrests in September included opposition leaders Georgi Khaindrava and Yuram Chakvad. |