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She was a member of the working committee of the ruling Congress Party from
1955, and in 1959 she was elected to the largely honorary post ... In the election
of 1967 she won a slim majority and had to accept Desai as deputy prime
minister.
She was a member of the working committee of the ruling Congress Party from
1955, and in 1959 she was elected to the largely honorary post ... In the election
of 1967 she won a slim majority and had to accept Desai as deputy prime
minister.
Page 367
Chernenko died on March 10, 1985, and the following day the Politburo elected
Gorbachev general secretary of the CPSU. ... multicandidate contests and the
secret ballot were introduced in some elections to party and government posts.
Chernenko died on March 10, 1985, and the following day the Politburo elected
Gorbachev general secretary of the CPSU. ... multicandidate contests and the
secret ballot were introduced in some elections to party and government posts.
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At St. Jean d'Acre in Palestine, he was notified of his election as pope at Viterbo,
Papal States (Sept. 1, 1271). Gregory, who at the ... Although not a priest, he was
unanimously elected pope at Avignon on Dec. 30, 1370, to succeed Urban V.
At St. Jean d'Acre in Palestine, he was notified of his election as pope at Viterbo,
Papal States (Sept. 1, 1271). Gregory, who at the ... Although not a priest, he was
unanimously elected pope at Avignon on Dec. 30, 1370, to succeed Urban V.
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