But, in the former communist bloc, the benefits brought by transparency have been undeniable.

This cleared a path to the peaceful dismantling of communist dictatorship throughout the entire Soviet bloc.

After the Communist Party seized power in Czechoslovakia in February 1948, the city became part of the Eastern Bloc.

It is thanks to him that Poles can be proud that theirs was the first Soviet Bloc country to free itself of Communist tyranny.

Meanwhile, the communist bloc powers of China, East Germany and the Soviet Union established friendly relations with the new government by recognising the country and sending advisors.

The union ensured that the new country, to be called Tanzania, would not align itself with the Soviet Union and communist bloc, as A.M. Babu had advocated.

Britain, most of the Commonwealth, and the USA withheld recognition of the new regime until 23 February, by which time it had already been recognised by much of the communist bloc.

His place in the history books is guaranteed. It is thanks to him that Poles can be proud that theirs was the first Soviet Bloc country to free itself of Communist tyranny.

Discredited by the collapse of the USSR and the Soviet bloc in Eastern Europe, communism is effectively moribund, and its core constituencies where communist parties manage to hang on are aging and incapable of reproducing themselves.

As a result, strengthening state institutions was too often seen in the West as communist subterfuge, while the Soviet bloc viewed the slightest notion of individual freedom and responsibility as a stalking horse for capitalist counter revolution.

Communism s fall gave the nations of the former Soviet bloc a chance to turn towards democracy, a market economy, and the rule of law. Some countries cut ties decisively with the communist past others were less successful, a few failed catastrophically.

He clashed with the Bloc leadership that failed to prevent the annexation of Alexandretta to Turkey in 1939, and resigned from Bloc ranks.

The Chinese Communist Party is not very communist any more.

The French Communist Party (, PCF ) is a communist party in France.

The Communist Party of Bolivia () is a communist party in Bolivia.

Mr. Hariri and his parliamentarian bloc voted in its favour.

One reason for unification was that the international communist movement, represented by the Communist Party of India, Iraqi Communist Party and the Communist Party of Australia, called for party unification.

Stalin therefore prevented Eastern Bloc nations from receiving Marshall Plan aid.

It is not for them to denounce treaties generally, en bloc.

In reality, the one thing that non democratic regimes can never tolerate is independent workers organizations. That is why trade unionists were the first through the gates of Dachau, and why Poland s Solidarity movement posed an existential threat to Communist power throughout the former Soviet bloc.

He also details, according to his analysis, the positions of the different parties involved in these negotiations. Especially those of the of the March 14 bloc and the opposition bloc.

By the end of the decade, many Soviet bloc regimes had collapsed.

First, there is no such thing as a bloc of emerging countries.

The US has profited from a longstanding alliance with the Sunni bloc.

South Africa joined the bloc in late 2010 primarily for political reasons.

The Favorit was very popular in Czechoslovakia and other Eastern Bloc countries.

Such laws were common in the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries.

' The Algerian Communist Party (in French Parti Communiste Algérien ) was a communist party in Algeria.

China s communist rulers must own up to their history and drop Mao and the communist legacy.

Senegalese Communist Party (in French Parti Communiste Sénégalais ) was a pro Chinese communist party in Senegal.

In the 20th century, the regimes of Communist Eastern Europe and Communist China were anti religious.

But most people of the former Soviet bloc don t see it that way.

NEW YORK Even the most cold hearted realists would agree that the failure of Communist censorship played a role in the collapse of the Iron Curtain Voice of America, the fax machine, rock n roll, and the lure of Western capitalism helped to win over the people of the Soviet Bloc.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated CPI(M) or CPM) is a communist party in India.

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When the Cold War raged, one bloc or the other propped up weak states.

Their decision to act as a bloc in Copenhagen is an important step forward.

Iraqiya, which I lead, was the largest electoral bloc to emerge from that vote.

The problem is that these favorable attitudes vary considerably in intensity and constitute a soft bloc of support for the EU in the 2008 referendum, this soft bloc crumbled in the final week of the campaign.

The Communist Party of the Philippines (Filipino Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas ) is a leading communist party in the Philippines.

When the East Bloc unraveled, India had to start paying for imports in hard cash.

No flexibility existed within either bloc for smaller groups of members to deploy alliance assets.

The All India Forward Bloc (AIFB) is a left wing nationalist political party in India.

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And his communist links are clear.