Anatoly Sobchak
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Anatoly Sobchak was a Russian reformer who opposed a coup plot in Moscow in 1991, when he was chairman of the city council of Leningrad, which later became St Petersburg, following a referendum. He supported the name change, and allowed a Romanov to be buried in St Petersburg, in the family crypt of the tsars. Sobchak could be called a progressive conservative. He did not win re-election in 1996, after a period when he had felt a need to compromise with powerful interests. He left Russia for a time after accusations of bribery, which were withdrawn on his return, and it is not clear whether there was evidence against him.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2000
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Maurice Couve de Murville
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Maurice Couve de Murville was French foreign minister during the 1960s, at a time when France withdrew from the command structure of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and opposed British entry to the Common Market. He initially worked for the French Vichy government, then joined the exiled government of Charles de Gaulle in 1943. Both men saw themselves as having a mission to protect traditional values. Couve was later prime minister at a time of political and economic crisis, was replaced after the resignation of de Gaulle in 1969.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2000
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Ji Pengfei
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Ji Pengfei fought with the Nationalists againts the Communists in China, then joined the Communists with his unit. He became a diplomat under Mao Zedong, and was sent to east Germany, later becoming foreign minister. He was involved in talks with Britain on Hong Kong, and China agreed that changes would not be imposed on the Hong Kong way of life for 50 years. Ji's son, General Ji Shengde, allegedly donated funds to President Bill Clinton's election campaign, though this story appears dubious.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2000
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