EAST GERMANY
The Party. After serving as party leader for 47 days, Egon Krenz resigned, along with the entire Politburo and Central Committee. The party's emergency congress then selected Gregor Gysi to replace Krenz.
The Government. With the party in chaos, Prime Minister Hans Modrow and his 28-member Cabinet, eleven of them non-Communists, ran the country. Krenz was replaced as head of state by Manfred Gerlach of the Liberal Democratic Party.
The Opposition. The party and government acknowledged popular unrest by meeting with representatives of nine opposition groups and five non-Communist parties.
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
The Party. Since succeeding Milos Jakes as leader...
