Categoría: Discursos
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Farewell Address
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en DiscursosDear fellow countrymen, compatriots. Due to the situation which has evolved as a result of the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States, I hereby discontinue my activities at the post of President of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. I am making this decision on considerations of principle. I firmly came out in favor…
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Dissolving the Soviet Union (USSR)
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en DiscursosDear compatriots, fellow citizens, as a result of the newly formed situation, creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States, I cease my activities in the post of the U.S.S.R. president. I am taking this decision out of considerations based on principle. I have firmly stood for independence, self-rule of nations, for the sovereignty of the…
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Address at the Madrid Peace Conference
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en DiscursosThe people of Israel look to this palace with great anticipation and expectation. We pray that this meeting will mark the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the Middle East; that it will signal the end of hostility, violence, terror and war; that it will bring dialogue, accommodation, coexistence and above all…
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Press Conference on Soviet Situation
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en DiscursosI spoke a short while ago to President Yeltsin in the Russian Parliamentary Building. I agreed with him to make public the contents of our conversation and so I will on this occasion refer to the notes I made during our discussion. President Yeltsin made a number of points that I would particularly wish to…
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Climbed up on a tank
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en DiscursosCitizens of Russia: On the night of 18-19 August 1991, the legally elected president of the country was removed from power. Regardless of the reasons given for his removal, we are dealing with a rightist, reactionary, anti-constitutional coup. Despite all the difficulties and severe trials being experienced by the people, the democratic process in the…
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Cumbre iberoamericana
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en DiscursosSeñor Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, Señores Mandatarios, Su Majestad, Don Juan Carlos I de España, Señoras, Señores Hermanas y Hermanos, Animados por la solidaridad y la creciente integración, venimos a solemnizar cinco siglos de vida americana. Lo hacemos, dejando de lado los recelos regionalistas, las discordias domésticas, las miradas aldeanas. Queremos llegar al…
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On the future of Yugoslavia (problems in Croatia)
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en DiscursosRespected deputies, there is no citizen of Yugoslavia today who is not concerned for his own future and the future of his children. The country has been weakened by the deep and long economic crisis and the increasing national conflicts. We have been subjected to open foreign pressures and threats. Outside factors are already openly…
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El encaje de Cataluña en España
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en DiscursosSomos el resultado de una historia, cuyo curso podemos inflexionar, y que debemos, en lo que no sea positivo, intentar inflexionar, pero que nos condiciona mucho. Y por supuesto esta historia explica el presente. Catalunya, como país, como pueblo tiene un origen absolutamente distinto a los otros pueblos de España. Especialmente, diferenciado del de los…
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Sobre el informe de la Comisión de Verdad y Reconciliación
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en DiscursosCompatriotas: Esta noche me dirijo a ustedes para tratar un tema doloroso que aún divide a los chilenos: el de las violaciones a los derechos humanos cometidas en los últimos años. Al asumir el gobierno, dije que ésta es una herida abierta en el alma nacional, que sólo podríamos cicatrizar si procurábamos reconciliarnos sobre las…
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Address to the Nation on the Invasion of Iraq
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en DiscursosJust two hours ago, allied air forces began an attack on military targets in Iraq and Kuwait. These attacks continue as I speak. Ground forces are not engaged. This conflict started August 2nd when the dictator of Iraq invaded a small and helpless neighbor. Kuwait — a member of the Arab League and a member…