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George H.W. Bush: We already planned, regardless of this, to meet with Mr. Yeltsin. And I think the significance--there were free and fair…

On the recordJune 14, 1991
We already planned, regardless of this, to meet with Mr. Yeltsin. And I think the significance--there were free and fair elections. And several mayors that support reform were reelected, and Mr. Yeltsin was elected. I say, mayors elected, and Yeltsin elected. And democracy is on the move there. I happen to think this is good for everyone in the Soviet Union, including the man that started reform, President Gorbachev. And I think he would look at it that way. South Africa
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George H.W. Bush
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