MOSCOW Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev's savior became histormentor Friday.
Wasting no time in wielding the power that is now his, Russianrepublic President Boris N. Yeltsin routed the Communist Party fromits position of influence and placed three of his own men in keypositions on Gorbachev's Cabinet.
Yeltsin - the hero of the anti-coup movement that swept tovictory this week - left no doubt that he now holds the upper handhere.
He issued decrees throughout the day, each one lopping off moreof the authority of the central government and of Gorbachev - whocomplained about some, joined in others and ultimately acquiesced toall.
Yeltsin …
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