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By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Linda Feldmann

August 15, 1983

Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau fired five ministers Friday in the largest Cabinet reshuffle in more than 10 years. The move appeared to be an attempt to put a fresh face on the Liberal government, which is lagging far behind the opposition Tories in opinion polls.