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By Compiled From Wire Service Dispatches With Analysis From Monitor Correspondents Around The World; Edited By Anne Collier

November 8, 1982

Santiago Carrillo, a Eurocommunist who was accused of being a dictator by his own followers, stepped down as Spanish Communist leader Saturday following his party's humiliating rout in general elections last month. His resignation ended a 50-year public career and closed a chapter in Spanish politics.