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Gorbachev introduces glasnost
he launched his nation on a dramatic new course.His dual program of perestroika and glasnost introduced profound changes in economic practice, internal affairs and international relations. -
Gorbachev introduces perestroika
the largely political and economic rivalry between the Soviets and the United States and their respective allies that emerged following World War II. Gorbachev’s actions also inadvertently set the stage for the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, which dissolved into 15 individual republics. -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed
a 1987 agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union (and later its successor states, in particular the Russian Federation). Signed in Washington, D.C. by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev on 8 December 1987 -
Jozsef Antall elected prime minister of Hungary
was the first democratically-elected Prime Minister of Hungary after the fall of Communism,He was the leader of the Hungarian Democratic Forum between 1989 and 1993. -
Berlin Wall Falls
purpose of this Berlin Wall was to keep Western “fascists” from entering East Germany and undermining the socialist state, but it primarily served the objective of stemming mass defections from East to West. -
Vaclav Havel elected president of Czechoslovakia
was a Czech writer, philosopher,dissident, and statesman. From 1989 to 1992, he served as the last president of Czechoslovakia. He then served as the first president of the Czech Republic (1993–2003) after the Czech–Slovak split. -
Germany reunification takes place
the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic (GDR/East Germany) joined the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG/West Germany) to form the reunited nation of Germany, and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. -
1st general elections in Romania
The President is elected in a two round system for a five-year term. If one candidate obtains a majority of 50%+1 of all registered voters in the first round, he or she is declared the winner. If none of the candidates achieve this, then a run-off is held between the two contenders with the top scores in the first round. -
Lech Walesa elected president of Poland
a retired Polish politician and labor activist. He co-founded and headed Solidarity, the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland from 1990 to 1995.
