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Mikhael Gorbachev is Made Head of The Communist Party
Mikhael Gorbachev is made leader of the Russian Communist party, starting the fall of the USSR -
Glasnost
Gorbachev promotes openness, which creates social reform, and exposes the injustices committed by the Party -
Gorbachev Initiates Reforms
He fixes the economy by reforming the inefficient system of central planning -
Democratization
The COmmunist Party loosens its hold -
Foreign Policy Changes
Gorbachev de-escalates the cold war by agreeing to ban Nuclear missiles, along with Ronald Reagan -
Parts of the Soviet Union Begin To Revolt
Lithuania and other parts of the USSR demand freedoms from the Government, leading to the government to crack down on them. -
Yeltsin Gains Favor
Due to the attacks, Yeltsin is looked to for competent leadership, becoming the first directly elected Russian president -
Yeltsin Experiences Difficulty
Yeltsin's s abrupt shift caused inflation to soar, and caused an economic crisis -
August Coup
Gorbachev is detained by hardline conservatives, and tanks enter Moscow, however the people lost their fear of the party, and protested. Yeltsin called for the end of the occupation and a return to the constitution. The soldiers refused to follow the conservative's orders, causing the coup to fail -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
The failed coup causes the Party to lose its power, by december, all of the Republic had declared independence -
Chechen is Invaded by Russia
Russian Troops move into CHechen to prevent an uprising -
Putin
Putin puts down the chechen uprising, helping him win the election