Ghana Timeline

May 28, 1981

Martial law imposed. Many of Solidarity's leaders, including Walesa, are imprisoned.
Dec 31, 1981

Provisional National Defence Council established with Rawlings as chairman.
May 28, 1983

First phase of Economic Recovery Program introduced with World Bank and International Monetary Fund support. Rawlings adopts conservative economic policies, abolishing subsidies and price controls, privatising many state enterprises and devaluing the curr
Jan 28, 1985

National Commission for Democracy, established to plan the democratization of Ghana's political system.
May 28, 1986

Chernobyl nuclear power station explodes, showering large areas in Ukraine, Belarus and beyond with radioactive material.
May 28, 1987

Soviet Union and US agree to scrap intermediate-range nuclear missiles; Boris Yeltsin dismissed as Moscow party chief for criticising slow pace of reforms.
May 28, 1988

Gorbachev replaces Gromyko as president; challenges nationalists in Kazakhstan, the Baltic republics, Armenia and Azerbaijan; special Communist Party conference agrees to allow private sector.
Dec 28, 1988

Elections for new district assemblies begin in early december to february
May 28, 1989

Round-table talks between Solidarity, the Communists and the Catholic Church. Partially free elections see widespread success for Solidarity, which helps form coalition government.
May 28, 1989

November - Peaceful mass protests and strikes gain momentum. The Civic Forum, a broad antigovernment coalition, formed. CPCz leadership resigns. Federal Assembly abolishes Communists' constitutional hold on power.
May 28, 1989

Cummunism collapses in Czechoslovakia

Martial law imposed. Many of Solidarity's leaders, including Walesa, are imprisoned.

Provisional National Defence Council established with Rawlings as chairman.

First phase of Economic Recovery Program introduced with World Bank and International Monetary Fund support. Rawlings adopts conservative economic policies, abolishing subsidies and price controls, privatising many state enterprises and devaluing the curr

National Commission for Democracy, established to plan the democratization of Ghana's political system.

Cher­nobyl nuclear power sta­tion explodes, show­er­ing large areas in Ukraine, Belarus and beyond with radioac­tive material.

Soviet Union and US agree to scrap intermediate-range nuclear mis­siles; Boris Yeltsin dis­missed as Moscow party chief for crit­i­cis­ing slow pace of reforms.

Gor­bachev replaces Gromyko as pres­i­dent; chal­lenges nation­al­ists in Kaza­khstan, the Baltic republics, Arme­nia and Azer­bai­jan; spe­cial Com­mu­nist Party con­fer­ence agrees to allow pri­vate sector.

Elections for new district assemblies begin in early december to february

Round-table talks between Solidarity, the Communists and the Catholic Church. Partially free elections see widespread success for Solidarity, which helps form coalition government.

November - Peaceful mass protests and strikes gain momentum. The Civic Forum, a broad antigovernment coalition, formed. CPCz leadership resigns. Federal Assembly abolishes Communists' constitutional hold on power.

Cummunism collapses in Czechoslovakia

Chernobyl nuclear power station explodes, showering large areas in Ukraine, Belarus and beyond with radioactive material.

Soviet Union and US agree to scrap intermediate-range nuclear missiles; Boris Yeltsin dismissed as Moscow party chief for criticising slow pace of reforms.

Gorbachev replaces Gromyko as president; challenges nationalists in Kazakhstan, the Baltic republics, Armenia and Azerbaijan; special Communist Party conference agrees to allow private sector.