Significant Events in the Soviet Union and Eastern Erupe between 1985-1990 timeline
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Gorbachev introduces glasnost
In March 1985 Gorbachev introduces Glasnost which mad changes in economic practice, internal affairs and international relations. -
Gorbachev introduces perestroika
In 1985 Gorbachev introduces perestroika which was reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the 1980s -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed
On 8th of December, 1987 Ronald Reagan and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signed the INF treaty that on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles. -
Berlin Wall Falls
Because communism failed as a government. The Berlin wall fell around in 1989 -
Jozsef Antall elected prime minister of Hungary
After the fall of Communism He was the leader of the Hungarian Democratic Forum between 1989 and 1993. -
Vaclav Havel elected president of Czechoslovakia
In 1989 Vaclav Havel got elected as president of Czechoslovakia. -
Lech Walesa elected president of Poland
Lech Walesa got elected as president of Poland in the year of 1990. -
Germany reunification takes place
In 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany to form the reunited nation of Germany. -
1st general elections in Romania
General elections were held in Romania on 20 May 1990. They were the first elections held after the overthrow of the Communist regime six months earlier, and also the first public presidential elections.
