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Gorbachev introduces Glasnost
Gorbachev introduces Glasnost (openness). This was a part of the new political reform. -
Gorbachev introduces Perestroika
The second reform introduced by Gorbachev in 1985. This was also used for political reasons. -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
Required the United States and the Soviet Union to swear not to use nuclear weapons. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
East and West Berlin were reunited and people began climbing over the wall. Some even brought hammers to tear the wall down. -
Jozsef Antall Elected Prime Minister of Hungary
The first fully-democratic elected Prime Minister. He was elected after the fall of communism. -
Vaclav Havel elected president of Czechoslovakia
He was a writer, philosopher, dissident and statesman. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia. -
Lech Walesa elected president of Poland
Walesa was a Polish politician and founder of Solidarity. He was elected president of Poland in 1990. -
Germany Reunification Starts
The call for democracy was at its highest. It didn't take long for democracy to take over and spread. -
1st general elections in Romania
These were the first official elections for the People's Movement Party.
