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Gorbachev introduces glasnost
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Gorbachev introduces glasnost
Ever since Mikhail Gorbachev launched the current reform movement in the Soviet Union in the mid-1980s. Western observers have puzzled over the Kremlin leader's motives and marveled at his deft maneuvers. -
Gorbachev introduces perestroika
When Mikhail S. Gorbachev stepped onto the world stage in March 1985 as the new leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. It was immediately clear that he was different from his predecessors. -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) is agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union. Signed in Washington, D.C. by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev on 8 December 1987. -
Vaclav Havel elected president of Czechoslovakia
was a Czech writer, philosopher,[1] dissident, and statesman. was a Czech writer, philosopher,[1] dissident, and statesman. -
Jozsef Antall elected prime minister of Hungary
was the first democratically-elected Prime Minister of Hungary after the fall of Communism. Antall was delegated to the National Roundtable Talks by the Hungarian Democratic Forum on 22 March 1989 and worked in the committee on constitutional reform. He became well known for his activities during the negotiations. -
Berlin Wall Falls
The Berlin Wall was a barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989. November 9, 1989, when the head of the East German Communist Party announced that citizens of the GDR could cross the border whenever they pleased. That night, ecstatic crowds swarmed the wall. -
Lech Walesa elected president of Poland
He co-founded and headed Solidarity (Solidarność), 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. Wałęsa was an electrician by trade. -
Germany reunification takes place
Germany reunification takes place was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany. The united Germany is considered to be the enlarged continuation of the Federal Republic and not a successor state.The united Germany is considered to be the enlarged continuation of the Federal Republic and not a successor state. -
1st general elections in Romania
Romania elects on a national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people.
