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Gorbachev introduces glasnost
Times magazine man of the decade. Turned russia away from communistic culture -
Gorbachev introduces perestroika
allowed more freedoms like glasnost. included people knowing of government actions -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed
Treaty between the united states and russia to limit or dis-enable missiles with nuclear capabilities -
Jozsef Antall elected prime minister of Hungary
First prime minister after the fall of communism -
Vaclav Havel elected president of Czechoslovakia
he was elected president of the new Czech Republic -
Berlin Wall Falls
1989 the berlin wall gets taken down. ending the separation of east and west berlin -
Lech Walesa elected president of Poland
Lech Walesa sworn in as president of Poland -
Germany reunification takes place
Two months following reunification, all-German elections took place and Helmut Kohl became the first chancellor of the reunified Germany -
1st general elections in Romania
General elections were held in the Kingdom of Romania from March 1 to March 14
Their impact on the public was first tested during a set of local elections
