Significant Events in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe Between 1985-1990 Timeline

  • 1st general elections in Romania.

  • Gorbachev introduces glasnost

    Gorbachev introduces glasnost
  • Gorbachev introduces perestroika

    Gorbachev introduces perestroika
  • Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Signed

    Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty Signed
  • Berlin Wall Falls

    Berlin Wall Falls
  • Jozsef Antall elected prime minister of Hungary

    Jozsef Antall elected prime minister of Hungary
  • Vaclav Havel elected president of Czechoslvakia

    Vaclav Havel elected president of Czechoslvakia
  • Lech Walesa elected president of Poland

    Lech Walesa elected president of Poland
  • Germany reunification takes place

    Germany reunification takes place