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The Hungarian Parliament discusses freedom of association and assembly and this allows the creation for independent political parties. Using this idea, the people started to revolt and protest for democracy, which eventually led to the fall of communism in Hungary.
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The trade union is legalized in Poland and they finally begin to remove themselves from the Soviet's grip. This union was called Solidarity and was the first union not owned by a communist party. It participated in movements to gain free elections. Later, this party would forma coalition government with Poland's United Workers Party, and dominated Poland's government.
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Soviets have withdrawn 1000 tanks from East Germany.
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-Gorbachev (Later will be the general secretary of the Soviet Union) announces a Soviet unilateral withdrawal of 500 nuclear warheads from Eastern Europe.
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Chinese government orders the military suppression of pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square. The Communist nations are not happy about their upcoming loss and want to do everything that they can to prevent losing the war.
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Wojciech Jaruzelski works to reinstate the position of President of the Republic of Poland and is elected as the only person on the ballot.
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Hungary allows East German refugees to pass through into Austria with an end goal of reaching West Germany.
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Hungary's sole government changed from being the Hungarian Communist Party, in favor of calling itself the Hungarian Socialist Party. This came with a goal of embracing the democratic ideas that were spreading in the country. Document
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The Berlin Wall, which had long been a symbol of the separation between East and West Germany, was torn down by people after East Germany's government declared that it's people were free to move into West Berlin. Berlin wall video
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Anti-communist groups were ready to tear down the wall and end this war and isolation. Many groups were protesting and vandalizing the wall as shown.
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George Bush met with Mikhail Gorbachev in an attempt to exude a feeling of mutual peace and hopes for a prompt end to the everlasting Cold War.
