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In Poland, the free trade union, Solidarity, is created. The first step in Eastern Europe opposing ocmmunism.
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Widespreads protests are seen in Hungary. Many are opposing the communist rule.
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The first free elections are held in Poland, only nine years after the creation of Solidarity.
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After on going protests, Communist leaders in Hungary agree to hold the first free elections in 1990.
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The tyrranical Communist leader Nicolae Ceausesau leads the country.
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Poland elects its first non-communist leader, Tadeusz Mazowiecki.
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The Berlin Wall falls after 38 years.
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The Czech people led by Vaclav Havel over throw the communist rulers. Havel is the first president of Czechoslovakia.
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As the people of Romania grow uneasy, Ceausesau is not happy with what he sees. So, he goes out to stomp out the revolution but is met with heavy resistance. The fighting kills many and leaves the country in ruins, but the country is soon able to become free.
