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Gorbachev introduces glasnost
Within five years, Gorbachev’s revolutionary program swept communist governments throughout Eastern Europe from power and brought an end to the Cold War. Gorbachev’s actions also inadvertently set the stage for the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, which dissolved into 15 individual republics. -
Gorbachev introduces perestrika
o reform the distraught Soviet Union, the democratization of the Communist Party was promoted through Party Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev‘s policies of perestroika. Perestroika refers to the reconstruction of the political and economic system established by the Communist Party. -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) is a 1987 agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union and later its successor states, in particular the Russian Federation. It was signed by president Ronald Reegan and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbechev -
Jozsef Antall elected prime minister of Hungary
was the first democratically-elected Prime Minister of Hungary after the fall of Communism. He was the leader of the Hungarian Democratic Forum between 1989 and 1993. -
Berlin Wall Falls
It was a Barrier that divided Berlin from 1961- 1989 and that was constructed by the German democratic republic. The Eastern Bloc claimed that the Wall was erected to protect its population from fascist elements. -
Vaclav Havel elected president of Czechoslovakia
Vaclav Havelwas a Czech writer, philosopher, dissident, and statesman. He then served as the first president of the Czech Republic 1993–2003 after the Czech–Slovak split. -
Germany reunification takes place
was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany to form the reunited nation of Germany. The end of the unification process is officially referred to as German unity. -
1st general elections in Romania
They were the first elections held after the overthrow of the Communist regime six months earlier, and also the first public presidential elections. They were also the first free elections held in the country since 1937. -
Lech Walesa elected president of Poland
Lech Walesa is a retired Polish politician and labor activist. In August 1980 he was instrumental in political negotiations that led to the ground-breaking Gdańsk Agreement between striking workers and the government.