Significant events in the soviet union and eastern europe By DanielGorey Mar 1, 1985 Gorbachev introduces glasnost Mar 1, 1985 Gorbachev introduces perestroika Dec 8, 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed Feb 2, 1989 Vaclav Havel elected president of Czechoslovakia May 23, 1989 Jozsef Antall elected prime minister of Hungary Nov 9, 1989 Berlin Wall Falls Jan 1, 1990 1st general elections in Romania Mar 18, 1990 Germany reunification takes place Dec 22, 1990 Lech Walesa elected president of Poland