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Gorbachev introduces glasnost
When Gorbachev was elected general secretary he launched the program of glasnost or openness to lessen tension with other countries. -
Gorbachev introduces perestroika
Gorbachev at this time also created perestroika to rebuild and reconstuct the Soviet Union and to bring t out of its crisis. -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty signed
The treaty eliminated nuclear and conventional ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with intermediate ranges, but the treaty did not cover sea launched missiles. -
Berlin Wall Falls
The Berlin Wall that had separated Germany for thirty years was finally torn down. -
Jozsef Antall elected prime minister of Hungary
He was the first democratically-elected Prime Minister of Hungary after the fall of Communism. -
Vaclav Havel elected president of Czechoslovakia
He served as the last president of Czechoslovakia. He then served as the first president of the Czech Republic. -
Lech Walesa elected president of Poland
In the Polish general election of 1990, Wałęsa successfully ran for the newly re-established office of President of Poland. He presided over Poland's transition from communism to a post-communist state. -
Germany reunification takes place
The process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany to form the reunited nation of Germany, and when Berlin reunited into a single city. -
1st general elections in Romania
First time Romania used a general election to elect a president.
