1990 ⟶ Bush and Gorbachev Condemn Kuwait Invasion

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🤝 Thatcher Meets Gorbachev at Chequers

Margaret Thatcher and the UK government, in a plan to open new channels of dialog with Soviet leadership candidates, meet with Mikhail Gorbachev at Chequers.⟶
Thatcher Meets Gorbachev at Chequers (1984)
Soviet UnionUnited KingdomGorbachevThatcherDiplomacyCold WarSummitDialogue

🗣️ Reagan and Gorbachev Hold First Summit

Reagan and Gorbachev meet for the first time at a summit in Geneva, Switzerland, where they agree to two (later three) more summits.⟶
Reagan and Gorbachev Hold First Summit (1985)
United StatesSoviet UnionReaganGorbachevSummitGenevaCold WarDiplomacyArms Control

🕊️ Malta Summit Signals End of Cold War

At the end of the Malta Summit, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and US President George H. W. Bush declare that a long-lasting era of peace has begun. Many observers regard this summit as the official beginning of the end of the Cold War.⟶
Malta Summit Signals End of Cold War (1989)
Cold WarSummitUSSRUSDiplomacyPeaceEnd of Cold WarGorbachevBush

🗣️ Bush and Gorbachev Condemn Kuwait Invasion

George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Helsinki, Finland and issue a joint declaration condemning the invasion of Kuwait.⟶
Bush and Gorbachev Condemn Kuwait Invasion (1990)
United StatesSoviet UnionHelsinkiSummitGulf WarInternational RelationsCold WarDiplomacyCooperation

🏛️ Washington Summit Begins

The Washington Summit begins.⟶
Washington Summit Begins (1990)
United StatesSummitWashington D.C.DiplomacyCold WarUS-Soviet RelationsForeign PolicyGeopolitics

🕊️ Gorbachev Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.⟶
Gorbachev Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (1990)
GorbachevNobel Peace PrizeUSSRPerestroikaGlasnostCold WarDiplomacyEnd of Cold WarInternational Relations