1989 ⟶ Fall of Communist Regimes
Revolutions of 1989 bring down Communist and authoritarian r...
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1989
⚰️ Brezhnev's Death and Andropov's Rise
November 10 – 15: Death of Leonid Brezhnev; Yuri Andropov becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.⟶
Cold WarSoviet UnionCommunist PartyLeadership ChangeSuccessionEastern Bloc
Soviet Union🇷🇺 Gorbachev Ascends to Soviet Leadership
Cold WarSoviet UnionCommunismMikhail GorbachevPerestroikaGlasnostPolitical Transition
Soviet Union🧱 Fall of Communist Regimes
Revolutions of 1989 bring down Communist and authoritarian regimes around the world.⟶
Cold WarCommunismEastern BlocDemocracyPolitical TransitionRevolutionsHuman RightsGlobalizationIron Curtain
Germany
Poland
Hungary
Romania
BulgariaSoviet Union
China🕊️ Tiananmen Square Massacre and Polish Elections
🧱 Berlin Wall Falls, Eastern Europe Begins Transition
November 9: Fall of the Berlin Wall; the Revolutions of 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Bloc begin in Europe, which leads to the end of the Cold War.⟶
Cold WarEastern BlocSoviet UnionDemocracyGeopoliticsIron Curtain
GermanySoviet UnionPolandHungaryRomania🇨🇿 Czechoslovak Communist Government Collapse
November 24: The Communist government of Czechoslovakia falls during the Velvet Revolution.⟶
CommunismDemocracyCold WarCzechoslovakiaPolitical TransitionNonviolent Resistance
Czech Republic
Slovakia