1987 ⟶ Gorbachev Announces Perestroika
Natives within the Party who oppose his policies of economic...
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🗣️ 22nd Soviet Party Congress Held
22nd Soviet Party Congress held in USSR.⟶
USSRSoviet UnionCommunismPoliticsIdeologyKhrushchevCold War
👤 Gorbachev Becomes Soviet Leader
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union.⟶
Soviet UnionGorbachevLeadershipCold WarPerestroikaGlasnostReformPoliticsUSSR
🇷🇺 Gorbachev Announces Perestroika
Natives within the Party who oppose his policies of economic redevelopment (Perestroika). It is Gorbachev's hope that through initiatives of openness, debate and participation, that the Soviet people will support Perestroika.⟶
USSRGorbachevPerestroikaReformPoliticsEconomicsSoviet UnionCold War
🕊️ Gorbachev Announces Non-Interference in Eastern Europe
Gorbachev announces in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly that the Soviet Union will no longer militarily interfere with Eastern Europe.⟶
GorbachevSoviet UnionEastern EuropeCold Warend of Cold Warforeign policyUnited Nations
🗳️ Soviet Union Holds First Legislative Elections
The Soviet Union holds the first round of legislative elections to the Congress of People's Deputies.⟶
Soviet UnionElectionsPerestroikaGorbachev1989PoliticsGlasnostReformUSSR
🕊️ Gorbachev Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.⟶
GorbachevNobel Peace PrizeUSSRPerestroikaGlasnostCold WarDiplomacyEnd of Cold WarInternational Relations