1990 ⟶ Gorbachev Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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🕊️ Sakharov Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Andrei Sakharov is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.⟶
Sakharov Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (1975)
Soviet UnionDissidentsHuman RightsNobel PrizeCold WarPropagandaFreedom of SpeechAndrei Sakharov

👤 Gorbachev Becomes Soviet Leader

Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union.⟶
Gorbachev Becomes Soviet Leader (1985)
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.⟶
Gorbachev Announces Perestroika (1987)
USSRGorbachevPerestroikaReformPoliticsEconomicsSoviet UnionCold War

🕊️ 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

🕊️ Gorbachev Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.⟶
Gorbachev Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (1990)
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🗣️ 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)
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