1989 ⟶ Hungary Introduces Political Reforms

Communist Hungary introduces political reforms.
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1989
1990

🚩 Rákosi Becomes Leader of Hungary

Mátyás Rákosi becomes General Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party and, therefore, the de facto leader of Communist Hungary.⟶
Rákosi Becomes Leader of Hungary (1948)
HungaryEastern EuropeCommunismPoliticsSoviet InfluenceCold WarLeadership

🇭🇺 Hungary Introduces Political Reforms

Communist Hungary introduces political reforms.⟶
Hungary Introduces Political Reforms (1989)
HungaryEastern EuropePolitical ReformCommunism1989ReformsIron CurtainCold War

🇵🇱 Solidarity Trade Union Legalized in Poland

The trade union Solidarity is legalized by the Polish government.⟶
Solidarity Trade Union Legalized in Poland (1989)
PolandSolidarityTrade UnionCommunismEastern Europe1989Political OppositionCold WarGorbachev

🚪 Pan-European Picnic Opens Austria-Hungary Border

The opening of the border gate between Austria and Hungary at the Pan-European Picnic set in motion a chain reaction, at the end of which there was no longer a GDR and the Eastern Bloc had disintegrated.⟶
Pan-European Picnic Opens Austria-Hungary Border (1989)
HungaryAustriaBorder OpeningPan-European PicnicEastern BlocGDRFall of CommunismIron Curtain1989

🇩🇪 East Germany's Honecker Ousted, Hungary Reforms

The Hungarian constitution is amended to allow a multi-party political system and elections. In East Germany, the nearly 20-year term of communist leader Erich Honecker comes to an end.⟶
East Germany's Honecker Ousted, Hungary Reforms (1989)
East GermanyHungaryPolitical ReformErich HoneckerCommunism1989Multi-party systemEastern BlocFall of Communism

🧱 Bulgarian Communist Party Dissolved

The Bulgarian Communist Party, the ruling party of Bulgaria, is dissolved.⟶
Bulgarian Communist Party Dissolved (1990)
BulgariaEastern EuropeCommunist PartyDissolutionPolitical ReformCold WarDemocratization1990s