1989 ⟶ Malta Summit Signals End of Cold War
At the end of the Malta Summit, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbac...
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🤝 Johnson-Kosygin Summit in Glassboro
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in Glassboro, New Jersey for a three-day summit.⟶
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🗣️ 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.⟶
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🤝 INF Treaty Signed
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C. by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Some later claim this was the unofficial beginning of the end of the Cold War. Gorbachev agrees to START I treaty.⟶
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🕊️ 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.⟶
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🏛️ Washington Summit Begins
The Washington Summit begins.⟶
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🕊️ Gorbachev Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.⟶
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