1987 ⟶ Najibullah Becomes President of Afghanistan

Mohammad Najibullah becomes President of Afghanistan and imp...
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🇮🇶 Saddam Hussein Becomes President of Iraq

Saddam Hussein becomes President of Iraq after Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr steps down.⟶
Saddam Hussein Becomes President of Iraq (1979)
IraqSaddam HusseinMiddle EastpoliticsUSSRBa'ath PartyCold War

🇷🇺 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan to oust Hafizullah Amin, beginning the Soviet–Afghan War and resulting in the end of Détente.⟶
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan (1979)
AfghanistanSoviet UnionInvasionWarCold WarProxy WarDétenteMujahideenGeopolitics

🇦🇫 Najibullah Becomes President of Afghanistan

Mohammad Najibullah becomes President of Afghanistan and implements a policy of National Reconciliation as a means of putting an end to the Soviet–Afghan War as well as beginning an end to Soviet influence in the country.⟶
Najibullah Becomes President of Afghanistan (1987)
AfghanistanSoviet-Afghan WarUSSRCold WarPoliticsNational ReconciliationNajibullah

🇷🇺 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

🇪🇪 Phosphorite War Breaks Out in Estonia

Phosphorite War breaks out in Estonia.⟶
Phosphorite War Breaks Out in Estonia (1987)
EstoniaProtestEnvironmentUSSRPoliticsNationalismBaltic StatesCold War

✈️ Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan Begins

The Soviets begin withdrawing from Afghanistan.⟶
Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan Begins (1988)
AfghanistanSoviet UnionwithdrawalwarCold Warproxy warmujahideenGorbachev