1985 ⟶ Reagan and Gorbachev Hold First Summit

Reagan and Gorbachev meet for the first time at a summit in ...
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🗣️ Geneva Summit Held

President Dwight D. Eisenhower of the United States, Prime Minister Anthony Eden of the United Kingdom, Premier Nikolai A. Bulganin of the Soviet Union, and Prime Minister Edgar Faure of France, known as the 'Big Four', attend the Geneva Summit. Also in attendance was Nikita Khrushchev of the Soviet Union.⟶
Geneva Summit Held (1955)
Cold WarSummitGenevaDiplomacyUnited StatesSoviet UnionFranceUnited KingdomKhrushchev

🤝 Thatcher Meets Gorbachev at Chequers

Margaret Thatcher and the UK government, in a plan to open new channels of dialog with Soviet leadership candidates, meet with Mikhail Gorbachev at Chequers.⟶
Thatcher Meets Gorbachev at Chequers (1984)
Soviet UnionUnited KingdomGorbachevThatcherDiplomacyCold WarSummitDialogue

🗣️ 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.⟶
Reagan and Gorbachev Hold First Summit (1985)
United StatesSoviet UnionReaganGorbachevSummitGenevaCold WarDiplomacyArms Control

👤 Gorbachev Becomes Soviet Leader

Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union.⟶
Gorbachev Becomes Soviet Leader (1985)
Soviet UnionGorbachevLeadershipCold WarPerestroikaGlasnostReformPoliticsUSSR

🏛️ Washington Summit Begins

The Washington Summit begins.⟶
Washington Summit Begins (1990)
United StatesSummitWashington D.C.DiplomacyCold WarUS-Soviet RelationsForeign PolicyGeopolitics

🗣️ 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)
United StatesSoviet UnionHelsinkiSummitGulf WarInternational RelationsCold WarDiplomacyCooperation