1991 ⟶ Soviet Union Officially Dissolved

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⚽ Soviet Union Boycotts Soccer Match in Chile

The Soviet Union announces that, because of its opposition to the recent overthrow of the government of Chilean President Salvador Allende, it will not play a World Cup Soccer match against the Chilean team if the match is held in Santiago.⟶

Soviet UnionChileSoccerBoycottCold WarPolitics and SportsInternational Relations

👤 Andropov Becomes Soviet Leader

Yuri Andropov becomes General Secretary of the Soviet Union.⟶

AndropovSoviet UnionLeadershipCold WarPolitical TransitionUSSR

💥 Soviet Union Officially Dissolved

The Council of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR dissolves the Soviet Union. The United States became the world's only superpower.⟶

Soviet UnionDissolutionSupreme SovietEnd of Cold WarUnited StatesSuperpowerPolitical TransitionInternational RelationsPost-Soviet EraGeopolitics

👋 Warsaw Pact Officially Dissolved

Warsaw Pact is dissolved.⟶

Warsaw PactEastern BlocCold WarMilitary AllianceDissolutionEnd of Cold WarSoviet UnionTreatiesPost-Soviet Era

💣 Soviet Coup Attempt

Soviet coup attempt of 1991. A coup occurs in response to a new union treaty to be signed on August 20.⟶

Soviet UnionCoupAugust CoupGorbachevHardlinersPolitical Instability1991MoscowBoris YeltsinPost-Soviet Era

🏳️ Gorbachev Resigns, Soviet Flag Lowered

Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the USSR. The flag of the Soviet Union is lowered for the last time over the Kremlin and is later replaced by the Russian flag. Also that day U.S. President George H. W. Bush, after receiving a phone call from Boris Yeltsin, delivers a Christmas Day speech acknowledging the end of the Cold War.⟶

Soviet UnionGorbachevResignationEnd of Cold WarRussiaKremlinSymbolismCollapseEastern EuropePolitical Transition