1984 ⟶ Thatcher Meets Gorbachev at Chequers
Margaret Thatcher and the UK government, in a plan to open n...
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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.⟶
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.⟶
Soviet UnionUnited KingdomGorbachevThatcherDiplomacyCold WarSummitDialogue
👤 Gorbachev Becomes Soviet Leader
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes leader of the Soviet Union.⟶
Soviet UnionGorbachevLeadershipCold WarPerestroikaGlasnostReformPoliticsUSSR
🗣️ 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.⟶
United StatesSoviet UnionReaganGorbachevSummitGenevaCold WarDiplomacyArms Control
🇷🇺 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.⟶
USSRGorbachevPerestroikaReformPoliticsEconomicsSoviet UnionCold War
🗣️ 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.⟶
United StatesSoviet UnionHelsinkiSummitGulf WarInternational RelationsCold WarDiplomacyCooperation