1989 ⟶ Václav Havel Becomes President of Czechoslovakia

Václav Havel becomes President of the now free Czechoslovaki...
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🇨🇿 Communist Party Wins Election in Czechoslovakia

The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, alongside the Communist Party of Slovakia, receive 38 percent of the vote in the 1946 parliamentary election, becoming the largest party in the Constituent National Assembly.⟶
Communist Party Wins Election in Czechoslovakia (1946)
CzechoslovakiaElectionCommunismPost-WarSoviet InfluenceEastern EuropePolitics

🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy Becomes US President

John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States.⟶
John F. Kennedy Becomes US President (1961)
USKennedyPresidentPoliticsCold WarLeadership

🇨🇿 Václav Havel Becomes President of Czechoslovakia

Václav Havel becomes President of the now free Czechoslovakia.⟶
Václav Havel Becomes President of Czechoslovakia (1989)
CzechoslovakiaDemocracyEastern EuropePoliticsHavelPresidentTransitionPolitical ChangeEurope

🇺🇸 George H.W. Bush Inaugurated as US President

George H. W. Bush is inaugurated as 41st President of the United States.⟶
George H.W. Bush Inaugurated as US President (1989)
United StatesPresidentGeorge H.W. BushPolitics1989Cold WarLeadershipForeign Policy

🇵🇱 Polish United Workers' Party Dissolved

the Polish United Workers' Party is dissolved, allowing democracy to be restored in Poland.⟶
Polish United Workers' Party Dissolved (1990)
PolandDemocracyCommunismEastern EuropePolitical TransitionSolidarityPolitical ChangeEurope

🗳️ Boris Yeltsin Elected President of Russia

Boris Yeltsin is elected as the president of Russia. Yeltsin would serve as Russia's president until resigning on December 31, 1999 with Vladimir Putin taking over.⟶
Boris Yeltsin Elected President of Russia (1990)
RussiaBoris YeltsinPresidentSoviet UnionPolitics1990sDemocratizationPost-SovietLeadership