Gorbachev and the Fall of East European Communism

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Gorbachev and the Fall of East European Communism

First democratic election in USSR Emergence of democratic opposition 1989: First democratic election in USSR Emergence of democratic opposition Fall of communist regimes in Eastern Europe 1990: Democratic elections in the 15 Soviet republics Republics push for sovereignty Gorbachev’s desperate attempts to maintain control 1991: Escalation of conflict between conservatives and democratic reformers The August coup and the paralysis of the Soviet state. Dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Poland, Feb. 1989: Roundtable talks between government and opposition

June 1989: Solidarity wins all but 1 seat in free elections to Polish Parliament

June 1989: Hungarian officials open border with Austria

Gorbachev in Berlin, October 1989

Prague, November 1989

Bucharest, December 1989: Ceausescu’s last speech