The Events of 1989 in Eastern Europe

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  • The Events of 1989 in Eastern Europe
    • Poland
      • Economic unrests and strikes lead the government to recognise the Solidarity movement as a political party in 1989
        • They were allowed to compete for 35% of the lower house
          • There was a solidarity government, with communists holding major posts
      • Poland remained in the Warsaw Pact, but the USSR recongnised the non-Communist government
    • Hungary
      • Unrest lead to them replacing the leader with a reformist
        • it was agrees that free elections were to be held in 1990
      • they also opened their border with Austria
    • East Germany
      • 150,000 East Germans left via Hungary in August 1989
        • There were also large protests calling for change
      • Hard-liner leader was told by Gorbachev that he had no choice but to allow changes
      • Berlin
        • Government decided to allow free exit from the 10th Nov, but it was announced the night before
          • Crowds forced the guards to open the crossing points and the wall was tore down by crowds on both sides
    • Czecho-Slovakia
      • Berlin lead to large protests to match the changes already made by the USSR
      • Opposition groups formed the Civic Forum and formed a coalition gov. with the communists as a minority
      • The Velvet Revolution lead to the end of communism and the country splitting in two
    • Romania
      • large protests in Nov. 1989 due to corruption of the leader and events in Hungary
      • Leader was captured and executed and opposition groups formed a new coalition governent

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