Todor Zhivkov Ousted, Petar Mladenov Replaces Him, November 10, 1989
Date: November 10, 1989
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Date: November 10, 1989
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People's Daily publishes the April 26 Editorial which inflames the nascent Tiananmen Square protests. Date: April 26, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 26 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989China Eastern Airlines Flight 5510 Crash Kills 34, August 15, 1989Velvet…
Cold War: Velvet Revolution begins: In Czechoslovakia, a student demonstration in Prague is quelled by riot police. This sparks an uprising aimed at overthrowing the communist government (it succeeds on December 29). Date: November 17, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 17 π Events on this day in 1989 π …
The convictions of the Guildford Four are quashed by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, after they had spent 15 years in prison. Date: October 19, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 19 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from…
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba, to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations. Date: April 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 2 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in…
The Standard Gravure shooting where Joseph T. Wesbecker, a 47-year-old pressman, killed eight people and injured 12 people at his former workplace, Standard Gravure, before committing suicide. Date: September 14, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 14 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More…
The April 27 demonstrations, student-led protests responding to the April 26 Editorial, during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Date: April 27, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 27 π Events on this day in 1989 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1989Egypt Raises Flag at Taba, Ending…