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<blockquote data-quote="klein" data-source="post: 631240" data-attributes="member: 23950"><p>Here Tie, a REAL History lesson :</p><p></p><p><strong>How things shifted in Europe</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>For more than 40 years after World War II, the communist regimes of eastern Europe and the Soviet Union seemed on solid ground. They weren't. And beginning in 1989, life changed dramatically.</p><p>The Berlin Wall's fall has come to symbolize the wider downfall of the Soviet sphere of influence. Here's a look at how events unfurled:</p><p>1989</p><p><strong>June 4:</strong> Communists are overwhelmingly defeated in Poland's first partially free elections in four decades.</p><p><strong>August:</strong> Tens of thousands of East Germans swamp West German diplomatic missions in East Berlin, Czechoslovakia and Hungary, seeking asylum.</p><p><strong>Sept. 11:</strong> Hungary's western border opens to East German refugees.</p><p><strong>Nov. 4:</strong> 1 million East Germans rally for democracy.</p><p><strong>Nov. 7-8:</strong> East Germany's ruling politburo resigns.</p><p><strong>Nov. 9:</strong> Berlin Wall and East German borders open.</p><p><strong>Nov. 10:</strong> Bulgarian communist dictator Todor Zhivkov is removed from power.</p><p><strong>Nov. 17:</strong> Students clash with police, starting Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution.</p><p><strong>Nov. 25:</strong> Referendum weakens communists' hold in Hungary.</p><p><strong>Dec. 17:</strong> Romanian police fire at protesters; dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife try to flee the uprising.</p><p><strong>Dec. 25:</strong> A firing squad executes the Ceausescus.</p><p><strong>Dec. 29:</strong> Communist rule ends in Czechoslovakia.</p><p>1990</p><p><strong>March 25-April 8:</strong> Hungary has its first multiparty elections since communist rule began.</p><p><strong>June:</strong> Bulgaria holds free elections.</p><p><strong>July:</strong> Thousands of Albanians rush foreign embassies in Tirana.</p><p><strong>Oct. 3:</strong> East and West Germany are reunited as one country.</p><p><strong>Dec. 9:</strong> Lech Walesa, a former shipyard worker and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, wins Poland's first popular presidential election.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klein, post: 631240, member: 23950"] Here Tie, a REAL History lesson : [B]How things shifted in Europe[/B] For more than 40 years after World War II, the communist regimes of eastern Europe and the Soviet Union seemed on solid ground. They weren't. And beginning in 1989, life changed dramatically. The Berlin Wall's fall has come to symbolize the wider downfall of the Soviet sphere of influence. Here's a look at how events unfurled: 1989 [B]June 4:[/B] Communists are overwhelmingly defeated in Poland's first partially free elections in four decades. [B]August:[/B] Tens of thousands of East Germans swamp West German diplomatic missions in East Berlin, Czechoslovakia and Hungary, seeking asylum. [B]Sept. 11:[/B] Hungary's western border opens to East German refugees. [B]Nov. 4:[/B] 1 million East Germans rally for democracy. [B]Nov. 7-8:[/B] East Germany's ruling politburo resigns. [B]Nov. 9:[/B] Berlin Wall and East German borders open. [B]Nov. 10:[/B] Bulgarian communist dictator Todor Zhivkov is removed from power. [B]Nov. 17:[/B] Students clash with police, starting Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution. [B]Nov. 25:[/B] Referendum weakens communists' hold in Hungary. [B]Dec. 17:[/B] Romanian police fire at protesters; dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife try to flee the uprising. [B]Dec. 25:[/B] A firing squad executes the Ceausescus. [B]Dec. 29:[/B] Communist rule ends in Czechoslovakia. 1990 [B]March 25-April 8:[/B] Hungary has its first multiparty elections since communist rule began. [B]June:[/B] Bulgaria holds free elections. [B]July:[/B] Thousands of Albanians rush foreign embassies in Tirana. [B]Oct. 3:[/B] East and West Germany are reunited as one country. [B]Dec. 9:[/B] Lech Walesa, a former shipyard worker and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, wins Poland's first popular presidential election. [/QUOTE]
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