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The communist authorities in the GDR are buckling under the pounding they are taking in the streets; 8,000 troops celebrate 72 years of the Bolshevik Revolution in Red Square. Show more
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The Politburo resigns in East Germany - could the Berlin Wall fall next? The ambulance workers' dispute escalates as the government calls in the army to answer emergency calls. Show more
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Sir John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 20 years ago. Reorganisation begins in Romania as fledgling political parties take shape. Show more
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Sir John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 20 years ago. The lavish home of Romanian dictator Ceausescu is revealed to the world. Show more
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President Bush agrees to meet Chairman Gorbachev in the Mediterranean for unofficial talks; President Ortega of Nicaragua breaks a 19-month ceasefire with US-backed Contra rebels. Show more