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Protests in East Germany force the resignation of the Mayor of Leipzig, and ex-Chancellor Nigel Lawson makes things even harder for Margaret Thatcher by spilling the beans on TV. Show more
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US forces looking for General Noriega invade Panama, intense fighting continues in Romania and President Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife are captured and executed. Show more
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Thatcher faces her first leadership challenge, East Germany elects a new leader and the Czech president swears in the country's first non-communist majority government in 41 years. Show more
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President FW de Klerk meets with Nelson Mandela, Chile elects a civilian president to replace Augusto Pinochet, and East Germany discusses what do to after dismantling the Stasi. Show more
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The world comes to Romania's aid, playwright Vaclav Havel is elected President of Czechoslovakia, and Gorbachev and Bush welcome a new decade. Show more
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Chancellor Nigel Lawson defends the 15 per cent interest rate, Douglas Hurd declares war on the 'scourge of acid house parties' and ANC leader Walter Sisulu is released from prison. Show more
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The Czech leadership are forced to resign but demonstrators in Prague keep up the pressure for free elections, and Margaret Thatcher defends her record on the BBC's Panorama. Show more
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Including events in East Germany: the start of Gorbachev's visit to celebrate the GDR's 40th anniversary, protest marches through East Berlin and the subsequent police crackdown. Show more
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East Berlin's party chief declares all citizens can leave immediately; bulldozers tear down sections of the Berlin Wall to make more crossing points. Show more
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Bulgaria witnesses its biggest demonstrations in 40 years, Lebanon's President Muawad is killed 17 days after being elected, and in Prague, protesters call for reforms. Show more
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Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the Vatican; he, along with George Bush meet in Malta and declare the Cold War over. Show more
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Nigel Lawson resigns after six years as Chancellor, Walter Sisulu addresses 70,000 people at an ANC rally, and riots in Moscow follow a demonstration outside the KGB headquarters. Show more