Tag: Iron Curtain

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26th December 1991: Soviet Union dissolved in the final meeting of the Supreme Soviet

26th December 2022
Tagged as: Cold War, Communism, Gorbachev, Iron Curtain, Russia, Soviet Union, USSR

As it became obvious that the USSR was falling apart, on 25 December Gorbachev resigned as President and the Soviet Union was formally dissolved the next day.

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5th March 1946: Winston Churchill describes the post-war division of Europe as an ‘Iron Curtain’ in his ‘Sinews of Peace’ address in Fulton, Missouri

5th March 2022
Tagged as: America, Britain, Churchill, Cold War, Iron Curtain, Russia, Truman, United States, USA, USSR

Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech played a significant role in changing western perceptions of their former Soviet ally.

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22nd December 1989: Romanian Communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu overthrown

22nd December 2021
Tagged as: 1989, Ceaușescu, Communism, Communist, Execution, Iron Curtain, Politics, Revolution, Romania

Following his overthrow, Ceausescu and his wife were subjected to a show trial on Christmas Day and found guilty of crimes including genocide and illegally gathering wealth before being executed.

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10th September 1989: Hungary allows East Germans into Austria

10th September 2019
Tagged as: Austria, Cold War, East Germany, Germany, Hungary, Iron Curtain, Refugees

On the 10^th September 1989, the Hungarian government announced the opening of the border with Austria to allow thousands of East Germans to leave the Communist Bloc.