Revolutions of 1989
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| The '''Revolutions of 1989''', sometimes called the '''Autumn of Nations''', was a [[revolutionary wave]] that swept across [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]] in the [[autumn]] of [[1989]], ending in the overthrow of [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-style [[communist state]]s within the space of a few months. The names for this series of events hark back to the [[Revolutions of 1848]], also known as the "Spring of Nations." | The '''Revolutions of 1989''', sometimes called the '''Autumn of Nations''', was a [[revolutionary wave]] that swept across [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]] in the [[autumn]] of [[1989]], ending in the overthrow of [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-style [[communist state]]s within the space of a few months. The names for this series of events hark back to the [[Revolutions of 1848]], also known as the "Spring of Nations." | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[1990 Democratic Revolution in Mongolia]] | ||
| + | * [[Baltic Tiger]] | ||
| + | * [[Carpat Tiger]] | ||
| + | * [[Chinese democracy movement]] | ||
| + | * [[Color revolution]]s | ||
| + | * [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] | ||
| + | * [[Enlargement of the European Union]] | ||
| + | * [[Enlargement of NATO]] | ||
| + | * [[People Power Revolution]] | ||
| + | * [[January Events]] | ||
| + | * [[Ján Čarnogurský]] | ||
| + | * [[JBTZ-trial]] | ||
| + | * [[Jeans Revolution]] | ||
| + | * [[Polish Round Table Agreement]] | ||
| + | * [[Reagan Doctrine]] | ||
| + | * [[Yugoslavian civil war]] | ||
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The Revolutions of 1989, sometimes called the Autumn of Nations, was a revolutionary wave that swept across Central and Eastern Europe in the autumn of 1989, ending in the overthrow of Soviet-style communist states within the space of a few months. The names for this series of events hark back to the Revolutions of 1848, also known as the "Spring of Nations."
See also
- 1990 Democratic Revolution in Mongolia
- Baltic Tiger
- Carpat Tiger
- Chinese democracy movement
- Color revolutions
- Commonwealth of Independent States
- Enlargement of the European Union
- Enlargement of NATO
- People Power Revolution
- January Events
- Ján Čarnogurský
- JBTZ-trial
- Jeans Revolution
- Polish Round Table Agreement
- Reagan Doctrine
- Yugoslavian civil war
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