| 26 December 1991 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Soviet republics’ upper chamber declares the Union dissolved
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| 26 December 1991 |
Soviet Union
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Non Aligned movement
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The Soviet Union formally dissolves
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| 19 August 1991 |
Soviet Union
|
Soviet Union history
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Hard-line officials announce an emergency takeover
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| 17 March 1991 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Union referendum records divided views on a renewed federation
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| 24 December 1989 |
Soviet Union
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Stalin
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The Soviet Congress condemns the secret protocols of the Nazi-Soviet pact
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| 24 December 1989 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Congress of People’s Deputies condemns the secret protocol of the 1939 Nazi-Soviet pact
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| 26 March 1989 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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First competitive elections for the Congress of People’s Deputies begin
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| 28 June 1988 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Nineteenth CPSU Conference opens
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| 30 June 1987 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Law on the State Enterprise is adopted
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| 27 January 1987 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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CPSU Central Committee plenum endorses political reform
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| 19 December 1986 |
Afghanistan,
Soviet Union,
United States
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Afghan war
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Soviet Union reports Afghan resistance use of Stinger missiles
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| 19 December 1986 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Andrei Sakharov returns from internal exile
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| 14 May 1986 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Gorbachev addresses the public about Chernobyl
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| 28 April 1986 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Soviet media issue the first public notice of the Chernobyl accident
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| 25 February 1986 |
Soviet Union
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Soviet Union history
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Twenty-Seventh CPSU Congress opens
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