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| December 1, 1989 in History |
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Event: U.S.S.R. President Mikhail Gorbachev meets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican |
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Gorbachev John meets Mikhail Paul Pope president Vatican Related Year: 1989 Related Events: December 1 |
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Mikhail Gorbachev History:
December 25, 1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev formally resigned as President of U.S.S.R. June 5, 1991 - Mikhail Gorbachev receives his 1990 Nobel Peace Prize November 26, 1990 - Mikhail Gorbachev tells Iraq to get out of Kuwait October 15, 1990 - Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev wins Nobel Peace Prize March 14, 1990 - Mikhail Gorbachev becomes president of the Soviet Congress May 25, 1989 - Mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union May 16, 1989 - Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping ended a 30-year rift when they formally met in Beijing December 7, 1988 - Mikhail Gorbachev cheered by Wall St. crowds upon arrival in New York City October 1, 1988 - Mikhail Gorbachev becomes president of Soviet Union March 11, 1985 - Mikhail Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader March 2, 1931 - Mikhail Gorbachev, born in Privolnoye, U.S.S.R., Soviet Secretary General from 1985 - 1991 More Notable Events on December 1: 1997 Westinghouse formally changes its name to CBS 1994 Cindy Crawford and Richard Gere announce they are seperating 1982 Michael Jackson releases 'Thriller' 1978 Jimmy Carter more than doubles national park system size 1975 U.S. president Gerald Ford visits China |
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