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May 16, 1989 in History
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Event: Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping ended a 30-year rift when they formally met in Beijing |
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Beijing Chinese Deng ended formally Gorbachev leader Met Mikhail president rift Soviet They When Xiaoping Related Year: 1989 Related Events: May 16 |
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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 December 1, 1989 - U.S.S.R. President Mikhail Gorbachev meets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican May 25, 1989 - Mikhail Gorbachev elected Executive President in the Soviet Union 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 May 16: 1992 Polls show Perot, Bush and Clinton could be in a deadlock 1988 Surgeon General C. Everett Koop reports nicotine as addictive as heroin 1985 Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year 1965 Spaghetti-O's 1st sold 1948 Chaim Weizmann elected 1st president of Israel |
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