Collapse+of+Communism+in+Eastern+Europe

Emily Liu

Because of Gorbachev's "glasnost", many satellite states of Soviet Union began to break from the communist government and achieve republic. __Poland__
 * Collapse of the Communist Order in Eastern Europe**
 * Edward Gierek borrowed too much money from the west, and workers' protests arised
 * Solidarity led by Lech Walesa = independent labor movement
 * General Jaruzelski outlawed Solidarity and arrested Walesa

__Hungary__
 * Leader = Janos Kadar
 * legalized small private enterprises
 * Reforms were "Communism with a captialist facelift"
 * moved away from strict adherence to Soviet dominace and established friendly relations with the West
 * In 1988, Kadar fell from power and the Democratic Forum became the new democratic government

__Czechoslovakia__
 * Leader = Vaclav Havel
 * declared amnesty for 30,000 political prisoners
 * Czechoslovakia split to Czech Republic and Slovakia
 * Havel became the first president of Czech Republic

__Romania__
 * Leader = Nicolae Ceausescu
 * used police force, called Securitate, against any dissenters
 * rejected reforms of Gorbachev

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