Asia Pacific, 09 Nov 1989: End of the Cold War
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Jul 1979Gilbert Islands
independent
as Kiribati

Jan 1984Independence
of Brunei

Mar 1985Reformist Mikhail Gorbachev
becomes leader of Soviet Union

Mar–May 1989Elections across Soviet Union for
Congress of People’s Deputies

Apr–Sep 1989Vietnam withdraws
from Cambodia

May–Jun 1989China cracks down on protestors
in Tiananmen Square