Referendum
The people of Leningrad vote by 55% to 43% to change their city name to Saint Petersburg
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1988-1991
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Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev Biography and Timeline — Page 8
Follow Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev through 334 dated historical records for Russia.
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1991
Comecon
The final Comecon council session takes place June 28, 1991 in Budapest, and led to an agreement to disband within 90 days
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1966-1982
Economy of Russia
The final Comecon council session takes place June 28, 1991 in Budapest, and led to an agreement to disband within 90 days
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1966-1982
Coup
The Albanian Government is overthrown
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1991
Warsaw Pact Organisation
Leaders of the Warsaw Pact sign a protocol terminating the Warsaw Pact Organisation
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
Arms Control Talks
President Bush sends a personal message to Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, urging a stronger effort to conclude arms control talks
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
Economy of Russia
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev makes a personal appeal for Western aid at the conclusion of the Group of Seven economic summit in London
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
Group of Seven
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev makes a personal appeal for Western aid at the conclusion of the Group of Seven economic summit in London
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
Summit
Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev makes a personal appeal for Western aid at the conclusion of the Group of Seven economic summit in London
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
Reform of Civil Liberties
The draft of a new platform for the Soviet Communist Party is published, calling for private property, economic integration into world market and freedom of religion
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1988-1991
Economy of Russia
Gorbachev urges Communist leaders at a Central Committee meeting to reject "outdated ideological dogmas" and embrace a market economy
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1991
Reform of Government
Gorbachev urges Communist leaders at a Central Committee meeting to reject "outdated ideological dogmas" and embrace a market economy
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1991
Nuclear Power
The US & Russia agree to arms control after 9 years of negotiatons
Role range: 1989-1991
Bush & Gorbachev sign the Strategic Arms Reduction
Bush & Gorbachev sign the Strategic Arms Reduction
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
Treaty of SAR
Bush & Gorbachev sign the Strategic Arms Reduction
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
Treaty of START 1
Signs START 1 with the USA to reduce offensive strategic arms
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
Nuclear Power
Bush & Gorbachev sign the Strategic Arms Reduction
Role range: 1989-1991
G7
Russia attends the G7 Conference
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1991
Coup
Imprisoned at his holiday villa, dacha, in the Crimea by hardline communists
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1991
Coup
A coup takes place while Gorbachev is establishing a federal Union of Sovereign States
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1991
Arrest of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
Arrested during a coup
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1991
Coup
Arrested during a coup
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1991
Coup
Russian troops defect to Yeltsin & the coup collapses
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1991
Coup
The communist conspirators flee Moscow
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1991
Coup
Gorbachev is held under guard in a Dacha by the Black Sea
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1991
Coup
Restored as President & the coup is defeated. Reform is given a poweeful boost as the Communist Party is weakened
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1991
Coup
Gorbachev resumes presidency in Moscow
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
Independence of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
The USA recognizes the independence of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
Independence of Russia
The USA recognizes the independence of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
Recognition of the independence of Estonia
The USA recognizes the independence of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
Coup
Hundreds of thousands demonstrate in Moscow against the coup
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1985-1991
Nuclear Power
Announces nuclear cuts
Role range: 1989-1991
Independence of Russia
The Ukraine signs the Soviet economic-union Treaty at the Kremlin
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
Independence of Ukraine
The Ukraine signs the Soviet economic-union Treaty at the Kremlin
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
Independence of Russia
The Ukraine votes for its independence during a referendum
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
Independence of Ukraine
The Ukraine votes for its independence during a referendum
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
Referendum
The Ukraine votes for its independence during a referendum
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
CIS
The Presidents of Russia, Ukraine & Belarus create the Commonwealth of Ind States
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
Commonwealth
The Presidents of Russia, Ukraine & Belarus create the Commonwealth of Ind States
Role range: 1917-1991 – 1989-1991
United Nations
Russia takes the USSRs place in the UN
Role range: 1989-1991
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.