The Revolutions of 1989 continue: In the face of increasing public opposition to authoritarian rule, the Politburo (party executive committee) delivers an ultimatum to Todor H. Zhivkov, Todor Zhivkov, dictator of communist Bulgaria since 1954, that he either resign or suffer summary execution. Petar T. Mladenov, Zhivkov’s successor, immediately repeals restrictions on the Freedoms of Speech and Assembly.
Postscript: A month later Mladenov called upon the Communist Party to give up its monopoly on political power.
[restored 1/27/2023]
Subsequent Events:
References:
Revolutions of 1989 Chronology | Indiana University Libraries
libraries.indiana.edu/revolutions-1989-chronology
Fall of the Berlin Wall: Timeline of a year of wonder, when the unthinkable became the unstoppable | The Independent
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/world-history/fall-of-the-berlin-wall-timeline-of-a-year-of-wonder-when-the-unthinkable-became-the-unstoppable-9821984.html
CHRONOLOGY-Communism’s fall around eastern Europe – Reuters
www.reuters.com/article/idUSL10690064
Revolutions of 1989 – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutions_of_1989
Current U.s. National Debt:
