Poland—10 Years

Hungary—10 Months

East Germany—10 Weeks

Czechoslovakia—10 Days

Romania—10 Hours

Poland’s 10 years

I. Lech Walesa and Solidarity

II. General Jaruzelski

A. Martial Law

B. Talks with the Pope

III. Solidarity re-legalized, 1989

IV. Sejm Elections

Hungary’s 10 months

I. Evolution away from Communism

II. Elections

East Germany’s 10 weeks

I. Holes in the border

II. Honecker’s reactionary reaction

III. Egon Krenz’s controlled relaxation

IV. The Wall comes tumbling down

Czechoslovakia’s 10 days

I. Student protests

II. Havel’s “Civic Forum”

A. Dubcek joins

III. Elections

Romania’s 10 hours

I. Hungarian minority disturbances

II. Nicolae Ceausescu declares state of emergency

III. Ceausescus overthrown and executed