December 22 in History

22 December in History – 35 years ago

End of the Cold War

North America 1989: End of the Cold War

The US funded the Nicaraguan Contras partly through secret arms sales to embargoed Iran,... SEE MORE…

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Historical Atlas of North America 1989: End of the Cold War
North America 1989
End of the Cold War
The US funded the Nicaraguan Contras partly through secret arms sales to embargoed Iran, causing...
Historical Atlas of Eastern Mediterranean 1980: Battle of Zahlé
Eastern Mediterranean 1980
Battle of Zahlé
By the late 1970s relations between the Christian militias of the Lebanese Front and the Syrian...
Historical Atlas of Southern Asia 1939: World War II and the Day of Deliverance
Southern Asia 1939
World War II and the Day of Deliverance
When the Second World War broke out in September 1939, the Viceroy of India followed Britain by...
 

on 22 December 1989

Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu is overthrown

All Events on 22 December

starts   1991
Civil war in Georgia
  1989
Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu is overthrown
starts   1980
Christian town of Zahlé repels Syrians
ends   1958
French West Africa dissolved
starts   1948
Israel attacks Egypt; halts under British pressure
  1939
Muslim League celebrates resignation of Congress
  1929
KMT accept peace with USSR
starts   1914
Ottomans defeated at Sarikamish
ends   1880
Chile lands forces south of Lima
  19
Indo-Parthians break away from Parthia*
  17
Romans annex Cappadocia*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 22 December for purposes of Omniatlas

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