European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 03, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse The backdrop. Europe since world War ii 1945 Yalta and Potsdam conferences Lead to postwar boundaries. . Charter signed in san Francisco. Polish government of National Unity formed. 1946 King zog of Albania deposed. Council for economic Aid com econ formed in Moscow. Hungary proclaimed a Republic. Italy proclaimed a Republic. French fourth Republic created. 1947 finnish romanian and hungarian peace treaties. Cold War begins. . Marshall Aid plan for Europe. Greek civil War begins. Communist com inform founded in Belgrade. King Michael of Romania abdicates Republic founded. 1948 Brussels treaty signed. 1948 communist coup in Prague. Berlin blockade and Airlift begin. Luxembourg ends unarmed neutrality. Soviet administration set up in East Berlin. 1949 North Atlantic treaty organization nato created. Council of Europe established. Basic Law of West Germany instituted guess is president Adenauer Chancellor. Soviet Union tests atomic bomb. Greece and Turkey join the Council of Europe. 1950 Frontier treaty Between Poland and East Germany. German democratic Republic East Germany created. West Germany joins the Council of Europe. King Leopold ii of Belgium abdicates for Prince Baudouin. Churchill again prime minister of great Britain. 1952 Elizabeth ii becomes Queen of the United kingdom. Beginning of the Short lived european defense Community. Polish Constitution adopted. 1953 death of Stalin Beria shot East Berlin anti communist riots. Khrushchev becomes soviet communist party first Secretary. 1954 France rejects european defense Community. 1955 West Germany gains Sovereign status. Warsaw pact signed. Austrian state treaty. Soviet Union denounces Wii treaties with England and France. 1956 anti stalinist revolution in Hungary by soviet troops. Khrushchev denounces Stalin. Gomulka becomes polish Premier in bloodless coup of stalinist regime. 1958 of treaty of Rome forms six nation dec common Market. De Gaulle founds French fifth Republic. Page 2 1959 Lubke becomes president of West Germany. 1960 army takes Over turkish government. Cyprus becomes Independent. 1961 Berlin Wall built. Soviet Union Breaks off relations with Albania. 1963 de Gaulle vetoes British application to join dec. 1963 Franco German treaty of reconciliation. Greeks and turks fight on Cyprus . Forces called in. 1964 Khrushchev replaced by Kosygin and Brezhnev. 1965 Ceausescu begins his Iron Rule in Romania. West Germany establishes diplomatic relations with Israel. 1966 France leaves nato s military Structure. 1967 military coup in Greece ousts King Constantino. 1968 Warsaw pact invades Czechoslovakia after Prague student agitation in France. 1969 de Gaulle resigns succeeded by Pompidou. Franco designates Prince Juan Carlos his successor in Spain. Brandt forms government in West Germany. 1970 West German soviet and polish treaties on postwar european Borders signals beginning of Ost politic. Riots in polish ports. 1971 Honecker comes to Power in East Germany. East bloc in revolt East bloc in revolt is the product of several stars and stripes was edited by projects editor George Manes with the help of copy editor Kathy Platt and assistant City editor Bill Pratt. The 16-Page Section was designed Byart director Peter Jaeger while the graphs charts and maps were created by artist Susan Harris. Reporters de Reavis Randy Mcclain Effie Bathen Vince Crawley and Joseph Owen provided most of the written mate rial with contributions from Chuck Rob erts Randy Pruitt and Janet d Agostino. Staff produced photography was provided by l Emmett Lewis jr., Scott a. Miller Ken Clausen Bill Walker Crawle Yand Bathen. The technical composition of the Sec Tion was performed by composing room Foreman Bernard Jensen and his Crew of Neil Glover Merrill Clark and Guenter Schroeder. A stars and stripes special report 1972 18th olympic games and terrorism in Munich. 1973 Britain Ireland and Denmark join dec. Greece becomes a Republic. 1974 portuguese government overthrown by the military. Military takeover in Cyprus Island invaded by Turkey. Greek military Junta resigns Over Cyprus crisis. French president Pompidou Dies Giscard d a Stang elected. West German president Brandt resigns Schmidt appointed. 1975 Juan Carlos becomes King of Spain after Franco s death. Husak becomes president of Czechoslovakia. 1976 Greco turkish Aegean crisis. 1978 John Paul ii becomes first polish Pope. 1979 Thatcher becomes West s first female prime minister. Nato reaffirms decision to place Long Range nuclear missiles in Europe. 1980 president Tito of Yugoslavia Dies. Polish Trade Union Solidarity founded. Greens become an official political party in West Germany. 1981 Mitterrand elected president of France. Pope John Paul ii shot by All Aga. Mass demonstration for nuclear disarmament in Europe. Greece joins european Community. Gen. Jaruzelski becomes polish prime minister. Martial Law declared in Poland. 1982 Spain joins nato. Brezhnev Dies Andropov becomes soviet Leader. Poland suspends martial Law. 1983 first cruise missiles arrive in Western Europe. 1984 Andropov Dies replaced by Chernenko. Britain Breaks off diplomatic relations with Rubya. 1985 Chernenko Dies Gorbachev comes to Power in soviet Union. Anglo Irish agreement on Northern Ireland. 1986 Spain and Portugal join dec. Spain votes to stay in nato. Anglo French Channel Tunnel treaty. 1987 Thatcher wins third general election in Britain. Greco turkish rapprochement at Davos. Reagan and Gorbachev sign inf treaty. 1988 Mitterrand re elected president of France. Soviets begin withdrawal from Afghanistan. Soviets remove East German missiles. Gorbachev assumes soviet presidency. 1989 soviets Complete withdrawal from Afghanistan. Hungarian communist party renounces marxism. January 3,1990
