Decade. Pt 1

Title

Decade. Pt 1

Genre

News report; Vox pop; Speech; Special

TX Date

25 Dec 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:05:50

Description

Simon Bowden presents a special series looking back at the main news stories of the 1980s. Part one focuses on international affairs. The decade started with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall. Includes speeches by US President Ronald Reagan; Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev.

Contributors

Ronald Reagan; Mikhail Gorbachev; Simon Bowden

Keywords

USA; Popes; Israel; Middle East; Politics; Foreign affairs; India; Terrorism; Afghanistan; USSR; El Salvador; Military affairs; International politics; Lebanon; Heads of state; Palestine; Anwar Sadat; Ronald Reagan; Bangladesh; Mexico; Mikhail Gorbachev; Philippines; Haiti; Columbia

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