The year that communism cracked
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Europe transformed in 1989 as wave of revolutions swept through Eastern Bloc
Solidarity success in Poland, opening of Hungarian border triggered upheaval
East Germany, Romania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia also abandoned communism
Year's notable events also included Tiananmen massacre, death of Ayatollah
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