1989

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Crowds gather at the decrepit Berlin Wall in November, 1989

A year of huge political change in Eastern Europe, as the people in nation after nation rose up to express their discontent with the Soviet backed governments. In China, the government stifled the popular demands for government change by a mass murder of (at least) hundreds of students.

1989 marked the end of the entrenched cold war, as the communist governments of Eastern Europe began to yield to popular pressure.

Savings & Load fraud

Full article: Savings and loan fraud

1989 was a peak year in the USA for bank failures, as the ongoing Savings and loan fraud continued to transfer money from ordinary US citizens to those committing the (cabal-enabled) fraud. Author Pete Brewton has called this "the largest theft in the history of the world", and estimated the size of the total theft as about $500,000,000,000.

Disintegration of the Soviet Empire

In 1989, many nation states in Eastern Europe underwent sweeping political change in response to organised non-violent demonstrations by millions of their citizens. One exception to the rule was Romania, where Nicolae Ceaușescu's government was toppled 8 days after the military, police and Securitate shot anti-government demonstrators.

Tiananmen Square, China

A year of huge political change in Eastern Europe, as the people in nation after nation rose up to express their discontent with the Soviet backed governments. In China, the government stifled the popular demands for government change by a mass murder of (at least) hundreds of students.

Inspired by the success of people in Eastern Europe, hundreds of thousands protested the government and demanded some proper representation. The Chinese government mobilised up to 300,000 soldiers and killed or injured thousands of demonstrators. The courage of Tank Man is one legacy of this bloodbath that continues to inspire non-violent resistance.

 

Events

Event	Date	Description
Operation Paperclip	8 May 1945 - 1990
Cold War	1947 - 1991
The Troubles	1966 - 1998
Operation Condor	1968 - 1989
Inslaw	1970 - 1990
Project STARGATE	1978 - 1995
1980s Afghan war	24 December 1979 - 15 February 1989
Al-Yamamah arms deal	September 1985 - August 2006
Savings and loan fraud	1986 - 1995
Franklin child prostitution ring	1988 - 1991
Bilderberg/1989	12 May 1989 - 14 May 1989
UTA Flight 772	19 September 1989
Avianca Flight 203	27 November 1989

 

New Groups

Group	Image	Date	Type	Description
Executive Outcomes		1989 - 31 December 1998	Commercial Military	A private military contractor which offered "Security management" and "full-service risk management consulting". It operated during the 1990s and boasted 500 military advisers and over 3000 military personnel, largely drawn from the South African Civil Cooperation Bureau.
Adbusters		1989 - Present
Social Market Foundation		1989 - Present	Think tank
One World Action		1989 - 2011	Charity	A London-based charity, headed by Labour MEP Glenys Kinnock from 1989 until its closure in 2011, which provided development aid for overseas projects focusing on alleviating poverty and oppression, and on safeguarding people's human rights.
Independent Media Institute		1989 - Present	Non-profit
Research Institute for the Study of Conflict and Terrorism		1989 - 2001	Think tank
New Zealand Broadcasting Standards Authority		1989 - Present
Bruges Group		February 1989 - Present		Officially, a eurosceptic think tank.
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza		20 February 1989 - Present	Historic	A museum that promotes the official narrative that JFK was killed by "lone nut" Lee Harvey Oswald.

 

Groups that were Wound Up

Group	Image	Date	Type	Description
Institute for the Study of Conflict		5 May 1970 - 1989	Propaganda Think tank	Original CIA funded "anti-terrorism" group
American Continental Corporation		1978 - 13 April 1989
Research Foundation for the Study of Terrorism		8 December 1986 - 1989