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Politics in 1990. Poll Tax Riots. 100,000 people riot in London due to Maggie Thatchers Poll Tax. Thatcher resigns later in the year. John Major. John Major becomes PM after Thatchers resignation. Council Tax replaces Poll Tax
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Poll Tax Riots • 100,000 people riot in London due to Maggie Thatchers Poll Tax. • Thatcher resigns later in the year.
John Major • John Major becomes PM after Thatchers resignation. • Council Tax replaces Poll Tax • He is heavily involved in Peace Process in Northern Ireland and the Gulf War.
The Chunnel • The last wall of rock is drilled out and England is joined to mainland Europe. • French worker, Philippe Cozette, and his British counterpart, Graham Fagg, meet under the Channel.
Nelson Mandela • After 27 years in Robben Island, Nelson Mandela is free. • His release see a huge change in apartheid law in South Africa. • 100,000 people crowd to see his speech.
Reunification of Germany • East and West Germany are reunited, nearly a year after the fall of The Berlin Wall. • First free elections since 1933
Gorbachev • Mikhail Gorbachev win the Nobel Peace Prize for his involvement in the Peace Process. • His influence starts the fall of Communism in Europe, and the break of the Soviet Union.