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Najibullah announced a cease-fire, but the rebels refused his terms and the war continues in Afghanistan.
The People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia elects Mengistu as president of Ethiopia. A new, Marxist-based constitution is approved.
The U.S. Congress vote against supplying further military aid to the Nicaraguan Contras.
The United States and the Soviet Union agree to establish Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers in both countries to reduce the risks of accidental nuclear war.
Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan sign the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, agreeing to eliminate a whole class of their nuclear missiles in Europe.
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