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1st December 1989
Sir John Tusa looks back at the events making the news 20 years ago.
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the first Soviet leader to visit the Vatican and there is fierce fighting in the Philippines as thousands of troops attempt to overthrow their president.
A Somethin' Else production for BBC Radio 4.
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