Unix Timestamp: 628387200
Thursday, November 30. 1989, 12:00:00 AM UTC

The entire leadership of the East German Communist Party, including its General Secretary, Egon Krenz resigns.

Cold War: In a meeting off the coast of Malta, U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the Cold War between their nations may be coming to an end.

V. P. Singh takes office as Prime Minister of India.

Cold War: East Germany's parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the Communist-dominated SED its monopoly on power. Egon Krenz, the Politburo and the Central Committee resign 2 days later.

A military coup attempt begins in the Philippines against the government of Philippine PresidentCorazon C. Aquino, ending by December 9.

Deutsche Bank board member Alfred Herrhausen is killed by a bomb (the Red Army Faction claims responsibility for the murder).

In a meeting with Pope John Paul II, President of the Soviet UnionMikhail Gorbachev pledges greater religious freedom for citizens of the Soviet Union.

The "Solar Maximum Mission" research satellite, launched in 1980, crashes back to earth.

In the Republic of China legislative election, the Kuomintang suffers its worst election setback in 40 years in power, winning only 53% of the popular vote.