Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order.

(A) Gorbachev resigns as the president of the Soviet Union.
(B) The Soviet Union declares that the Warsaw Pact members are free to decide their own futures.
(C) The independence movement began in Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.
(D) The Russian Parliament declares its independence from the Soviet Union.

Choose the correct sequence from the options given below:

(C), (B), (D), (A)

The correct answer is Option (4) → (C), (B), (D), (A)

(C) The independence movement began in Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia. 1988 June
(B) The Soviet Union declares that the Warsaw Pact members are free to decide their own futures. 1989 October
(D) The Russian Parliament declares its independence from the Soviet Union. 1990 June
(A) Gorbachev resigns as the president of the Soviet Union. 1991 December 25