MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC Heritage Since 1921 Mitsubishi Electric has made history with innovative products that defined a large part of the 20th Century. Here we present a look back at our manufacturing heritage.
 

This Moment in History

1986

  • Disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine.
  • Uruguay Round, WTO trade negotiations.
  • The 13th World Cup was held in Mexico. Maradona led Argentina to victory.
  • Mikhail Gorbachev, the General Secretary and later the President of the Communist Party in the USSR initiated Perestroika Policy.
  • Movies: ''Platoon'', ''Top Gun''.