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  1. 1Nelson MandelaNelson MandelaBorn Jul 18, 1918Nelson Mandela's release from prison, February 11, 1990 Arrested in August 1962, Mandela walked out of the gates of Victor Verster Prison more than 27 years later. His release signaled that apartheid would end through negotiation rather than all-out war, and it opened four tense years of talks, a…0
  2. 2Gulf WarGulf WarIraq invades Kuwait, August 2, 1990; coalition war, January to February 1991 A force of 100,000 Iraqi troops overran Kuwait in a matter of hours, and forces from 34 countries, led by the United States, assembled to push them out. The air war began in January 1991, and the ground campaign that…0
  3. 3German reunificationGerman reunificationGerman reunification, October 3, 1990 Eleven months after the Berlin Wall opened, East Germany ceased to exist: its territory joined the Federal Republic as five new states, and East and West Berlin became one city again. The speed stunned Europe. A Cold War front line disappeared almost…0
  4. 4Dissolution of the Soviet UnionDissolution of the Soviet UnionThe Soviet Union dissolves, December 1991 A failed hard-line coup against Mikhail Gorbachev in August 1991 sealed the country's fate. On December 8 the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus met at a state dacha near Viskuli, in the Belovezhskaya Pushcha forest of Belarus, to form the Commonwealth…0
  5. 51992 Los Angeles riots1992 Los Angeles riotsLos Angeles riots, April 29 to early May 1992 Within hours of a jury acquitting four Los Angeles police officers in the beating of Rodney King, violence erupted at Florence and Normandie and spread across the city over the following days. More than 50 people died, more than 2,000 were injured, and…0
  6. 6Bosnian WarBosnian WarBosnian War, 1992 to 1995 As Yugoslavia broke apart, Bosnia and Herzegovina became the scene of three and a half years of war, with sieges and ethnic cleansing on the evening news. In July 1995 Bosnian Serb forces captured Srebrenica, which the UN had declared a safe area, and up to 8,000 Bosnian…0
  7. 7Waco siegeWaco siegeWaco siege, February 28 to April 19, 1993 A federal raid on the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, left four ATF agents and six Davidians dead and began a 51-day standoff with David Koresh's followers. It ended when the compound burned after the FBI sent in tear gas, and 76 Davidians,…0
  8. 8Oslo I AccordOslo I AccordOslo Accords signing, September 13, 1993 At the White House, with Bill Clinton, Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat looking on, Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization signed a Declaration of Principles. Israel accepted the PLO as the Palestinians' representative, the PLO recognized Israel's…0
  9. 9Battle of Mogadishu (1993)Battle of Mogadishu (1993)Battle of Mogadishu, October 1993 A US raid in the Somali capital turned into a street battle after militia fighters loyal to Mohamed Farrah Aidid shot down two Black Hawk helicopters, and 18 American soldiers were killed. The deaths turned American opinion against the mission. President Clinton…0
  10. 10Rwandan genocideRwandan genocideRwandan genocide, April to July 1994 The killing began after an April 6 plane crash killed the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi: members of the presidential guard started murdering Tutsi civilians, along with moderate Hutu leaders, and the slaughter spread until the Rwandan Patriotic Front took…0