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  • Rwanda
    1990
    Rwandan genocide

    Civil Defense

    Rwanda
    1990

    In 1990, the army began arming civilians with weapons such as machetes, and it began training the Hutu youth in combat, officially as a programme of "civil defense" against the RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front) threat, but these weapons were later used to carry out the genocide.




  • Croatia
    Jan, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    The League of Communists broke up

    Croatia
    Jan, 1990

    In January 1990, the League of Communists broke up on ethnic lines, with the Croatian and Slovene factions demanding a looser federation at the 14th Extraordinary Congress.




  • Khartoum, Sudan
    1990
    Carlos the Jackal

    To Sudan

    Khartoum, Sudan
    1990

    The Syrian government forced Carlos to remain inactive, and he was subsequently seen as a neutralized threat. In 1990, the Iraqi government approached him for work and, in September 1991, he was expelled from Syria, which had supported the American intervention against the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. After a short stay in Jordan, he was accorded protection in Sudan where he lived in Khartoum.




  • Rwanda
    1990
    Rwandan genocide

    The RPF invaded

    Rwanda
    1990

    In the early years of Habyarimana's regime, there was greater economic prosperity and reduced violence against Tutsi. Many hardline anti-Tutsi figures remained, however, including the family of the first lady Agathe Habyarimana, who were known as the akazu or clan de Madame, and the president relied on them to maintain his regime. When the RPF invaded in 1990, Habyarimana and the hardliners exploited the fear of the population to advance an anti-Tutsi agenda which became known as Hutu Power.




  • Rwanda
    1990
    Rwandan genocide

    Large numbers of grenades and munitions

    Rwanda
    1990

    Rwanda also purchased large numbers of grenades and munitions from late 1990; in one deal, future UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, in his role as Egyptian foreign minister, facilitated a large sale of arms from Egypt.




  • Serbia (Yugoslavia)
    Jan, 1990
    Kosovo War

    the Yugoslav government announced it would press ahead with the creation of a multi-party system

    Serbia (Yugoslavia)
    Jan, 1990

    In January 1990, the Yugoslav government announced it would press ahead with the creation of a multi-party system.




  • Finland
    1990
    Nokia

    Finnish Rubber Works split away from Nokia

    Finland
    1990

    in 1990, Finnish Rubber Works split away from Nokia.


  • Brazil
    1990
    Jair Bolsonaro

    A Federal Deputy

    Brazil
    1990

    In the 1990 elections, he was elected a federal deputy from the same party. He served seven consecutive terms, from 1991 to 2018.


  • Belgrade, Serbia
    1990
    Slobodan Milošević

    The 1990 Serbian Constitution

    Belgrade, Serbia
    1990

    In 1990, after other republics abandoned the League of Communists of Yugoslavia and adopted democratic multiparty systems, Milošević's government quickly followed suit and the 1990 Serbian Constitution was created. The 1990 Constitution officially renamed the Socialist Republic of Serbia to the Republic of Serbia and abandoned the one-party communist system and created a democratic multiparty system.


  • Mexico City, Mexico
    1990
    Carlos Slim

    Telmex

    Mexico City, Mexico
    1990

    In 1990, Slim acted in concert with France Télécom and Southwestern Bell Corporation in order to buy the landline telephone company Telmex from the Mexican government, when Mexico began privatizing its national industries.


  • São Paulo, Brazil
    1990
    Kaká

    Began his career

    São Paulo, Brazil
    1990

    Kaká began his career with São Paulo at the age of eight.


  • U.S.
    1990
    Chris McCandless: Into the Wild

    Travels

    U.S.
    1990

    By the end of summer in 1990, McCandless had driven his Datsun through Arizona, California, and South Dakota, where he worked at a grain elevator in Carthage. A flash flood disabled his car, at which point he removed its license plates, took what he could carry, and kept moving on foot. His car was later found, repaired, and put into service as an undercover vehicle for the local police department.


  • Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
    1990
    Nike, Inc.

    Nike Moved Into Its Eight-Building World Headquarters Campus

    Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
    1990

    In 1990, Nike moved into its eight-building World Headquarters campus in Beaverton, Oregon.


  • France
    1990
    Bernard Arnault

    Divorce

    France
    1990

    Arnault divorced Anne Dewavrin in 1990.


  • Mongolia
    Tuesday Jan 2, 1990
    Mongolian Revolution of 1990

    Mongolian Democratic Union began distributing Leaflets

    Mongolia
    Tuesday Jan 2, 1990

    On 2 January 1990, Mongolian Democratic Union began distributing leaflets calling for a democratic revolution. When the government did not comply with this and later, more aggressive demands, demonstrations occurred.


  • Panama City, Panama
    Wednesday Jan 3, 1990
    Invasion of Panama

    Noriega Surrendered To The U.S. Military

    Panama City, Panama
    Wednesday Jan 3, 1990

    Noriega remained at large for several days, but realizing he had few options in the face of a massive manhunt and a $1 million reward for his capture, he obtained refuge in the Vatican diplomatic mission in Panama City. The U.S. military's psychological pressure on him and diplomatic pressure on the Vatican mission, Noriega finally surrendered to the U.S. military on 3 January 1990. He was immediately put on an MC-130E Combat Talon I aircraft and flown to the U.S.


  • Pisa, Italy
    Sunday Jan 7, 1990
    Leaning Tower of Pisa

    Tower closed to Public

    Pisa, Italy
    Sunday Jan 7, 1990

    The tower was closed to the public on 7 January 1990.


  • Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Sunday Jan 14, 1990
    Mongolian Revolution of 1990

    The Protesters Met on Square In Front of Lenin Museum

    Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Sunday Jan 14, 1990

    On 14 January 1990, the protesters, having grown from three hundred to some 1,000, met on square in front of Lenin Museum which was named as Freedom Square since then in Ulaanbaatar.


  • Iran
    1990
    Qasem Soleimani

    1999 Student Revolt

    Iran
    1990

    During the 1999 student revolt in Tehran, Soleimani was one of the IRGC officers who signed a letter to President Mohammad Khatami. The letter stated that if Khatami did not crush the student rebellion, the military would and it might also launch a coup against Khatami.


  • Sukhbaatar Square, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Sunday Jan 21, 1990
    Mongolian Revolution of 1990

    Sükhbaatar Square demonstration

    Sukhbaatar Square, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Sunday Jan 21, 1990

    A demonstration on Sükhbaatar Square on 21 January (in weather of -30 C) followed the Freedom Square demonstration.


  • Panama
    Wednesday Jan 31, 1990
    Invasion of Panama

    Operation Promote Liberty

    Panama
    Wednesday Jan 31, 1990

    Operation Just Cause ends, and beginning Operation Promote Liberty to rebuild the Panamanian military and civilian infrastructure.


  • Croatia
    Feb, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    The Serb Democratic Party

    Croatia
    Feb, 1990

    In February 1990, Jovan Rašković founded the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) in Knin, whose program aimed to change the regional division of Croatia to be aligned with ethnic Serb interests.


  • Russia
    Wednesday Feb 7, 1990
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Monopoly on political power

    Russia
    Wednesday Feb 7, 1990

    On February 7, 1990, the Central Committee of the CPSU accepted Gorbachev's recommendation that the party give up its monopoly on political power.


  • Cape Town, South Africa
    Sunday Feb 11, 1990
    Nelson Mandela

    Mandela's Release

    Cape Town, South Africa
    Sunday Feb 11, 1990

    Leaving Victor Verster Prison on 11 February, Mandela held Winnie's hand in front of amassed crowds and the press; the event was broadcast live across the world.Driven to Cape Town's City Hall through crowds, he gave a speech declaring his commitment to peace and reconciliation with the white minority, but made it clear that the ANC's armed struggle was not over, and would continue as "a purely defensive action against the violence of apartheid". He expressed hope that the government would agree to negotiations, so that "there may no longer be the need for the armed struggle", and insisted that his main focus was to bring peace to the black majority and give them the right to vote in national and local elections.


  • U.S.
    1990
    Internet

    ARPANET's goals had been fulfilled

    U.S.
    1990

    By 1990, ARPANET's goals had been fulfilled and new networking technologies exceeded the original scope and the project came to a close. New network service providers including PSINet, Alternet, CERFNet, ANS CO+RE, and many others were offering network access to commercial customers. NSFNET was no longer the de facto backbone and exchange point of the Internet. The Commercial Internet eXchange (CIX), Metropolitan Area Exchanges (MAEs), and later Network Access Points (NAPs) were becoming the primary interconnections between many networks.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    1990
    Heysel Stadium Events

    Increased the sentences of 11 fans

    London, England, United Kingdom
    1990

    After Belgian prosecutors appealed the sentences as too lenient, an appeal took place in Spring 1990 that increased the sentences of 11 fans (to four or five years), with two having their sentences upheld and one being acquitted.


  • Rome, Italy
    Thursday Feb 15, 1990
    Galileo Galilei

    Speech delivered at the Sapienza University of Rome

    Rome, Italy
    Thursday Feb 15, 1990

    On 15 February 1990, in a speech delivered at the Sapienza University of Rome, Cardinal Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) cited some current views on the Galileo affair as forming what he called "a symptomatic case that permits us to see how deep the self-doubt of the modern age, of science and technology goes today".


  • Torre Annunziata, Italy
    Tuesday Feb 20, 1990
    Ciro Immobile

    Birth

    Torre Annunziata, Italy
    Tuesday Feb 20, 1990

    Born in Torre Annunziata, in the province of Naples, Immobile began his youth career in the football school "Torre Annunziata '88", before transferring to "Maria Rosa" and finally the youth team of Salernitana, where, however, he failed to emerge.


  • Russia
    Sunday Mar 4, 1990
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Elections for the Congress of People's Deputies of Russia

    Russia
    Sunday Mar 4, 1990

    On March 4, 1990, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic held elections for the Congress of People's Deputies of Russia. Boris Yeltsin was elected, representing Sverdlovsk, garnering 72 percent of the vote.


  • Petrova Gora, Serbia
    Sunday Mar 4, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    50,000 Serbs rallied at Petrova Gora

    Petrova Gora, Serbia
    Sunday Mar 4, 1990

    On 4 March 1990, 50,000 Serbs rallied at Petrova Gora and shouted negative remarks aimed at Tuđman, chanted "This is Serbia", and expressed support for Milošević.


  • Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Sunday Mar 4, 1990
    Mongolian Revolution of 1990

    The MDU and Three Other Reform Organizations Held a Joint Outdoor Mass Meeting

    Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Sunday Mar 4, 1990

    After numerous demonstrations of many thousands of people in the capital city as well as provincial centers, on 4 March 1990, the MDU and three other reform organizations held a joint outdoor mass meeting, inviting the government to attend. The government sent no representative to what became a demonstration of over 100,000 people demanding democratic change.


  • Sükhbaatar Square, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Wednesday Mar 7, 1990
    Mongolian Revolution of 1990

    Democratic Union Launched a Hunger Strike

    Sükhbaatar Square, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Wednesday Mar 7, 1990

    On March 7, 1990, on Sükhbaatar Square, Democratic Union launched a hunger strike of ten urging that the communists to resign. Hunger strikers number increased and thousands supported them. Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party(MPRP) (present Mongolian People's Party)'s Politburo – the authority of the government eventually gave way to the pressure and entered into negotiations with the leaders of the democratic movement Mongolian Democratic Union.


  • Baghdad, Iraq
    Thursday Mar 8, 1990
    Iran–Iraq War

    Withdrawing The Iranian ambassador From Iraq

    Baghdad, Iraq
    Thursday Mar 8, 1990

    On 8 March 1980, Iran announced it was withdrawing its ambassador from Iraq, downgraded its diplomatic ties to the charge d'affaires level, and demanded that Iraq do the same. The following day, Iraq declared Iran's ambassador persona non-grata, and demanded his withdrawal from Iraq by 15 March.


  • Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Friday Mar 9, 1990
    Mongolian Revolution of 1990

    Jambyn Batmönkh Decided to Dissolve The Politburo and To Resign

    Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Friday Mar 9, 1990

    Jambyn Batmönkh, chairman of Politburo of MPRP's Central Committee decided to dissolve the Politburo and to resign on 9 March 1990. Behind the scenes, however, the MPRP had seriously considered cracking down on the protesters, writing a decree that was left to be signed by the party leader Jambyn Batmönkh.


  • Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Friday Mar 9, 1990
    10:00:00 PM
    Mongolian Revolution of 1990

    Elbegdorj announced The News of Politburo Resignation

    Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Friday Mar 9, 1990
    10:00:00 PM

    Elbegdorj announced the news of Politburo resignation to the hunger strikers and to people who'd gathered on Sükhbaatar Square at 10 PM after the negotiations between leaders of MPRP and Mongolian Democratic Union. The hunger strike stopped.


  • Estonia
    Sunday Mar 25, 1990
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Voted to split

    Estonia
    Sunday Mar 25, 1990

    On March 25, 1990, the Estonian Communist Party voted to split from the CPSU after a six-month transition.


  • Estonia
    Friday Mar 30, 1990
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Estonia as an independent state

    Estonia
    Friday Mar 30, 1990

    On March 30, 1990, the Estonian Supreme Council declared the Soviet occupation of Estonia since World War II to be illegal and began reestablishing Estonia as an independent state.


  • Slovenia
    Apr, 1990
    Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)

    First democratic multi-party elections

    Slovenia
    Apr, 1990

    In April 1990, Slovenia held its first democratic multi-party elections, won by the DEMOS coalition.


  • U.S.
    Apr, 1990
    Tony Hawk

    Marriage

    U.S.
    Apr, 1990

    In April 1990, Hawk married Cindy Dunbar, whom he began dating in high school.


  • Estonia
    Tuesday Apr 3, 1990
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Estonian Prime Minister

    Estonia
    Tuesday Apr 3, 1990

    On April 3, 1990, Edgar Savisaar of the Popular Front of Estonia was elected chairman of the Council of Ministers (the equivalent of being Prime Minister).


  • Kosovo
    Wednesday Apr 18, 1990
    Kosovo War

    Responsibility for public security was again assigned to Serbia

    Kosovo
    Wednesday Apr 18, 1990

    In early 1990 Kosovar Albanians held mass demonstrations against the special measures, which were lifted on 18 April 1990 and responsibility for public security was again assigned to Serbia.


  • Croatia
    Sunday Apr 22, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    The First Free Elections

    Croatia
    Sunday Apr 22, 1990

    The first free elections in Croatia and Slovenia were scheduled for a few months later. The first round of elections in Croatia was held on 22 April, and the second round on 6 May.


  • Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
    Apr, 1990
    Donald Trump

    Taj Mahal

    Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
    Apr, 1990

    Trump acquired a third casino in Atlantic City, the Taj Mahal, in 1988 in a highly leveraged transaction. It was financed with $675 million in junk bonds and completed at a cost of $1.1 billion, opening in April 1990.


  • Leningrad (Saint Petersburg), Russia
    May, 1990
    Vladimir Putin

    Adviser on international affairs to the Mayor

    Leningrad (Saint Petersburg), Russia
    May, 1990

    In May 1990, Putin was appointed as an adviser on international affairs to the Mayor of Leningrad Anatoly Sobchak.


  • Russia
    May, 1990
    Garry Kasparov

    The Democratic Party of Russia

    Russia
    May, 1990

    In May 1990, Kasparov took part in the creation of the Democratic Party of Russia.


  • Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    1990
    Chris McCandless: Into the Wild

    University Graduation

    Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    1990

    McCandless graduated from Emory University in May 1990, with a bachelor's degree in the double majors of history and anthropology. After graduating, McCandless donated his college savings of $24,000 to OXFAM and adopted a vagabond lifestyle, working when necessary as a restaurant food preparer and farmhand. An avid outdoorsman, McCandless completed several lengthy wilderness hiking trips and paddled a canoe down a portion of the Colorado River before hitchhiking to Alaska, in April 1992.


  • Latvia
    Friday May 4, 1990
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    The Restoration of independence

    Latvia
    Friday May 4, 1990

    Latvia declared the restoration of independence on May 4, 1990, with the declaration stipulating a transitional period to complete independence.


  • Latvia
    Monday May 7, 1990
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Latvia's Prime Minister

    Latvia
    Monday May 7, 1990

    On May 7, 1990, Ivars Godmanis of the Latvian Popular Front was elected chairman of the Council of Ministers (the equivalent of being Latvia's Prime Minister).


  • Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Friday May 11, 1990
    Microsoft

    Windows 3.0

    Redmond, Washington, U.S.
    Friday May 11, 1990

    On May 22, Microsoft launched Windows 3.0, featuring streamlined user interface graphics and improved protected mode capability for the Intel 386 processor.


  • Zagreb, Croatia
    Sunday May 13, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    A Tense Atmosphere Prevailed

    Zagreb, Croatia
    Sunday May 13, 1990

    A tense atmosphere prevailed on May 13, 1990, when a football game was held at Zagreb in Maksimir Stadium between Zagreb's Dinamo team and Belgrade's Red Star. The game erupted into violence between the Croatian and Serbian fans and with the police.


  • Croatia
    Monday May 14, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    The Weapons of The TO of Croatia

    Croatia
    Monday May 14, 1990

    On 14 May 1990, the weapons of the TO of Croatia, in Croat-majority regions, were taken away by the JNA, preventing the possibility of Croatia having its own weapons as was done in Slovenia. Borisav Jović, Serbia's representative in the Federal Presidency and a close ally of Slobodan Milošević, claimed that this action came at the behest of Serbia.


  • Russia
    Tuesday May 29, 1990
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR

    Russia
    Tuesday May 29, 1990

    On May 29, 1990, Yeltsin was elected chair of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday May 29, 1990
    Warren Buffett

    A Billionaire

    U.S.
    Tuesday May 29, 1990

    Buffett became a billionaire when Berkshire Hathaway began selling class A shares on May 29, 1990.


  • Croatia
    Wednesday May 30, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    The New Croatian Parliament

    Croatia
    Wednesday May 30, 1990

    On 30 May 1990, the new Croatian Parliament held its first session.


  • Croatia
    Jun, 1990
    Slobodan Milošević

    Plans by Milošević to carve out territory from Croatia to the local Serbs had begun

    Croatia
    Jun, 1990

    Plans by Milošević to carve out territory from Croatia to the local Serbs had begun by June 1990, according to the diary of Borisav Jović.


  • U.S.
    Monday Jun 4, 1990
    Marlon Brando

    Son murdering daughter's boyfriend

    U.S.
    Monday Jun 4, 1990

    Later Life Brando had Fewer roles seemed to be in retirement. However, He experienced a tragedy case that his son killed his daughter's boyfriend.


  • Russia
    Tuesday Jun 12, 1990
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Struggle emerged between the RSFSR and the Soviet Union

    Russia
    Tuesday Jun 12, 1990

    Yeltsin was supported by democratic and conservative members of the Supreme Soviet, who sought power in the developing political situation. A new power struggle emerged between the RSFSR and the Soviet Union. On June 12, 1990, the Congress of People's Deputies of the RSFSR adopted a declaration of sovereignty.


  • Berlin, East Germany, Germany
    Wednesday Jun 13, 1990
    Berlin Wall

    East German military officially began dismantling the Wall

    Berlin, East Germany, Germany
    Wednesday Jun 13, 1990

    On 13 June 1990, the East German military officially began dismantling the Wall, beginning in Bernauer Straße and around the Mitte district.


  • U.S.
    Jun, 1990
    Central Park Jogger Case

    Central Park Five

    U.S.
    Jun, 1990

    In June 1990, Antron McCray, (15 African-American), Yusef Salaam, 15 (African-American), Korey Wise (then known as Kharey Wise), 16, (African-American) Raymond Sanana, 14 (African-American) Kevin Richardson 14 (Hispanic), they came to trial and faced prosecutors, with no previous arrest record, they were all found guilty based on evidence and recorded confessions. Years later, another man Michael Briscoe, 17 (African American) was identified as the rapist.


  • Kosovo
    Tuesday Jun 26, 1990
    Kosovo War

    Serbian authorities closed the Kosovo Assembly

    Kosovo
    Tuesday Jun 26, 1990

    On 26 June 1990 Serbian authorities closed the Kosovo Assembly, citing special circumstances.


  • Serbia (Yugoslavia)
    Wednesday Jun 27, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    Regarding Croatia and Slovenia

    Serbia (Yugoslavia)
    Wednesday Jun 27, 1990

    According to Jović, on 27 June 1990 he and Veljko Kadijević, the Yugoslav Defense Minister, met and agreed that they should, regarding Croatia and Slovenia, "expel them forcibly from Yugoslavia, by simply drawing borders and declaring that they have brought this upon themselves through their decisions". According to Jović, the next day he obtained the agreement of Milošević.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    1990
    Library of Congress

    The National Digital Library

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    1990

    American Memory created in 1990, which became The National Digital Library in 1994, providing free access online to digitized American history and culture resources with curatorial explanations for K-12 education.


  • Kraków, Poland
    1990
    Džok

    Birth

    Kraków, Poland
    1990

    Džok was born in 1990.


  • Iraq
    Jul, 1990
    Gulf War

    Threatened to take military action

    Iraq
    Jul, 1990

    In early July 1990, Iraq complained about Kuwait's behavior, such as not respecting their quota, and openly threatened to take military action.


  • Serbia
    Sunday Jul 1, 1990
    Kosovo War

    Serbia approved the new amendments to the Constitution of Serbia

    Serbia
    Sunday Jul 1, 1990

    On 1 or 2 July 1990, Serbia approved the new amendments to the Constitution of Serbia in a referendum.


  • East Germany, Germany
    Sunday Jul 1, 1990
    Berlin Wall

    East Germany adopted the West German currency

    East Germany, Germany
    Sunday Jul 1, 1990

    On 1 July, the day East Germany adopted the West German currency, all de jure border controls ceased, although the inter-German border had become meaningless for some time before that.


  • Kosovo
    Monday Jul 2, 1990
    Kosovo War

    Kosovo Assembly declared Kosovo an independent republic within Yugoslavia

    Kosovo
    Monday Jul 2, 1990

    On 2 July, 114 ethnic Albanian delegates of the 180-member Kosovo Assembly declared Kosovo an independent republic within Yugoslavia.


  • Kosovo
    Thursday Jul 5, 1990
    Kosovo War

    The Serbian Assembly dissolved the Kosovo Assembly

    Kosovo
    Thursday Jul 5, 1990

    On 5 July, the Serbian Assembly dissolved the Kosovo Assembly.


  • Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
    Sunday Jul 8, 1990
    Diego Maradona

    A Nightmare

    Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
    Sunday Jul 8, 1990

    The 1990 FIFA World Cup Final was a football match played between West Germany and Argentina to determine the winner of the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The game took place on 8 July 1990 at the Stadio Olimpico in Italy's capital and largest city, Rome, and was won 1–0 by West Germany, with a late penalty kick taken by Andreas Brehme being the game's only goal.


  • Russia
    Thursday Jul 12, 1990
    Dissolution of the Soviet Union

    Yeltsin resigned

    Russia
    Thursday Jul 12, 1990

    On July 12, 1990, Yeltsin resigned from the Communist Party in a dramatic speech at the 28th Congress.


  • Iraq
    Sunday Jul 15, 1990
    Gulf War

    Saddam's government laid out its combined objections to the Arab League

    Iraq
    Sunday Jul 15, 1990

    On 15 July 1990, Saddam's government laid out its combined objections to the Arab League, including that policy moves were costing Iraq $1 billion a year, that Kuwait was still using the Rumaila oil field, that loans made by the UAE and Kuwait could not be considered debts to its "Arab brothers".


  • Serbia
    Tuesday Jul 17, 1990
    Kosovo War

    The Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS)

    Serbia
    Tuesday Jul 17, 1990

    On 16 or 17 July 1990 the League of Communists of Serbia (LCS) combined with the Socialist Alliance of Working People of Serbia to become the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS), and Milošević became its first president.


  • Kuwait
    Thursday Jul 19, 1990
    Gulf War

    The Army had been stood down

    Kuwait
    Thursday Jul 19, 1990

    In spite of Iraqi saber rattling, Kuwait did not mobilize its force; the army had been stood down on 19 July, and at the time of the Iraqi invasion many Kuwaiti military personnel were on leave.


  • United Kingdom
    Jul, 1990
    James Bond

    Brokenclaw was published

    United Kingdom
    Jul, 1990

    Brokenclaw, first published in 1990, was the tenth novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond.


  • Baghdad, Iraq
    Wednesday Jul 25, 1990
    Gulf War

    The US Ambassador

    Baghdad, Iraq
    Wednesday Jul 25, 1990

    On the 25th, Saddam met with April Glaspie, the US Ambassador to Iraq, in Baghdad.


  • Srb, Croatia
    Wednesday Jul 25, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    Sovereignty and Autonomy of the Serb people in Croatia

    Srb, Croatia
    Wednesday Jul 25, 1990

    After the election of Tuđman (Croatian President) and the HDZ, a Serb Assembly was established in Srb, north of Knin, on 25 July 1990 as the political representation of the Serb people in Croatia. The Serb Assembly declared "sovereignty and autonomy of the Serb people in Croatia".


  • Mongolia
    Sunday Jul 29, 1990
    Mongolian Revolution of 1990

    Mongolia's first free multi-party elections

    Mongolia
    Sunday Jul 29, 1990

    Following the 1990 Democratic Revolution in Mongolia, Mongolia's first free, multi-party elections for a bicameral parliament were held on 29 July 1990.


  • Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    Tuesday Jul 31, 1990
    Gulf War

    Discussions

    Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
    Tuesday Jul 31, 1990

    Discussions in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, mediated on the Arab League's behalf by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, were held on 31 July and led Mubarak to believe that a peaceful course could be established.


  • Croatia
    Aug, 1990
    Croatian War of Independence

    An Unrecognized mono-ethnic referendum

    Croatia
    Aug, 1990

    In August 1990, an unrecognized mono-ethnic referendum was held in regions with a substantial Serb population which would later become known as the Republic of Serbian Krajina (RSK) (bordering western Bosnia and Herzegovina) on the question of Serb "sovereignty and autonomy" in Croatia.


  • Kuwait
    Thursday Aug 2, 1990
    Gulf War

    Invasion

    Kuwait
    Thursday Aug 2, 1990

    On 2 August 1990 the Iraqi Army invaded and occupied Kuwait, which was met with international condemnation and brought immediate economic sanctions against Iraq by members of the UN Security Council. Together with the UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who had resisted the invasion by Argentina of the Falkland Islands a decade earlier, American President George H. W. Bush deployed US forces into Saudi Arabia, and urged other countries to send their own forces to the scene.


  • Kuwait City, Kuwait
    Thursday Aug 2, 1990
    Gulf War

    The Iraqi response

    Kuwait City, Kuwait
    Thursday Aug 2, 1990

    The result of the Jeddah talks was an Iraqi demand for $10 billion to cover the lost revenues from Rumaila; Kuwait offered $500 million. The Iraqi response was to immediately order an invasion, which started on 2 August 1990 with the bombing of Kuwait's capital, Kuwait City.


  • Cairo, Egypt
    Friday Aug 3, 1990
    Gulf War

    The Arab League own resolution

    Cairo, Egypt
    Friday Aug 3, 1990

    On 3 August 1990, the Arab League passed its own resolution, which called for a solution to the conflict from within the league, and warned against outside intervention. Iraq and Libya were the only two Arab League states that opposed the resolution for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait; the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) opposed it as well.


  • Iraq
    Monday Aug 6, 1990
    Gulf War

    Resolution 661

    Iraq
    Monday Aug 6, 1990

    On 6 August, Resolution 661 placed economic sanctions on Iraq. Resolution 665 followed soon after, which authorized a naval blockade to enforce the sanctions. It said the "use of measures commensurate to the specific circumstances as may be necessary ... to halt all inward and outward maritime shipping in order to inspect and verify their cargoes and destinations and to ensure strict implementation of resolution 661".


  • Saudi Arabia
    Tuesday Aug 7, 1990
    Gulf War

    Operation Desert Shield

    Saudi Arabia
    Tuesday Aug 7, 1990

    Out of fear the Iraqi Army could launch an invasion of Saudi Arabia, US President George H. W. Bush quickly announced that the US would launch a "wholly defensive" mission to prevent Iraq from invading Saudi Arabia, under the codename Operation Desert Shield. The operation began on 7 August 1990, when US troops were sent to Saudi Arabia, due also to the request of its monarch, King Fahd, who had earlier called for US military assistance.


  • The Persian Gulf
    Tuesday Aug 7, 1990
    Gulf War

    The US Navy dispatched two naval battle groups

    The Persian Gulf
    Tuesday Aug 7, 1990

    The US Navy dispatched two naval battle groups built around the aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and USS Independence to the Persian Gulf, where they were ready by 8 August.


  • Kuwait
    Wednesday Aug 8, 1990
    Gulf War

    Kuwait's governor

    Kuwait
    Wednesday Aug 8, 1990

    The Emir (Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah) and key ministers were able to get out and head south along the highway for refuge in Saudi Arabia. Iraqi ground forces consolidated their control of Kuwait City, then headed south and redeployed along the Saudi border. After the decisive Iraqi victory, Saddam initially installed a puppet regime known as the "Provisional Government of Free Kuwait" before installing his cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid as Kuwait's governor on 8 August.


  • Yugoslavia
    Wednesday Aug 8, 1990
    Kosovo War

    Several amendments to the federal Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

    Yugoslavia
    Wednesday Aug 8, 1990

    On 8 August 1990 several amendments to the federal Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY), Constitution were adopted enabling the establishment of a multi-party election system.


  • Kuwait
    Sunday Aug 12, 1990
    Gulf War

    Saddam's solution

    Kuwait
    Sunday Aug 12, 1990

    On 12 August 1990, Saddam "propose that all cases of occupation, and those cases that have been portrayed as occupation, in the region, be resolved simultaneously". Specifically, he called for Israel to withdraw from occupied territories in Palestine, Syria, and Lebanon, Syria to withdraw from Lebanon, and "mutual withdrawals by Iraq and Iran and arrangement for the situation in Kuwait".


  • Iraq
    Thursday Aug 23, 1990
    Gulf War

    Western hostages

    Iraq
    Thursday Aug 23, 1990

    On 23 August, Saddam appeared on state television with Western hostages to whom he had refused exit visas. In the video, he asks a young British boy, Stuart Lockwood, whether he is getting his milk, and goes on to say, through his interpreter, "We hope your presence as guests here will not be for too long. Your presence here, and in other places, is meant to prevent the scourge of war".


  • Saudi Arabia and nine countries
    Sep, 1990
    Gulf War

    The Tin Cup Trip

    Saudi Arabia and nine countries
    Sep, 1990

    To ensure that economic backing, Baker went on an 11-day journey to nine countries in September 1990, which the press dubbed "The Tin Cup Trip". The first stop was Saudi Arabia, which a month before had already granted permission to the United States to use its facilities.


  • Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Monday Sep 3, 1990
    Mongolian Revolution of 1990

    The People's Great Khural (upper house) First Met

    Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
    Monday Sep 3, 1990

    The People's Great Khural (upper house) first met on 3 September and elected a president (MPRP), vice president (Social Democrat), prime minister (MPRP), and 50 members to the Baga Hural (lower house). The vice president was also chairman of the Baga Khural.


  • Kosovo
    Tuesday Sep 4, 1990
    Kosovo War

    Kosovar Albanians observed a 24-hour general strike

    Kosovo
    Tuesday Sep 4, 1990

    On 4 September 1990 Kosovar Albanians observed a 24-hour general strike, virtually shutting down the province.


  • Kosovo
    Friday Sep 7, 1990
    Kosovo War

    the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo was promulgated

    Kosovo
    Friday Sep 7, 1990

    On 7 September 1990 the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo was promulgated by the disbanded Assembly of Kosovo.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 11, 1990
    Gulf War

    Speech in US Congress

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Tuesday Sep 11, 1990

    The US and the UN gave several public justifications for involvement in the conflict, the most prominent being the Iraqi violation of Kuwaiti territorial integrity. In addition, the US moved to support its ally Saudi Arabia, whose importance in the region, and as a key supplier of oil, made it of considerable geopolitical importance. Shortly after the Iraqi invasion, US Defense Secretary Dick Cheney made the first of several visits to Saudi Arabia where King Fahd requested US military assistance. During a speech in a special joint session of the US Congress given on 11 September 1990, US President George Bush summed up the reasons with the following remarks: "Within three days, 120,000 Iraqi troops with 850 tanks had poured into Kuwait and moved south to threaten Saudi Arabia. It was then that I decided to act to check that aggression".


  • Slovenia
    Friday Sep 28, 1990
    Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)

    a constitutional amendment

    Slovenia
    Friday Sep 28, 1990

    The Slovenian government resisted these moves and successfully ensured that the majority of Slovenian Territorial Defense (TO) equipment was kept out of the hands of the JLA. It also declared in a constitutional amendment passed on 28 September 1990 that its TO would be under the sole command of the Slovenian government.


  • Serbia
    Friday Sep 28, 1990
    Kosovo War

    The new controversial Serbian Constitution was promulgated

    Serbia
    Friday Sep 28, 1990

    The new controversial Serbian Constitution was promulgated on 28 September 1990.


  • Rwanda
    Oct, 1990
    Rwandan genocide

    Rwigyema led a force of over 4,000 rebels from Uganda, advancing 60 km into Rwanda

    Rwanda
    Oct, 1990

    In the 1980s, a group of 500 Rwandan refugees in Uganda, led by Fred Rwigyema, fought with the rebel National Resistance Army (NRA) in the Ugandan Bush War, which saw Yoweri Museveni overthrow Milton Obote. These soldiers remained in the Ugandan army following Museveni's inauguration as Ugandan president, but simultaneously began planning an invasion of Rwanda through a covert network within the army's ranks. In October 1990, Rwigyema led a force of over 4,000 rebels from Uganda, advancing 60 km (37 mi) into Rwanda under the banner of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF). Rwigyema was killed on the third day of the attack, and France and Zaire deployed forces in support of the Rwandan army, allowing them to repel the invasion.


  • Germany
    Wednesday Oct 3, 1990
    NATO Establishment

    German Reunification

    Germany
    Wednesday Oct 3, 1990

    The first post-Cold War expansion of NATO came with German reunification on 3 October 1990, when the former East Germany became part of the Federal Republic of Germany and the alliance.


  • U.S.
    Monday Oct 15, 1990
    Apple Inc.

    Macintosh Classic

    U.S.
    Monday Oct 15, 1990

    The Macintosh Classic is a personal computer designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from October 1990 to September 1992. It was the first Macintosh to sell for less than US$1,000.


  • Kuching, Malaysia
    Wednesday Oct 17, 1990
    Communist insurgency in Sarawak

    Peace agreement formally ending the insurgency was ratified at Wisma Bapa Malaysia in the state capital Kuching

    Kuching, Malaysia
    Wednesday Oct 17, 1990

    By 17 October 1990, a peace agreement formally ending the insurgency was ratified at Wisma Bapa Malaysia in the state capital Kuching. Shortly afterwards, the last remaining NKCP operatives led by Ang Cho Teng surrendered. These developments ended the communist insurgency in Sarawak.


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