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  • Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Wednesday Apr 1, 1992
    Bosnian War

    The Bijeljina Killings

    Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Wednesday Apr 1, 1992

    The Bijeljina Killings (of mostly Bosniaks) on 1–2 April.




  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Apr, 1992
    Bosnian War

    War in Bosnia escalated

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Apr, 1992

    The war in Bosnia escalated in April.




  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Friday Apr 3, 1992
    Bosnian War

    Battle of Kupres

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Friday Apr 3, 1992

    On 3 April, the Battle of Kupres began between the JNA and a combined HV-HVO force that ended in a JNA victory.




  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Monday Apr 6, 1992
    Bosnian War

    Full-scale hostilities had broken out by 6 April

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Monday Apr 6, 1992

    "full-scale hostilities had broken out by 6 April", the same day that the United States and European Economic Community (EEC) recognized Bosnia and Herzegovina.




  • Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Monday Apr 6, 1992
    Bosnian War

    Serb forces began shelling Sarajevo

    Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Monday Apr 6, 1992

    On 6 April Serb forces began shelling Sarajevo, and in the next two days crossed the Drina from Serbia proper and besieged Muslim-majority Zvornik, Višegrad and Foča.




  • North West Durham, England
    Thursday Apr 9, 1992
    Theresa May

    1992 General Election

    North West Durham, England
    Thursday Apr 9, 1992

    In the 1992 general election May stood unsuccessfully for the safe Labour seat of North West Durham, placing second to incumbent MP Hilary Armstrong by 12,747 votes (27.6%) to 26,734 (57.8%), with future Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron placing third.




  • London, England
    Thursday Apr 9, 1992
    Margaret Thatcher

    She retired From The parliamentarian

    London, England
    Thursday Apr 9, 1992

    Thatcher returned to the backbenches as a constituency parliamentarian after leaving the premiership. Aged 66, she retired from the House at the 1992 general election, saying that leaving the Commons would allow her more freedom to speak her mind.


  • South Africa
    Monday Apr 13, 1992
    Nelson Mandela

    2nd Divorce

    South Africa
    Monday Apr 13, 1992

    Their marriage was increasingly strained as he learned of her affair with Dali Mpofu, but he supported her during her trial for kidnapping and assault. He gained funding for her defence from the International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa and from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, but in June 1991 she was found guilty and sentenced to six years in prison, reduced to two on appeal. On 13 April 1992, Mandela publicly announced his separation from Winnie.


  • London, England
    Tuesday Apr 14, 1992
    David Cameron

    Special Adviser to the Chancellor

    London, England
    Tuesday Apr 14, 1992

    Cameron was rewarded with a promotion to Special Adviser to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Norman Lamont.


  • Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Thursday Apr 23, 1992
    Bosnian War

    The JNA evacuated its personnel by helicopters from the barracks in Čapljina

    Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Thursday Apr 23, 1992

    On 23 April, the JNA evacuated its personnel by helicopters from the barracks in Čapljina, which was under blockade since 4 March.


  • London, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1992
    Queen Elizabeth II

    Elizabeth's daughter divarication

    London, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1992

    In April, her daughter, Princess Anne, divorced Captain Mark Phillips.


  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Monday Apr 27, 1992
    Bosnian War

    The Bosnian government ordered the JNA

    Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Monday Apr 27, 1992

    On 27 April, the Bosnian government ordered the JNA to be put under civilian control or expelled, which was followed by a series of conflicts in early May between the two.


  • Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 28, 1992
    Chris McCandless: Into the Wild

    Alaska

    Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.
    Tuesday Apr 28, 1992

    In April 1992, McCandless hitchhiked from Carthage, South Dakota, to Fairbanks, Alaska. As noted by Krakauer, McCandless was last seen alive at the head of the Stampede Trail on April 28, 1992, by a local electrician named Jim Gallien. Gallien had given McCandless a ride from Fairbanks to the start of the rugged track just outside the small town of Healy. Gallien later said he had been seriously concerned about the safety of McCandless (who introduced himself as "Alex"), after noticing McCandless' light pack, minimal equipment, meager rations, and obvious lack of experience. Gallien said he had deep doubts about "Alex's” ability to survive the harsh and unforgiving Alaskan bush.


  • Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovania
    Thursday Apr 30, 1992
    Bosnian War

    Prijedor was taken over by Serbs

    Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovania
    Thursday Apr 30, 1992

    Prijedor was taken over by Serbs on 30 April.


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