1991

1. Gulf war started (Jan 7)
2. Gulf war ceasefire began (Feb. 27)
3. Referendum in Soviet Union to preserve the Union (March 17)
4. Begum Khaleda Zia swom-in as Bangladesh PM (March 20)
5. Security Council announced formal end of Gulf War (April 12)
6. Over 5 lakh dead in cyclonic storm in Bangladesh (April 29)
7. 10 yrs' rigorous imprisonment for General Ershad (June 12)
8. Warsaw Pact dissolved (Jury 1)
9. Mandela elected President of African National Congress (July 5)
10. S. Africa re-admitted to Olympic Games (July 9)
11. USA lifts sanctions against South Africa (July 10)
12. Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) signed between President Bush and Gorbachev (July 31)
13. Israel accepted US formula for West Asia peace talks (Aug. 1)
14. Emergency declared in Soviet Union (Aug 19)
15. South and North Korea signed non-aggression pact (Dec. 12)
16. 11 former Soviet republics formed a Commohweaith of Independent States (Dec. 21)
17. Gorbachev resigned as Soviet President (Dec. 25)