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The Ukrainian Parliament votes for sovereignty.
Aug.
Iraqi forces invade Kuwait and the Emir flees to Saudi Arabia.
6 Aug.
The United Nations (U.N.) Security Council imposes sanctions (including an oil embargo) against Iraq.
7 Aug.
President George Bush begins to send American troops to Saudi Arabia to prevent an Iraqi invasion.
9 Aug.
Iraq officially announces the annexation of Kuwait.
12 Sept.
The Soviet Union agrees to set 1994 as the date of withdrawal of its troops from East Germany.
2 Oct.
The German Democratic Republic ceases to exist at midnight, and East and West Germany unite as the Federal Republic of Germany.
27 Oct.
The Labour Party of New Zealand loses the elections to the National Party led by James Bolgar.
27 Oct.
The European Community (EC) Summit opens in Rome to discuss economic and monetary union by 1994. With the exception of Britain, all the members agree to achieve a single currency by the...
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