America 1990-1999: World Events Research Article from American Decades

This Study Guide consists of approximately 44 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of America 1990-1999.

America 1990-1999: World Events Research Article from American Decades

This Study Guide consists of approximately 44 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of America 1990-1999.
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The U.N. Security Council authorizes "all necessary means" to remove the military regime in Haiti.

1 Aug.

A U.N. commission is established to investigate human rights violations in Rwanda.

14 Aug.

The infamous terrorist "Carlos the Jackal" is apprehended in Khartoum, Sudan.

31 Aug.

The IRA announces a complete cessation of violence in Northern Ireland.

19 Sept.

American troops invade Haiti; seven days later the U.S. government lifts the sanctions imposed on the island country.

28 Sept.

An estimated nine hundred people die when the car ferry Estonia sinks in the Baltic Sea off Finland.

30 Sept.

After landing at Shannon airport, Russian president Boris Yeltsin refuses to leave his plane and meet with the Irish prime minister.

15 Oct.

President Aristide returns to Haiti after a three-year exile.

22 Nov.

An investigation begins after Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is accused of bribery. He resigns one month later.

25-26 Nov.

Opposition forces launch...

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