Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
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- Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party agrees to give up its monopoly on power.
- Haiti’s first democratically-elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is sworn in.
- The Maastricht Treaty is signed, leading to the creation of the European Union.
- Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, is arrested in Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Crown Prince Abdullah becomes the King of Jordan on the death of his father, King Hussein.
- Bushfires in Victoria leaves 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia’s history.
- President Mohamed Nasheed of the Republic of Maldives resigns, after 23 days of anti-governmental protests calling for the release of Chief Judge unlawfully arrested by the military.
- At least 51 people are killed in a crash involving a bus and truck in Zambia.
- The opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Olympics is held in the Russian city of Sochi.
- Over 350 people were injured in the anti-government unrest in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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