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* April 6 - Beginning of the [[Bosnian War]]. | * April 6 - Beginning of the [[Bosnian War]]. | ||
* April 7 - [[Radovan Karadžić]] is named the inaugural president of the newly-created Republika Srpska. | * April 7 - [[Radovan Karadžić]] is named the inaugural president of the newly-created Republika Srpska. | ||
* April 10 - The [[Provisional IRA]] detonates a large truck bomb outside the Baltic Exchange building in London. Two bystanders and a Baltic Exchange attendant are killed. | * April 10 - The [[Provisional IRA]] detonates a large truck bomb outside the Baltic Exchange building in London. Two bystanders and a Baltic Exchange attendant are killed. | ||
* April 16 - [[Mohammad Najibullah]] resigns as President of Afghanistan. The [[People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan]] is dissolved. | * April 16 - [[Mohammad Najibullah]] resigns as President of Afghanistan. The [[People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan]] is dissolved. | ||
* April 23 - [[Than Shwe]] succeeds [[Saw Maung]] as Chairman of the [[State Peace and Development Council]] in Burma. | * April 23 - [[Than Shwe]] succeeds [[Saw Maung]] as Chairman of the [[State Peace and Development Council]] in Burma. | ||
* April 23 - The [[Communist Party of Czechoslovakia]] is dissolved. | * April 23 - The [[Communist Party of Czechoslovakia]] is dissolved. | ||
* May 5 - Beginning of the Tajikistani Civil War. | |||
* September 12 - [[Abimael Guzmán]] is captured by Peruvian officials. [[Shining Path]] collapses. | * September 12 - [[Abimael Guzmán]] is captured by Peruvian officials. [[Shining Path]] collapses. | ||
* October 4 - End of the Mozambican Civil War. | * October 4 - End of the Mozambican Civil War. | ||
* October 30 to November 1 - The [[Halloween Massacre]] takes place in Luanda, Angola when government forces massacre thousands in an attempt to force [[UNITA]] out of the city. | * October 30 to November 1 - The [[Halloween Massacre]] takes place in Luanda, Angola when government forces massacre thousands in an attempt to force [[UNITA]] out of the city. | ||
* November 20 - [[Emomali Rahmon]] is elected President of Tajikistan. | |||
* Unknown - Rwandan [[Hutu Power]] activists break away from [[MRND]] to form the [[Coalition for the Defence of the Republic]]. | * Unknown - Rwandan [[Hutu Power]] activists break away from [[MRND]] to form the [[Coalition for the Defence of the Republic]]. | ||
* Unknown - The [[Special Anti-Robbery Squad]] is established as part of the Nigerian Police Force. | * Unknown - The [[Special Anti-Robbery Squad]] is established as part of the Nigerian Police Force. |