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== Events == | == Events == | ||
* January 11 - 12-year old Shanda Sharer is [[Kidnapping|kidnapped]], [[torture]]d, and [[murder]]ed by [[Melinda Loveless]], [[Laurie Tackett]], [[Hope Rippey]], and [[Toni Lawrence]] in one of the | * January 11 - 12-year old Shanda Sharer is [[Kidnapping|kidnapped]], [[torture]]d, and [[murder]]ed by [[Melinda Loveless]], [[Laurie Tackett]], [[Hope Rippey]], and [[Toni Lawrence]] in one of the worst crimes to occur in the history of the state of Indiana. | ||
* January 16 - End of the Salvadoran Civil War. | * January 16 - End of the Salvadoran Civil War. | ||
* February 15 - [[Jeffrey Dahmer]] is sentenced to 15 consecutive life terms in prison, all with no chance of parole. | * February 15 - [[Jeffrey Dahmer]] is sentenced to 15 consecutive life terms in prison, all with no chance of parole. | ||
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* May 5 - Beginning of the Tajikistani Civil War. | * 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. | ||
* September 29 to 30 - Angola holds its first-ever democratic elections. [[José Eduardo dos Santos]] is reelected president and his [[MPLA]] win the majority in the National Assembly. However, [[UNITA]] declares the results as fraudulent and resume hostilities against the government, restarting the Angolan Civil War. | |||
* 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 | * 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. | * 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]]. |