WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1991
Find out what all happened February to September 1991

Estonia, annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, issues a decision on the re-establishment of independence on the basis of historical continuity of its pre-World War II statehood. (20. August 1991)

The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. (27. August 1991)

Georgia declares independence from the Soviet Union (9. April 1991)

Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after the occupation of Soviet Union. (21. August 1991)

Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union. (31. August 1991)

Italian ferry MS Moby Prince collides with an oil tanker in dense fog off Livorno, Italy killing 140. (10. April 1991)

Boris Yeltsin takes office as the first elected President of Russia. (10. July 1991)

The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet. (17. September 1991)

Bicesse Accords in Angola lay out a transition to multi-party democracy under the supervision of the United Nations' UNAVEM II mission. (31. May 1991)

Rickey Henderson of the Oakland Athletics steals his 939th base, making him the all-time leader in this category. However, his accomplishment is overshadowed later that evening by Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers, when he pitches his seventh career no-hitter, breaking his own record. (1. May 1991)

A gigantic statue of Albania's long-time leader, Enver Hoxha, is brought down in the Albanian capital Tirana, by mobs of angry protesters. (20. February 1991)

Croatians vote for independence in a referendum. (19. May 1991)

Mengistu Haile Mariam, president of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, flees Ethiopia, effectively bringing the Ethiopian Civil War to an end. (21. May 1991)

Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia. (2. April 1991)

Apartheid: the South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth. (17. June 1991)

The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany comes into effect, granting full sovereignty to the Federal Republic of Germany. (15. March 1991)

Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses. (21. August 1991)

The United States Department of Justice announces that Exxon has agreed to pay $1 billion for the clean-up of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. (13. March 1991)

The Warsaw Pact is declared disbanded. (25. February 1991)

Israel conducts Operation Solomon, evacuating Ethiopian Jews to Israel. (24. May 1991)