1991 events

The Revolutionary United Front, with support from the special forces of Charles Taylor's National Patriotic Front of Liberia, invades Sierra Leone in an attempt to overthrow Joseph Saidu Momoh, sparking the 11-year Sierra Leone Civil War. Date: March 23, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this…

Cold War: The Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany comes into effect, granting full sovereignty to the Federal Republic of Germany. Date: March 15, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

Escondida in Chile's Atacama Desert – which was to become the worlds most productive copper mine – is officially inaugurated. Date: March 14, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

1991 Salvadoran legislative election: The Nationalist Republican Alliance wins 39 of the 84 seats in the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. Date: March 10, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 10 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 109 crashes in Venezuela, killing 45. Date: March 5, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 5 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

United Airlines Flight 585 crashes on its final approach to Colorado Springs killing everyone on board. Date: March 3, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers. Date: March 3, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)

Uprisings against Saddam Hussein begin in Iraq, leading to the deaths of more than 25,000 people, mostly civilians. Date: March 1, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)