Édith Cresson Becomes France’s First Female Prime Minister – May 15, 1991

Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Voters in Lithuania vote for independence from the Soviet Union. Date: February 9, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 9 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Bicesse Accords Advance Angola Multi-Party Democracy Under UNAVEM II, May…

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) More events from 1991UN Deadline for Iraq…

Singapore Airlines Flight 117 is hijacked by four Pakistani terrorists and diverted to Changi Airport. Date: March 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Thailand Bloodless Coup D’état Deposes Prime Minister Chatichai Choonhavan, February…

In the Albanian capital Tirana, a gigantic statue of Albania's long-time leader, Enver Hoxha, is brought down by mobs of angry protesters. Date: February 20, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 20 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Bicesse Accords Advance…

Gulf War: Ground troops cross the Saudi Arabian border and enter Iraq, thus beginning the ground phase of the war. Date: February 24, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 24 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991United Airlines Flight 585 Crash…

Mengistu Haile Mariam, president of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, flees Ethiopia, effectively bringing the Ethiopian Civil War to an end. Date: May 21, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 21 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Provisional IRA Mortar…