Warsaw Pact Formally Disbands, March 31, 1991

Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as President of the Soviet Union (the union itself is dissolved the next day). Ukraine's referendum is finalized and Ukraine officially leaves the Soviet Union. Date: December 25, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 25 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)…

Fifty-five tornadoes break out in the central United States. Before the outbreak's end, Andover, Kansas, would record the year's only F5 tornado. Date: April 26, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 26 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Bicesse Accords Begin…

Georgian independence referendum: Nearly 99 percent of the voters support the country's independence from the Soviet Union. Date: March 31, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 31 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Azerbaijan Declares Independence from Soviet Union, August 30,…

Upon the expiration of the Brioni Agreement, Croatia and Slovenia sever all official relations with Yugoslavia. Date: October 8, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 8 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1991Angolan Civil War: MPLA and UNITA Sign Bicesse Accords,…

Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: More than 100,000 people rally outside the Soviet Union's parliament building protesting the coup aiming to depose President Mikhail Gorbachev. Date: August 20, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 20 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today) More…