1990

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- Gulf War

- Nelson Mandela freed

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1991

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- Collapse of Soviet Union

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1992

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- War in the Balkans

- Los Angeles Riots

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1993

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- War & Famine in Somalia + Sudan

- Death of Pablo Escobar

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1994

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- First Chechen War

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1995

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- Kobe earthquake

- Bosnian Genocide & Balkan War ceasefire

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1996

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- Taliban take over Kabul

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1997

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- Death of Princess Diana

- Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule

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1998

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- President Clinton impeached

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1999

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- Rise of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela

- Vladimir Putin becomes Russian president

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