Ignatyev1864
Encourages Serbs & Bulgarians in their unsuccesful revolts against Turkish rule
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Encourages Serbs & Bulgarians in their unsuccesful revolts against Turkish rule
After the fall of the Manchu dynasty, Mongol princes, supported by tsarist Russia, declare the independence of Mongolia from China
Crimea is granted its independence
Russia, Britain, the USA & France recognize Austria with its 1937 boundaries
Recognizes the Independence of West Germany
1st national movement, Sajudis, is formed in Lithuania
Namibia proclaims its independence after Cuba withdraws
Russia agrees to withdraw troops from Czech by July 1991
Lithuania becomes the 1st republic to declare independence
Lithuania declares independence in accordance with its constitution of 1938
Warns Lithuania to withdraw its declaration of independence but it refuses
Estonia votes to secede from the USSR
Latvia votes to secede from the USSR
Uzbekistan declares independence
The Ukrainian Parliament votes for sovereignty
Non Communist Parties triumph in elections in Georgia & call for independence
Georgia proclaims independence from Moscow
Georgia proclaims a general strike
Troops are moved into Ossetia to reassert control over Georgia
The USA recognizes the independence of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania
The Ukraine signs the Soviet economic-union Treaty at the Kremlin
The Ukraine votes for its independence during a referendum
Gorbachev resigns his position as President of the USSR, signifying the demise of the Soviet Union, 14 former Soviet republics (including Russia) become independent states
During a coup against Gorbachev Estonia declares its full independence
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