Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century

Decades: 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 1990s - 2000s - 2010s - 2020s - 2030s - 2040s

Years: 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

The most important events

• 1990 - Western Germany and Eastern Germany reunite as Germany
• 1990 - Namibia gains independence
• 1990-1991 - The Gulf War
• 1991 - The USSR breaks up; end of the Cold War

Important people

• Pope John Paul II, Pope in the 1990s
• Andre Agassi, American tennis-player
• Backstreet Boys, American pop music band
• Tony Blair, British Prime Minister since 1997
• George H. W. Bush, President of the USA until 1993
• Jacques Chirac, President of France since 1995
• Bill Clinton President of the USA 1993-2001
• Elizabeth II, British queen since 1952
• Madonna, singer
• Mel Gibson, actor
• Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the USSR 1985-1991
• Tom Hanks, American actor
• Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq 1979-2003
• Helmut Kohl, German chancellor until 1998
• Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa 1994-1999
• Nirvana, rock band
• Julia Roberts, American actor/actress
• Gerhard Schröder, German chancellor since 1998

External links

• http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
• http://m-w.com/

1990s

1990 nî-tāi | Dècada del 1990 | 1990au | 1990'erne | 1990er | 1990. aastad | Δεκαετία 1990 | 1990s | Años 1990 | 1990-aj jaroj | Années 1990 | 1990년대 | 1991–2000 | Anni 1990 | שנות ה-90 | Decennium 200 | XX amžiaus 10-as dešimtmetis | Ngahurutanga 200 | 1990-1999 | 1990年代 | 1990-årene | Lata 90. XX wieku | Década de 1990 | Anii 1990 | 1990-е | 90. roky 20. storočia | 1990. | 1990-luku | 1990-talet | 1990年代