The Commonwealth of Independent States was created when the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus met near Brest in Belarus and signed the Belovezha Accords, declaring that the Soviet Union no longer existed as a legal entity. A few weeks later, in Alma-Ata, eight more former Soviet republics joined the new body. The Baltic states, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, had already left and declined to join, and Georgia became a member in 1993 before withdrawing in 2009. The organisation's aim was to coordinate economic, defence and foreign policy in a peaceful transition from the union. In practice it has been a loose association, with its headquarters in Minsk, and Ukraine formally ended its participation in 2018.
Before and after
- 2 November 1991Release of Vim
- from 16 November 1991 to 30 November 1991The first Women's World Cup is played in China
- 24 November 1991Death of Freddie Mercury
- 8 December 1991Belovezh Accords
- 8 December 1991Founding of Commonwealth of Independent States
- 26 December 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 28 December 1991Publication of Sailor Moon
- 1992Construction of K'gari
- 1992Founding of Deutsche Börse
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- 1945Founding of International Court of Justice
- 24 October 1945Founding of United Nations Security Council
- 1952Founding of European Parliament
- 15 June 1954Founding of Union of European Football Associations
- 1990Rise of K-pop
- 4 February 2004Founding of Facebook
The era
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