The Republic of Artsakh was a self-declared state in the South Caucasus, in the region known as Nagorno-Karabakh, which is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan. It declared independence on 2 September 1991, as the Soviet Union was collapsing, in a region with a majority ethnic Armenian population that had been an autonomous region of Soviet Azerbaijan. A war followed from 1992 to 1994, in which Armenian forces gained control of the region and the surrounding districts. No country, including Armenia, formally recognized it. In 2020 a second war led to Azerbaijan retaking much of the territory, and in September 2023 a rapid offensive ended the republic's existence, causing nearly all of the Armenian population to leave. Its dissolution was announced for the start of 2024.
Before and after
- from August 1991 to June 1992Battle of Osijek
- 14 August 1991Release of arXiv
- from 19 August 1991 to 21 August 19911991 Soviet coup d'état attempt
- from 25 August 1991 to 18 November 1991Battle of Vukovar
- from 2 September 1991 to 1 January 2023Republic of Artsakh
- from 14 September 1991 to 23 November 1991Battle of the Barracks
- 17 September 1991Release of Linux kernel
- 17 September 1991Release of Linux
- 19 September 1991Otzi the Iceman is found
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- 4 February 1970Origins of Pripyat
- March 1974The Terracotta Army is discovered
- 1979Founding of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The era
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