The Somali Civil War is a long conflict that began in the 1980s as an uprising against the military regime of Siad Barre and became much worse after he fled Mogadishu in early 1991. The central government collapsed, and power passed to clan-based militias and warlords, while the north declared the independent Somaliland. A United Nations and United States intervention in the early 1990s ended in withdrawal after the battle of Mogadishu in 1993. Later years saw the Islamic Courts Union, the rise of the militant group al-Shabaab and the creation of internationally backed transitional and federal governments. Famine, displacement and insecurity have persisted in parts of the country.
Before and after
- 1991Founding of Central European University
- 1991Rise of electronica
- 1991Establishment of Rwenzori Mountains National Park
- 1991The Chicxulub crater is identified
- 26 January 1991Somali Civil War
- 11 February 1991Founding of Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization
- 15 February 1991Founding of Visegrád Group
- 20 February 1991Creation of Python
- from 26 February 1991 to 27 February 1991Battle of 73 Easting
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