1990s
The 1990s was the decade that began on January 1, 1990 and ended on December 31, 1999. It is distinct from the decade known as the 200th decade which began on January 1, 1991 and ended on December 31, 2000.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
| Centuries: | 19th century – 20th century – 21st century |
| Decades: | 1960s 1970s 1980s – 1990s – 2000s 2010s 2020s |
| Years: | 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 |
| Categories: | Births – Deaths – Architecture Establishments – Disestablishments |
This decade saw the fall of the Soviet Union, which ended the Cold War.
For most of the decade, Bill Clinton was president of the United States, Mahathir Mohamad was Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Further developments in computer technology continued. The World Wide Web became popular throughout the world.
In sports, West Germany, Brazil, and France won the FIFA World Cup. The Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, and Florida Marlins won the World Series.
Events
- 1990 - 1991 – Gulf War
- 1990 – German reunification
- 1991 – The end of the Cold War.
- 1991 – Breakup of Yugoslavia
- Yugoslav Wars
- 1991 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 1991 – Rosuvastatin was patented. It was approved for medical use in the United States twelve years later.
- 1991 – Wawasan 2020 (Vision 2020) was introduced by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
- 1992 – The Maastricht Treaty established the European Union.
- 1993 – Dissolution of Czechoslovakia.
- 1994 – Genocide in Rwanda
- 1994 – End of Apartheid in South Africa.
- 1997 – Handover of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China.
People
- Pope John Paul II, Pope in the 1990s (the last full decade he would serve as Pope until his death in 2005)
- Andre Agassi, American tennis player
- Pete Sampras, American tennis player
- Michael Schumacher, German formula 1 driver
- Backstreet Boys, American boy band
- Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysian Prime Minister from 1981 to 2003
- Slobodan Milošević, President of Serbia from 1989 to 2000
- Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990
- John Major, British Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997
- Tony Blair, British Prime Minister from 1997 to 2007
- George H. W. Bush, President of the United States until 1993
- Bill Clinton President of the United States from 1993–2001
- François Mitterrand, President of France from 1981 to 1995
- Jacques Chirac, President of France from 1995 to 2007
- Jiang Zemin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002
- Alberto Fujimori President of Peru 1990–2000
- Fidel Castro, leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008
- Elizabeth II, British queen since 1952
- Madonna, singer-songwriter
- The Prodigy, electronic dance group
- Britney Spears, American singer
- Spice Girls, music group
- Mariah Carey, singer
- Celine Dion, singer
- Whitney Houston, singer
- Mel Gibson, actor
- Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the USSR 1985–1991
- Boris Yeltsin, President of Russia from 1991 to 1999
- Michael Jordan, American basketball player
- Tom Hanks, American actor
- Nicole Kidman, actress
- Sandra Bullock, American actress
- Tom Cruise, American actor
- Robin Williams, American actor and comedian
- Jim Carrey, Canadian-American actor and comedian
- George Clooney, American actor
- Brad Pitt, American actor
- Eddie Murphy, American actor and comedian
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, American actor
- Oprah Winfrey, American talk show host
- Ellen DeGeneres, American talk show host
- Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq 1979–2003
- Helmut Kohl, German chancellor until 1998
- Nelson Mandela, President of South Africa 1994–1999
- Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa 1999–2008
- Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli Prime Minister
- Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011
- Muammar al-Gaddafi, Libyan dictator from 1969 to 2011
- Nirvana, rock band
- Steven Seagal, American actor
- Julia Roberts, American actor/actress
- Gerhard Schröder, German Chancellor from 1998 to 2005
- Lech Wałęsa, President of Poland from 1990 to 1995
- Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader
- Kim Il-Sung, dictator of North Korea from 1948 to 1994
- Kim Jong-il, dictator of North Korea from 1994 to 2011
- Tupac Shakur, American rapper
- Diana, Princess of Wales
- Gianni Versace, fashion designer
- Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft
- Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple
1990s Media
Flag map of the world from 1992
Rwandan genocide: Genocide victims in Murambi Technical School. Estimates put the death toll of the Rwandan genocide as high as 800,000 people.
The federal building that was bombed in the Oklahoma City bombing two days after the bombing, viewed from across the adjacent parking lot.
Nelson Mandela voting in 1994, after thirty years of imprisonment.
During the late 1990s, a move was made to remove American president Bill Clinton from power following the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal. This impeachment attempt did not succeed, and Clinton continued to serve as president until the end of his term in January 2001.
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, United States President Bill Clinton, and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Chairman Yasser Arafat during the signing of the Oslo Accords on 13 September 1993.
The Nobel Peace Prize laureates for 1994 in Oslo. From left to right: PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
A 1976 mug shot of Pablo Escobar taken by the Colombian National Police in Medellín.
Rajiv Gandhi, Former Prime Minister of the Republic of India
President Bill Clinton speaks on "Don't ask, don't tell" on 19 July 1993, which was the United States policy regarding homosexuals in the military implemented from 1994 to 2011.
First Lady Hillary Clinton addresses the United Nations Women's Conference on 5 September 1995, in which she gave her famous "Women's rights are human rights" speech.
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