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Events relating to asia
Ayatollah Khomeini declares a fatwa against Salman Rushdie for his Satanic Verses
Yasser Arafat, leader of the PLO, declares that the organization renounces 'terrorism in all its forms'
Osama bin Laden's involvement in the fight against Soviet forces in Afghanistan leads to his development of al-Qaeda
The Iran-Iraq war ends with the border between the countries unchanged and more than a million dead
Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein uses chemical weapons against the Kurds of northern Iraq
Aung San Suu Kyi returns to Burma from England, to look after her dying mother
35-year-old Benazir Bhutto, daughter of the executed president, leads a coalition government in Pakistan
The USSR completes the phased withdrawal of its troops from Aghanistan
Students, teachers and workers gather in large numbers in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to demand democratic reform
The crowd demonstrating on Beijing's Tiananmen Square swells to more than a million
Confronted with mass popular protest, Deng Xiaoping imposes martial law in China
Ayatollah Khomeini dies and is succeeded by Sayed Ali Khamenei as Iran's leading ayatollah
More than 2000 peaceful demonstrators die after troops open fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square
Before the coming election the military junta in Burma places democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest
Aung San Suu Kyi's party wins an overwhelming victory in Burma's general election but the military refuse to hand over power
Iraqi troops cross the border into Kuwait and are soon in control of the whole country and its oil wells
Benazir Bhutto's government is dismissed on corruption charges and her party loses the resulting elections
Saddam Hussein announces the annexation of Kuwait, claiming it to have been historically part of Iraq
Singapore prime minister Lee Kuan Yew steps down after 31 years in office
The Gulf War begins when Iraq fails to meet the UN deadline for withdrawal from Kuwait
Expelled from his own country, Saudi Arabia, Osama bin Laden moves to Sudan where he continues to develop al-Qaeda
With all Iraqi troops expelled from Kuwait by Allied tanks, President Bush declares a ceasefire in the Gulf War
Rajiv Gandhi is killed near Chennai, during an election campaign, by a suicide bomber on behalf of Tamil militants
Aung San Suu Kyi wins the Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous fight for democracy in Burma
Armenia delcares its independence from the USSR, 70 years after it was annexed
