Protest and Rebellion timeline
As Ethiopian and Eritrean rebels approach Addis Ababa, the leader of the Dergue, Mengistu, flees the country
Albanians in Kosovo proclaim independence, prompting increased Serb oppression
Mayan Indians in Chiapas rebel in an armed uprising against the Mexican government
Mullah Mohammed Omar, in Kandahar, forms a group devoted to fundamentalist Islam and calls it Taliban (meaning students of the Qur'an)
Russian troops enter Chechnya to crush the armed separatist movement
Louis Farrakhan's Nation of Islam organizes a Million Man March into Washington
Civil war begins in Kosovo with a guerrilla campaign by Albanians in the Kosovo Liberation Army
Around the world millions of people march in protest against the war planned by the USA and UK against Iraq