1991 ⟶ Chechnya Declares Sovereignty

Chechnya declares sovereignty.
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1991

🇦🇲 Armenia Declares Independence

Armenia declares independence from the Soviet Union.⟶
Armenia Declares Independence (1990)
ArmeniaIndependenceSoviet UnionDecolonizationCaucasusCold War1990sNationalismSelf-determination

🚩 Chechnya Declares Sovereignty

Chechnya declares sovereignty.⟶
Chechnya Declares Sovereignty (1991)
Soviet UnionIndependenceChechnyaCaucasusFormer Soviet RepublicCollapse of USSRSelf-determinationSeparatism

🇹🇯 Tajikistan Declares Independence

Tajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.⟶
Tajikistan Declares Independence (1991)
Soviet UnionIndependenceCentral AsiaFormer Soviet RepublicCollapse of USSRTajikistanSelf-determination

🇦🇲 Armenia Votes for Independence in Referendum

Armenia holds an independence referendum with a majority voting for independence from the Soviet Union despite declaring independence in August 1990.⟶
Armenia Votes for Independence in Referendum (1991)
Soviet UnionIndependenceReferendumCaucasusFormer Soviet RepublicArmeniaCollapse of USSRSelf-determination

🇹🇲 Turkmenistan Declares Independence

Turkmenistan declares its independence from the Soviet Union.⟶
Turkmenistan Declares Independence (1991)
Soviet UnionIndependenceCentral AsiaFormer Soviet RepublicCollapse of USSRTurkmenistanSelf-determination

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan Declares Full Independence

Kazakhstan declares its full independence from the Soviet Union.⟶
Kazakhstan Declares Full Independence (1991)
Soviet UnionIndependenceCentral AsiaFormer Soviet RepublicCollapse of USSRKazakhstanSelf-determination