2021 ⟶ El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin as Legal Tender

September 7: El Salvador becomes the first country in the wo...
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🌋 Ilopango Volcano Eruption Devastates Mayan Cities

The Ilopango volcano erupts, devastating the Mayan cities in present-day El Salvador.⟶
Ilopango Volcano Eruption Devastates Mayan Cities (430)
VolcanoEruptionDisasterMayan CivilizationPre-Columbian AmericaArchaeologyEnvironmental Impact
El SalvadorEl Salvador

⚔️ Salvadoran Civil War Begins

October 15: Beginning of the Salvadoran Civil War.⟶
Salvadoran Civil War Begins (1979)
Civil WarCold WarGuerrilla WarfarePolitical ViolenceHuman RightsEl SalvadorRevolution
El SalvadorEl Salvador

🕊️ Salvadoran Civil War Officially Ends

January 16: End of the Salvadorian Civil War.⟶
Salvadoran Civil War Officially Ends (1992)
Civil WarEl SalvadorPeace AgreementCold WarHuman RightsPolitical Violence
El SalvadorEl Salvador

🤝 NAFTA Implementation

January 1: Establishment of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).⟶
NAFTA Implementation (1994)
Free TradeTrade AgreementsEconomic IntegrationGlobalizationEconomic PolicyInternational TradeMultilateralismEconomic Cooperation
CanadaCanadaMexicoMexicoUnited StatesUnited States

💰 Brazil Introduces the Real Currency

July 1: Plano real introduces the new real currency in Brazil.⟶
Brazil Introduces the Real Currency (1994)
CurrencyEconomic ReformHyperinflationFinanceMonetary Policy
BrazilBrazil

🪙 El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin as Legal Tender

September 7: El Salvador becomes the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as an official currency.⟶
El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin as Legal Tender (2021)
BitcoinCryptocurrencyDigital CurrencyEconomyEl SalvadorGlobalization
El SalvadorEl Salvador