Wars
The most prominent armed conflicts of the decade include the following.
International wars
• The Congo Wars broke out in the late 1990s:

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Prominent assassinations, targeted killings, and assassination attempts include:
• September

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Natural disasters
The 1990s saw a trend in increasingly frequent and more devastating natural disasters, breaking many

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• Many countries, institutions, companies, and organizations were prosperous during the 1990s. High-income countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan,

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At the beginning of the decade, sustainable development and environmental protection became serious issues for governments and the international community. In 1987, the publication of the Brundtland Report by the United Nations had paved the way to establish an

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The 1990s represented continuing social liberalization in most countries, though coupled with an increase in the influence of capitalism, which would continue until the Great Recession of the late 2000s/early 2010s.
Youth culturein

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Technology
The 1990s were a revolutionary decade for digital technology. Between 1990 and 1997, individual personal computerownership in the US rose from 15% to 35%. Cell phones of the early-1990s and earlier ones were very large,

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