Europe, 12 Jun 1999: Kosovo War
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Apr 1994Nine former Soviet republics
form military alliance (CST)

Dec 1994Belarus, Kazkhstan, and Ukraine
agree to surrender nuclear weapons
in return for security guarantees

Dec 1994–Aug 1996Russian attempt to
crush Chechnya fails

Jan 1995Austria, Finland
and Sweden join
European Union

Dec 1995Dayton Agreement
ends Bosnian War

Jan 1999Euro adopted by 11 EU
nations, including France,
Germany, Italy and Spain

Mar 1999Czech Republic,
Hungary and
Poland join NATO