Sep 1992Peruvian gov. capturesShining Path leader
Jun 1993–Dec 1996GuatemalanCivil War ends
Jan–Feb 1995Peru defeats Ecuadorin border war
Feb 1999–pres.Bolivarian Revolutionin Venezuela
Sep 2001September 11 attacks in US
Sep 2002Mexico withdrawsfrom Rio Pact
Mar–May 2003US-led invasion of Iraq
Dec 2004Venezuela and Cubaform ALBA; othernations soon join
Dec 2006–pres.Mexican Drug War
Apr 2007–Jul 2008Subprime mortgagecrisis in US
May 2008Union of South AmericanNations formed
