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1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1979: Islamic Revolution in Iran China's invasion of Vietnam Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty Iran hostage crisis (1979-81) Australian monitoring force in Rhodesia (1979-80) Soviet Union's Invasion of Afghanistan (1979-89) 1980: Iran-Iraq War (1980-88) 1982: Australian Peacekeeping force in Sinai (1982-86, 93 - present) Falklands War 1985: Mikhail Gorbachev rises to power in the Soviet Union Sinking of , New Zealand ONA commenced operation (20 February 1978) 1989: Australian support of UN missions in Namibia (1989-90), Afghanistan and Pakistan (1989-93) Tiananmen Square protests Outbreak of Bougainville conflict First APEC meeting held in Canberra Fall of the Berlin Wall World Wide Web begins 1992: Australian support of UN force in former Yugoslav states (1992-93) and Somalia (1992-95) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC ) adopted 1986: International Whaling Commission moratorium on commercial whaling 2001: 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States Australian Defence Force deployment to Afghanistan (2001-02) Wikipedia begins 2003: Australian Defence Force deployment to Iraq (2003-08) Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (2003 - present) Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta Australia and International Events since 1978 1990: Iraq's invasion of Kuwait Deployment of Australian Defence Force to the Persian Gulf 1991: First Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm) Yugoslav Wars (1991-95) Australian contingent deployed to Western Sahara (1991-94) and Cambodia (1991-93) Dili Massacre Collapse of the Soviet Union 1998: India and Pakistan conduct nuclear tests Fall of the Soeharto Regime in Indonesia Google founded 1997: Sandline Affair, PNG Asian Financial Crisis Australian support of UN missions in Guatemala, Yugoslavia and Kosovo Kyoto Protocol to UNFCCC adopted 1993: Israeli-Palestinian signing of the Oslo Accords First APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting held in the United States 1994: Uruguay Round concluded Rwanda Genocide ASEAN Regional Forum formed Australian support of UN missions in Bougainville (1994, 1997-2003), Haiti (1994-95), Rwanda (1994-95), Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mozambique 1995: World Trade Organization formed 1988: Australian support of UN Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group (1988-91) 1987: Fiji coup 1983: Australian dollar floated 2008: Global Financial Crisis Australian Defence Force deployment to UNAMID (Darfur ) 2009: Terrorist bombings in the Marriott and Ritz-Carlton Hotels in Jakarta 2006: Solomon Islands riots East Timorese crisis Israel- Hizballah War Australian Defence Force re-deployment to Afghanistan (2006 - present) Fiji coup 2000: Fiji coup Outbreak of tensions in the Solomon Islands and evacuation 1978: Hilton Hotel bombing, Sydney Beginning of China's reform era 2005: Australian support to UN mission in Sudan Australian Special Forces Task Group deployed to Afghanistan (2005-06) Bali Bombings 2 Inaugural East Asia Summit 1999: Democratic elections in Indonesia Australian command of INTERFET force in East Timor (1999-2000) 2004: Australian Embassy bombing in Jakarta Indian Ocean Tsunami 2002: Euro replaces national currencies in European Economic and Monetary Union East Timor independence Bali Bombings 9/11 Commission in the United States 1996: Taiwan Strait Crisis The Taliban seizes power on Afghanistan

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Page 1: Australia and International Events since 1978 · 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

1979:Islamic Revolution in IranChina's invasion of VietnamEgypt-Israel Peace TreatyIran hostage crisis (1979-81)Australian monitoring force inRhodesia (1979-80)Soviet Union's Invasion ofAfghanistan (1979-89)

1980:Iran-Iraq War (1980-88)

1982:Australian Peacekeeping force inSinai (1982-86, 93 - present)Falklands War

1985:Mikhail Gorbachev rises topower in the Soviet UnionSinking of

, New Zealand

ONA commenced operation(20 February 1978)

1989:Australian support of UN missions inNamibia (1989-90), Afghanistan andPakistan (1989-93)Tiananmen Square protestsOutbreak of Bougainville conflictFirst APEC meeting held in CanberraFall of the Berlin WallWorld Wide Web begins

1992:Australian support of UN force informer Yugoslav states (1992-93)and Somalia (1992-95)United Nations FrameworkConvention on Climate Change(UNFCCC ) adopted

1986:International WhalingCommission moratorium oncommercial whaling

2001:9/11 terrorist attacks in the United StatesAustralian Defence Force deployment toAfghanistan (2001-02)Wikipedia begins

2003:Australian Defence Force deploymentto Iraq (2003-08)Regional Assistance Mission to theSolomon Islands (2003 - present)Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta

Australia and International Events since 1978

1990:Iraq's invasion of KuwaitDeployment of Australian DefenceForce to the Persian Gulf

1991:First Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm)Yugoslav Wars (1991-95)Australian contingent deployed toWestern Sahara (1991-94) and Cambodia(1991-93)Dili MassacreCollapse of the Soviet Union

1998:India and Pakistan conduct nuclear testsFall of the Soeharto Regime in IndonesiaGoogle founded

1997:Sandline Affair, PNGAsian Financial CrisisAustralian support of UN missions inGuatemala, Yugoslavia and KosovoKyoto Protocol to UNFCCC adopted

1993:Israeli-Palestinian signing of theOslo AccordsFirst APEC Economic Leaders'Meeting held in the United States

1994:Uruguay Round concludedRwanda GenocideASEAN Regional Forum formedAustralian support of UN missions inBougainville (1994, 1997-2003), Haiti(1994-95), Rwanda (1994-95), Bosniaand Herzegovina and Mozambique

1995:World Trade Organizationformed

1988:Australian support ofUN Iran-Iraq MilitaryObserver Group(1988-91)

1987:Fiji coup

1983:Australian dollar floated

2008:Global Financial CrisisAustralian Defence Forcedeployment to UNAMID (Darfur )

2009:Terrorist bombings in theMarriott and Ritz-CarltonHotels in Jakarta

2006:Solomon Islands riotsEast Timorese crisisIsrael-Hizballah WarAustralian Defence Forcere-deployment toAfghanistan (2006 -present)Fiji coup

2000:Fiji coupOutbreak of tensions in the SolomonIslands and evacuation

1978:Hilton Hotel bombing, SydneyBeginning of China's reform era

2005:Australian support to UN mission in SudanAustralian Special Forces Task Groupdeployed to Afghanistan (2005-06)Bali Bombings 2Inaugural East Asia Summit

1999:Democratic elections inIndonesiaAustralian command ofINTERFET force in East Timor(1999-2000)

2004:Australian Embassy bombing inJakartaIndian Ocean Tsunami

2002:Euro replaces national currenciesin European Economic andMonetary UnionEast Timor independenceBali Bombings9/11 Commission in the UnitedStates

1996:Taiwan Strait CrisisThe Taliban seizes power onAfghanistan