Editing 1992 (section)

===September===
*[[September 1]] – In Beijing, police arrest [[Shen Tong]] for his role in organizing the [[Tiananmen Square protests of 1989]].
*[[September 2]] – The 7.7 {{M|w|link=y}} [[1992 Nicaragua earthquake|Nicaragua earthquake]] affects the west coast of Nicaragua. With a {{M|s}}–{{M|w}} disparity of half a unit, this [[tsunami earthquake]] triggers a tsunami that causes most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Average runup heights are {{convert|3|-|8|m|sp=us}}.
*[[September 7]]
**In [[Ciskei]], members of the [[Ciskei Defence Force]] loyal to dictator [[Oupa Gqozo]] open fire into a crowd of anti-Gqozo protestors organized by the [[African National Congress]], killing at least 28 people and wounding nearly 200.
**President of Tajikistan [[Rahmon Nabiyev]] is forced to resign following weeks of [[Tajikistani Civil War|clan and religious warfare]] that have left nearly 2,000 people dead.
*[[September 12]] – In [[Peru]], police arrest [[Abimael Guzmán]], the leader of the [[Shining Path]] guerilla movement, who has evaded capture for 12 years.
*[[September 16]] – [[Black Wednesday]]: The [[pound sterling]] and the [[Lira|Italian lira]] are forced out of the [[European Exchange Rate Mechanism]].
*[[September 20]] – French voters narrowly approve the [[Maastricht Treaty]] in the [[1992 French Maastricht Treaty referendum|French Maastricht Treaty referendum]].
*[[September 21]] – Mexico establishes diplomatic relations with [[Vatican City]], ending a break that has lasted over 130 years.
*[[September 28]] 
**Law enforcement officials in the United States, [[Colombia]] and Italy announce that they have arrested more than 165 people on [[money laundering]] charges related to [[cocaine]] trafficking.
**[[Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268]] crashes into a mountain while on approach to [[Tribhuvan International Airport]] in [[Kathmandu]], Nepal. All 167 occupants on board were killed.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=1992-09-29 |title=167 Are Feared Dead in Crash of Airliner in Nepal |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/29/world/167-are-feared-dead-in-crash-of-airliner-in-nepal.html |access-date=2024-06-09 |work=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The crash of PIA Flight 268 occurred just 2 months after Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashed into a mountain near Kathmandu under similar circumstances, killing all 113 occupants on board.
*[[September 29]] – The [[Chamber of Deputies of Brazil]] votes to impeach President of Brazil [[Fernando Collor de Mello|Fernando Collor]], the country's first democratically elected leader in 29 years. Vice President [[Itamar Franco]] becomes acting president.