Editing 1991 (section)

=== February ===
* [[February 1]]
**[[USAir Flight 1493]] collides with a [[SkyWest Airlines]] [[Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner|Fairchild Metroliner]] at [[Los Angeles International Airport]], killing 34 people.<ref>{{cite book|author=United States. National Transportation Safety Board|title=Aircraft Accident Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YfY5AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA107|year=1995|publisher=U.S. Government|pages=107|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207103558/https://books.google.com/books?id=YfY5AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA107#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>
** A 6.4 {{M|b|link=y}} [[1991 Hindu Kush earthquake|Hindu Kush earthquake]] causes severe damage in [[Wakhan Corridor|northeast Afghanistan]], leaving 848 dead and 200 injured.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Afghanistan/Pakistan Earthquake Feb 1991 UNDRO Situation Reports 1 – 6 – Afghanistan|url=https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/afghanistanpakistan-earthquake-feb-1991-undro-situation-reports-1-6|access-date=2021-06-12|publisher=ReliefWeb|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613002020/https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/afghanistanpakistan-earthquake-feb-1991-undro-situation-reports-1-6|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NGDC_EQ_list">{{cite web|title=66 Significant Earthquakes where Country = AFGHANISTAN|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-data?country=AFGHANISTAN|last=National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|year=1972|publisher=NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information|doi=10.7289/V5TD9V7K}}</ref>
* [[February 6]] – A [[Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker|Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker]] was involved in [[1991 Gulf War Boeing KC-135 accident|an accident]] over Saudi Arabia when two engines on the left wing detached from the aircraft. The pilots managed to execute an emergency landing saving all four crew members onboard. The aircraft was later repaired and returned to service.
* [[February 7]]
**1991 Haitian coup d'état: [[Haiti]]'s first democratically elected president, [[Jean-Bertrand Aristide]], is sworn in.<ref>{{cite book|first=Joseph|last=Whitaker|title=An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jQ8wAAAAMAAJ|year=1994|publisher=J. Whitaker|page=900|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207103715/https://books.google.com/books?id=jQ8wAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> He is [[1991 Haitian coup d'état|ousted on September 30]] and later [[Operation Uphold Democracy|reinstated in 1994]]. In response to the coup and in an effort to encourage the coup leaders to [[Politics of Haiti|restore democracy]], the [[U.S.]] expands [[Haiti–United States relations|trade sanctions on Haiti]] to include all goods except food and medicine on October 29.
** The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] launches a [[Downing Street mortar attack|mortar attack on 10 Downing Street]] during a [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet meeting]].<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Whitney|first1=Craig R.|date=February 8, 1991|title=I.R.A. Attacks 10 Downing Street With Mortar Fire as Cabinet Meets|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/08/world/ira-attacks-10-downing-street-with-mortar-fire-as-cabinet-meets.html|access-date=2021-06-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=May 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511123919/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/08/world/ira-attacks-10-downing-street-with-mortar-fire-as-cabinet-meets.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=February 7, 1991|title=Terror at 10 Downing St. : Prime Minister, War Cabinet Unhurt in IRA Mortar Attack|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-07-mn-1272-story.html|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=October 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015202231/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-07-mn-1272-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
** Gulf War: Ground troops cross the [[Saudi–Kuwaiti neutral zone|Saudi Arabian border]] and enter Kuwait, thus starting the ground phase of the war.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Taylor|first=Alan|title=Operation Desert Storm: 25 Years Since the First Gulf War – The Atlantic|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/01/operation-desert-storm-25-years-since-the-first-gulf-war/424191/|access-date=February 2, 2021|website=The Atlantic|archive-date=June 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606114115/https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/01/operation-desert-storm-25-years-since-the-first-gulf-war/424191/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 11]] – The [[Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization]] (UNPO) is formed in [[The Hague]], Netherlands.<ref>{{cite book|author=Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization|title=Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization: yearbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7GhbDxIUkIIC&pg=PA4|year=1997|publisher=Martinus Nijhoff Publishers|isbn=90-411-0439-9|pages=4|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207101359/https://books.google.com/books?id=7GhbDxIUkIIC&pg=PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 13]] – Gulf War: Two laser-guided "smart bombs" [[Amiriyah shelter bombing|destroy an underground bunker in Baghdad]], killing hundreds of Iraqis. [[US military intelligence]] claims it was a military facility while Iraqi officials identify it as a [[blast shelter|bomb shelter]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Stanley|first=Alessandra|date=February 14, 1991|title=War in the Gulf: The Overview; Iraq says U.S. killed hundreds of civilians at shelter, but alies call it military post|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/14/world/war-gulf-overview-iraq-says-us-killed-hundreds-civilians-shelter-but-allies-call.html|access-date=2021-06-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=August 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803160347/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/14/world/war-gulf-overview-iraq-says-us-killed-hundreds-civilians-shelter-but-allies-call.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 15]] – The [[Visegrád Group]], establishing cooperation to move toward [[free market economy|free-market systems]], is established by the leaders of [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Hungary]], and [[Poland]].<ref>{{cite book|title=RFE/RL Research Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a35pAAAAMAAJ|year=1993|publisher=RFE/RL, Incorporated|page=19|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=December 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231207101319/https://books.google.com/books?id=a35pAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 18]] – The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] explodes [[Bombings of Paddington and Victoria stations|bombs in the early morning]], at both [[London Paddington station|Paddington station]] and [[London Victoria station|Victoria station]], in London.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Schmidt|first1=William E.|date=February 19, 1991|title=2 Rail Terminals In Central London Hit By I.R.A. Bombs|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/19/world/2-rail-terminals-in-central-london-hit-by-ira-bombs.html|access-date=2021-06-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613002020/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/19/world/2-rail-terminals-in-central-london-hit-by-ira-bombs.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 20]] – [[President of Albania]] [[Ramiz Alia]] dismisses the government of [[Prime Minister of Albania|Prime Minister]] [[Adil Çarçani]] and appoints [[Fatos Nano]] as the next prime minister in an effort to stem [[Fall of communism in Albania|pro-democracy protests]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=13. Albania (1913–present)|url=https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/europerussiacentral-asia-region/albania-1913-present/|access-date=2021-06-12|website=uca.edu|archive-date=December 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203005307/https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/europerussiacentral-asia-region/albania-1913-present/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Adil Carcani, prime minister of Albania'|url=https://apnews.com/article/0527b66ce4005c2d7cafcb2dc11203e6|date=October 15, 1997|access-date=June 12, 2021|work=Associated Press News|agency=Associated Press|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613002020/https://apnews.com/article/0527b66ce4005c2d7cafcb2dc11203e6|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Binder|first1=David|date=February 23, 1991|title=Albanian Names Cabinet Amid Unrest|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/23/world/albanian-names-cabinet-amid-unrest.html|access-date=2021-06-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613002021/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/23/world/albanian-names-cabinet-amid-unrest.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 22]] – Gulf War: [[Iraq–Russia relations|Iraq accepts a Soviet-proposed]] cease fire agreement. The U.S. rejects the agreement, instead saying that retreating Iraqi forces will not be attacked if they leave Kuwait within 24 hours.
* [[February 23]] – In [[Thailand]], General [[Sunthorn Kongsompong]] deposes Prime Minister [[Chatichai Choonhavan]] in a [[National Peace Keeping Council|bloodless coup d'état]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wallace|first=Charles P.|date=February 25, 1991|title=Thai Coup Leaders Plan Elections in Six Months : Takeover: The military junta also says it wants to amend the constitution. The whereabouts of the deposed prime minister are unknown.|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-25-mn-1472-story.html|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Los Angeles Times|archive-date=July 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723144402/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-02-25-mn-1472-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Pace|first=Eric|date=August 7, 1999|title=Sunthorn Kongsompong, 68; Thai General Led 1991 Coup|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/07/world/sunthorn-kongsompong-68-thai-general-led-1991-coup.html|access-date=2021-06-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029192801/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/07/world/sunthorn-kongsompong-68-thai-general-led-1991-coup.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 25]] – Gulf War: Part of an Iraqi [[Scud missile]] hits an American military barracks in [[Dhahran]], Saudi Arabia, killing 29 U.S. soldiers and injuring 99 more. It is the single-most devastating attack on U.S. forces during the war.<ref name="iraqwatch.org">{{cite web|title=DOD: Information Paper- Iraq's Scud Ballistic Missiles|url=http://www.iraqwatch.org/government/US/Pentagon/dodscud.htm|access-date=March 18, 2010|publisher=Iraqwatch.org|archive-date=May 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514212635/http://www.iraqwatch.org/government/US/Pentagon/dodscud.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Timeline of the Persian Gulf War|url=https://www.britannica.com/list/persian-gulf-war-timeline|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|archive-date=May 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527140803/https://www.britannica.com/list/persian-gulf-war-timeline|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 26]] – Gulf War: On [[Telecommunications in Iraq|Baghdad radio]], Iraqi leader [[Saddam Hussein]] announces the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait. Iraqi soldiers set [[Kuwaiti oil fires|fire to Kuwaiti oil fields]] as they retreat; the fire lasts until November 7.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Boustany|first=Nora|date=February 27, 1991|title=Saddam Tells Iraqis of Pullout But Claims "Dignified" Victory|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1991/02/27/saddam-tells-iraqis-of-pullout-but-claims-dignified-victory/76eedd4f-50a2-48f7-860a-43388a08e5d3/|access-date=June 12, 2021|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-date=March 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307013405/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1991/02/27/saddam-tells-iraqis-of-pullout-but-claims-dignified-victory/76eedd4f-50a2-48f7-860a-43388a08e5d3/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Persian Gulf War {{!}} Definition, Summary, History, Dates, Combatants, & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Persian-Gulf-War|access-date=2021-06-12|website=Encyclopædia Britannica|archive-date=June 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602182044/http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/452778/Persian-Gulf-War|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 27]]
** Gulf War: [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[George H. W. Bush|Bush]] declares victory over Iraq and orders a cease-fire. U.S. troops [[Operation Phase Echo|begin to leave]] the [[Persian Gulf]] on March 10.<ref name=":0" />
** In the [[1991 Bangladeshi general election|Bangladeshi general election]], the [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] wins 139 of 300 seats in the [[Jatiyo Sangshad]], leading BNP leader [[Khaleda Zia]] to become the [[President of Bangladesh|president]] on March 19.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BANGLADESH: parliamentary elections Jatiya Sangsad, 1991|url=http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2023_91.htm|access-date=2021-06-12|website=archive.ipu.org|archive-date=August 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180806213441/http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2023_91.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Crossette|first1=Barbara|date=March 1, 1991|title=General's Widow Wins Bangladesh Vote|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/01/world/general-s-widow-wins-bangladesh-vote.html|access-date=2021-06-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029101013/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/03/01/world/general-s-widow-wins-bangladesh-vote.html|url-status=live}}</ref>