Editing Kautokeino Municipality (section)

==== 1990-1999 ====

* [[Sámi Grand Prix|Sami Grand Prix]] is held for the first time in Kautokeino in 1990.
* On Thursday, 11 October 1990, a [[Bell 206|Bell 206 JetRanger]] with two people on board crashed about 2 miles west of Suolovuopmi in Kautokeino municipality. Both people on board died in the crash. The helicopter was on its way from [[Kvænangen Municipality|Kvænangen]] to [[Masi, Norway|Masi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nasjonalbiblioteket |url=https://www.nb.no/items/fffe6f01215ef8acf600647d61c2a3c2?page=15&searchText=helikopterstyrt |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=www.nb.no}}</ref>
* Biedjovággi mines shut down for the second time on 20 September 1991. 110 people lose their jobs, 50 people associated with the mine itself and the rest employees of subcontractors.<ref name="Askheim" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nasjonalbiblioteket |url=https://www.nb.no/items/e10c2fe0b4181f74874e8d30036f826a?page=13&searchText=%22biedjovagge%22 |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=www.nb.no}}</ref> During the second operating period from 1985 to 1991, a total of 24,000 tonnes of copper and 6,000&nbsp;kg of gold were extracted from the Biedjovággi mines.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mineralressurser |url=https://geo.ngu.no/kart/mineralressurser_mobil/?map=Metaller&extent=827405,7650932,831650,7653300 |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=geo.ngu.no |language=no}}</ref> For comparison, 40,000 tonnes of copper were extracted from the Nye Storwartz mines in Røros during the operating period that extended from 1708 to 1947.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mineralressurser |url=https://geo.ngu.no/kart/mineralressurser_mobil/ |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=geo.ngu.no |language=no}}</ref>
* The population of the municipality exceeds 3,000, with 3,011 inhabitants as of 1 January 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=06913: Endringer i kommuner, fylker og hele landets befolkning (K) 1951 - 2023. Statistikkbanken |url=https://www.ssb.no/system/ |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=SSB |language=no}}</ref>
* On Friday, 7 August 1992, King Harald and Queen Sonja visit Kautokeino during their consecration tour in Northern Norway. The royal couple arrives by helicopter and stays in Kautokeino for about 3 hours.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nasjonalbiblioteket |url=https://www.nb.no/items/20de73cf70445872c2d61ab7f9a8aa26?page=11&searchText=kautokeino |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=www.nb.no}}</ref>
* Báktehárji multi-purpose hall opens in November 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nasjonalbiblioteket |url=https://www.nb.no/items/1b9075059e26a0a4aa64f6b0abbf19d7?page=19&searchText=bakteharji |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=www.nb.no}}</ref>
* Nobel Peace Prize winner [[Rigoberta Menchú|Rigoberto Menchu Tum]] visits Kautokeino in December and participates in a church service on Sunday, 13 December 1992. She is invited by Sami Parliament President Ole Herik Magga.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nasjonalbiblioteket |url=https://www.nb.no/items/0fc40819414a00da7cdc18ec32c8a170?page=1&searchText=%22menchu%22 |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=www.nb.no}}</ref>
* On Thursday, 28 October 1993, beer is available for purchase over the counter in Kautokeino for the first time in over 20 years when the new beer outlet opens.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nasjonalbiblioteket |url=https://www.nb.no/items/8da61cd32b9fb71e5668138bc1acdb93?page=5&searchText=%22johan%20henrik%20buljo%22 |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=www.nb.no}}</ref>
* Spring hunting for ducks is opened in Kautokeino in 1994, initially as a three-year trial arrangement. The arrangement is later continued. Spring duck hunting has traditions in Kautokeino.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eikelmann |first=Isak |title=Andejakten (Lodden) - Guovdageainnu suohkan |url=https://www.guovdageainnu.suohkan.no/tjenester/naturforvaltning/jakt/andejakt/ |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=www.guovdageainnu.suohkan.no |language=nb}}</ref>
* The Air Force's Kautokeino station is closed as a separate unit on 1 August 1995 and is placed under the 131st Air Wing Sørreisa. The number of employees is reduced from 21 to 13, and there are no longer conscript soldiers in Kautokeino; there were 5 conscript soldiers in Kautokeino when the station closed down.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nasjonalbiblioteket |url=https://www.nb.no/items/85b83b4c486cfd0cd13e9fdca6c9ffc7?page=9&searchText=kautokeino |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=www.nb.no}}</ref>
* The [[Dalai Lama]] visits Kautokeino during Pentecost 1996. He leaves Kautokeino on the second day of Pentecost, 27 May 1996. In Kautokeino, he meets the Sami Parliament presidents of Norway (Ole Henrik Magga), Sweden (Ingwar Åhren), and Finland ([[Pekka Aikio]]). In a joint statement, the three Sami parliaments condemn China's human rights violations against the Tibetan people, stating that [[Tibet Autonomous Region|Tibet]] is an occupied country and that China's occupation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nasjonalbiblioteket |url=https://www.nb.no/items/391663cd39560fb28c04481847e0b8fa?page=1&searchText=%22dalai%20lama%22 |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=www.nb.no}}</ref>
* The peak number of inhabitants in the municipality as of 1 January 1997, with 3,176 inhabitants.<ref>{{Cite web |title=06913: Endringer i kommuner, fylker og hele landets befolkning (K) 1951 - 2023. Statistikkbanken |url=https://www.ssb.no/system/ |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=SSB |language=no}}</ref>
* On Sunday, 6 April 1997, [[Børre Knudsen]] is "ordained as a bishop" in Strandebarm deanery. The ordination takes place in Kautokeino Church and is highly controversial. Parish priest Olav Berg Lyngmo in Kautokeino supports Børre Knudsen in the conflict with the Norwegian Church. The dispute revolves around views on abortion and homosexuality, where Børre Knudsen is supported by parish priest Olav Berg Lyngmo in the opinion that the Norwegian Church has a too liberal view on these issues.<ref name="ReferenceB">{{Cite web |title=Nasjonalbiblioteket |url=https://www.nb.no/items/76c2ab966fbf9368fb91a9718f787e81?page=3&searchText=%22b%C3%B8rre%20knudsen%22 |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=www.nb.no}}</ref>
* On Friday, 2 July 1998, Church Minister [[Jon Lilletun]] decides to file a dismissal case against parish priest Olav Berg Lyngmo due to the conflict between the parish priest and Bishop [[Ola M. Steinholt|Ola Steinholt.]] Olav Berg Lyngmo has, among other things, not accepted the bishop as his spiritual leader.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nasjonalbiblioteket |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_altaposten_null_null_19980703_30_149_1 |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=www.nb.no}}</ref>
* On Saturday, 9 October 1999, Hættas landhandel closes its doors for the last time. The store reopens as Rema 1000 in December of the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nasjonalbiblioteket |url=https://www.nb.no/items/7aff546f414da87ef4f0ea785b059057?page=5&searchText=H%C3%A6ttas%20landhandel |access-date=4 May 2023 |website=www.nb.no}}</ref>