Editing 1992 (section)

===August===
*[[August 3]]–[[August 4|4]] – Millions of black South Africans participate in a [[general strike]] called by the [[African National Congress]] to protest the lack of progress in negotiations with the government of State President of South Africa [[F. W. de Klerk]].
*[[August 12]] – Canada, Mexico and the United States announce that a deal has been reached on the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]]; this will be formally signed on December 17.
*[[August 18]] – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [[John Major]] announces the creation of [[Iraqi no-fly zones]] (→ [[Operation Southern Watch]]).
*[[August 24]]
**[[Concordia University massacre]]: [[Valery Fabrikant]] murders four colleagues and seriously wounds another in a shooting at [[Concordia University]], in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]].
**[[China]] and [[South Korea]] establish [[China–South Korea relations|diplomatic relations]].
*[[August 24]]–[[August 28|28]] – [[Hurricane Andrew]] hits south [[Florida]] and [[Louisiana]] and dissipates over the Tennessee valley when it merges with a storm system; 23 are killed.
*[[August 29]] – In [[Rostock]], Germany, tens of thousands rally to protest [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] attacks on refugees and immigrants begun on August 22.