| 1983 | Democracy is restored in Argentina with the inauguration of President Raúl Alfonsín. |
| 1984 | United Nations General Assembly recognizes the Convention against Torture. |
| 1989 | Mongolian Revolution: At the country's first open pro-democracy public demonstration, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj announces the establishment of the Mongolian Democratic Union. |
| 1993 | The last shift leaves Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland. The closure of the 156-year-old pit marks the end of the old County Durham coalfield, which had been in operation since the Middle Ages. |
| 1994 | Rwandan genocide: Maurice Baril, military advisor to the U.N. Secretary-General and head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, recommends that UNAMIR stand down. |
| 1995 | The Israeli army withdraws from Nablus pursuant to the terms of Oslo Accord. |
| 1996 | The new Constitution of South Africa is promulgated by Nelson Mandela.
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