March 23, 1996★★★★★
Taiwan's first direct presidential election
Voters in Taiwan directly elect their president for the first time, choosing Lee Teng-hui.
Politics· Taiwan
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Events this year
July 5, 1996★★★★★
Birth of Dolly the sheep
Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell, is born at the Roslin Institute in Scotland.
Science· United Kingdom
Ongoing
July 23, 1983 – May 18, 2009★★★★★
Sri Lankan Civil War
A 26-year armed conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ends in the LTTE's defeat.
War· Sri Lanka
1991 – 2001★★★★★
Yugoslav Wars
A series of ethnic conflicts and wars of independence accompany the break-up of Yugoslavia, killing an estimated 130,000–140,000 people and involving numerous war crimes.
War· Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro
April 5, 1992 – February 29, 1996★★★★★
Siege of Sarajevo
Bosnian Serb forces besiege Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for nearly four years, the longest siege of a capital city in modern warfare.
War· Bosnia and Herzegovina