EMERGENCE OF NEW COUNTRIES
Since 1990, 33 new countries have been created; South Sudan will be Africa's 54th nation
1991:- 15 new countries after dissolution of USSR: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Early 1990s:- Yugoslavia dissolves into 5 independent nations: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia & Montenegro and Slovenia
March 21, 1990:- Namibia freed by South Africa
May 22, 1990:- North and South Yemen merge to form unified Yemen
Oct 3, 1990:- East and West Germany create unified Germany.
Sept 17, 1991: - Marshall Islands and Micronesia freed by US
Jan 1, 1993: - Czech republic and Slovakia become independent as Czechoslovakia is dissolved
May 25, 1993:- Eritrea gains freedom from Ethiopia
Oct 1, 1994:- Palau freed by United States
May 20, 2002:- East Timor gets independence from Indonesia
June 2006:- Montenegro, Serbia go separate ways
Feb 17, 2008:- Kosovo declares independence from Serbia
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