The annual register : a record of world events 1991 / edited by Alan J. Day ; assisted by Verena Hoffman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Day, Alan J.

Hoffman, Verena.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--20th century--Periodicals.

Great Britain.

England--Periodicals.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (634 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Essex, England : Longman Group, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cited in Sheehy and BCL3, this timely compendium covers the major economics, social, and cultural events of 1991, including the Gulf Crisis, the unification of Germany, the release of Nelson Mandela, the resignation of Margaret Thatcher. US distribution by Gale Research. Annotation copyright Book N

Contents:

THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1991.

THE ANNUAL REGISTER : A RECORD OF WORLD EVENTS, 1991.

CONTENTS

CONTRIBUTORS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

PREFACE

THE ANNUAL REGISTER

ANNUAL REGISTER, 1991.

EDITORIAL

DEATH-THROES OF AN EMPIRE

I. UNITED KINGDOM

1. THE GULF WAR, DEFENCE AND EUROPE

2. A DEPRESSING ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

3. THE POLL TAX AND THE LOCAL ELECTIONS

4. SUMMER SQUALLS

5. THIS YEAR, NEXT YEAR . . . ?

6. THE BUMPY ROAD TO MAASTRICHT

7. DOMESTIC AFFAIRS IN THE FINAL QUARTER

8. SCOTLAND

9. WALES

10. NORTHERN IRELAND

II. THE AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN

1. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

2. CANADA

3. LATIN AMERICA

i. ARGENTINA

ii. BOLIVIA

iii. BRAZIL

iv. CHILE

v. COLOMBIA

vi. ECUADOR

vii. PARAGUAY

viii. PERU

ix. URUGUAY

x. VENEZUELA

xi. CUBA

xii. HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

xiii. CENTRAL AMERICA AND PANAMA

xiv. MEXICO

4. THE CARIBBEAN

i. JAMAICA

ii. GUYANA

iii. TRINIDAD &amp

TOBAGO

iv. BARBARDOS

v. BELIZE

vi. GRENADA

viii. WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS

ix. SURINAME

III. WESTERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN EUROPE

1. FRANCE-GERMANY-ITALY-BELGIUM-THE NETHERLANDS-LUXEMBOURG-IRELAND

i. FRANCE

ii. GERMANY

iii. ITALY

iv. BELGIUM

v. THE NETHERLANDS

vi. LUXEMBOURG

vii. REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

2. DENMARK-ICELAND-NORWAY-SWEDEN-FINLAND AUSTRIA-SWITZERLAND-EUROPEAN MINI-STATES

i. DENMARK

ii. ICELAND

iii. NORWAY

iv. SWEDEN

v. FINLAND

vi. AUSTRIA

vii. SWITZERLAND

viii. EUROPEAN MINI-STATES

3. SPAIN-PORTUGAL-GIBRALTAR-MALTA-GREECE-CYPRUS-TURKEY

i. SPAIN

ii. PORTUGAL

iii. GIBRALTAR

iv. MALTA

v. GREECE

vi. CYPRUS

vii. TURKEY

IV. EASTERN EUROPE

1. POLAND-CZECHOSLOVAKIA-HUNGARY-ROMANIA-BULGARIA-YUGOSLAVIA-ALBANIA

i. POLAND

ii. CZECHOSLOVAKIA

iii. HUNGARY.

iv. ROMANIA

v. BULGARIA

vi. YUGOSLAVIA

vii. ALBANIA

2. USSR/CIS-BALTIC STATES

i. USSR/COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES

ii. ESTONIA-LATVIA-LITHUANIA

V. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

1. CHRONOLOGY OF THE GULF WAR 1991

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

2. THE GULF WAR

3. ISRAEL

4. ARAB WORLD-EGYPT-JORDAN-SYRIA-LEBANON-IRAQ

i. THE ARAB WORLD

ii. EGYPT

iii. JORDAN

iv. SYRIA

v. LEBANON

vi. IRAQ

5. SAUDI ARABIA-YEMEN-ARAB STATES OF THE GULF

i. SAUDI ARABIA

ii. YEMEN

iii. ARAB STATES OF THE GULF

6. SUDAN-LIBYA-TUNISIA-ALGERIA-MOROCCO-WESTERN SAHARA

i. SUDAN

ii. LIBYA

iii. TUNISIA

iv. ALGERIA

v. MOROCCO

vi. WESTERN SAHARA

VI. EQUATORIAL AFRICA

1. ETHIOPIA-SOMALIA-DJIBOUTI-KENYA-TANZANIA-UGANDA

i. ETHIOPIA

ii. SOMALIA

iii. DJIBOUTI

iv. KENYA

v. TANZANIA

vi. UGANDA

2. GHANA-NIGERIA-SIERRA LEONE-THE GAMBIA-LIBERIA

i. GHANA

ii. NIGERIA

iii. SIERRA LEONE

iv. THE GAMBIA

v. LIBERIA

3. SENEGAL-GUINEA-MALI-MAURITANIA-COTE DTVOIRE-BURKINA FASO-NIGER-TOGO-BENIN-CAMEROON-CHAD- GABON AND CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-CONGO-EQUATORIAL GUINEA

i. SENEGAL

ii. GUINEA

iii. MALI

iv. MAURITANIA

v. CÔTE D'IVOIRE

vi. BURKINA FASO

vii. NIGER

viii. TOGO

ix. BENIN

x. CAMEROON

xi. CHAD

xii. GABON AND CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

xiii. CONGO

xiv. EQUATORIAL GUINEA

VII. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

1. ZAIRE-BURUNDI AND RWANDA-GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE-SAO TOME &amp

PRINCIPE-MOZAMBIQUE-ANGOLA

i. ZAIRE

ii. BURUNDI AND RWANDA

iii. GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE

iv. SAO TOME &amp

PRINCIPE

v. MOZAMBIQUE

vi. ANGOLA

2. ZAMBIA-MALAWI-ZIMBABWE-NAMIBIA-BOTSWANA-LESOTHO-SWAZILAND

i. ZAMBIA

ii. MALAWI

iii. ZIMBABWE

iv. NAMIBIA

v. BOTSWANA

vi. LESOTHO

vii. SWAZILAND.

3. SOUTH AFRICA

VIII. SOUTH ASIA AND INDIAN OCEAN

1. IRAN-AFGHANISTAN

i. IRAN

ii. AFGHANISTAN

2. INDIA-PAKISTAN-BANGLADESH-NEPAL-BHUTAN-SRI LANKA

i. INDIA

ii. PAKISTAN

iii. BANGLADESH

iv. NEPAL

v. BHUTAN

vi. SRI LANKA

3. MAURITIUS-SEYCHELLES, COMOROS AND MALDIVES-MADAGASCAR

i. MAURITIUS

ii. SEYCHELLES, COMOROS AND MALDIVES

iii. MADAGASCAR

IX. SOUTH-EAST AND EAST ASIA

1. MYANMAR (BURMA)-THAILAND-MALAYSIA-BRUNEI-SINGAPORE-INDONESIA-PHILIPPINES-VIETNAM-CAMBODIA-LAOS

i. MYANMAR (BURMA)

ii. THAILAND

iii. MALAYSIA

iv. BRUNEI

v. SINGAPORE

vi. INDONESIA

vii. PHILIPPINES

viii. VIETNAM

ix. CAMBODIA

x. LAOS

2. CHINA-TAIWAN-HONG KONG-JAPAN-SOUTH KOREA-NORTH KOREA-MONGOLIA

i. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

ii. TAIWAN

iii. HONG KONG

iv. JAPAN

v. SOUTH KOREA

vi. NORTH KOREA

vii. MONGOLIA

X. AUSTRALASIA AND SOUTH PACIFIC

1. AUSTRALIA-PAPUA NEW GUINEA

i. AUSTRALIA

ii. PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2. NEW ZEALAND-SOUTH PACIFIC

i. NEW ZEALAND

ii. SOUTH PACIFIC

XI. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

1. UNITED NATIONS AND ITS AGENCIES

2. THE COMMONWEALTH

3. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY

4. OECD-COMECON-NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT

i. ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT

ii. COUNCIL FOR MUTUAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE(CMEA/COMECON)

iii. NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT

5. OTHER EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS

i. CONFERENCE ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE (CSCE)

ii. EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (EBRD)

iii. COUNCIL OF EUROPE

iv. EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION

v. NORDIC COUNCIL

6. AFRICAN, ASIAN, PACIFIC AND AMERICAN REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

i. AFRICAN CONFERENCES AND ORGANIZATIONS

ii. SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION (SAARC)

iii. SOUTH-EAST ASIAN ORGANIZATIONS

iv. SOUTH PACIFIC REGIONAL COOPERATION.

v. LATIN AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS AND COOPERATION

vi. CARIBBEAN ORGANIZATIONS

XII. DEFENCE, SECURITY AND ARMS CONTROL

1. NEW PROBLEMS AND WAR IN THE GULF

2. NATO AND THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION

3. THE START TREATY AND SUBSEQUENT INITIATIVES

XIII. RELIGION

XIV. THE SCIENCES

1. MEDICAL, SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

3. ENVIRONMENT

XV. THE LAW

1. INTERNATIONAL LAW-EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW

i. INTERNATIONAL LAW

ii. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW

2. LAW IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

3. LAW IN THE UNITED STATES

XVI. THE ARTS

1. OPERA-MUSIC-DANCE/BALLET-THEATRE-CINEMA TELEVISION &amp

RADIO

i. OPERA

ii. MUSIC

iii. DANCE/BALLET

iv. THEATRE

v. CINEMA

vi. TELEVISION AND RADIO

2. ART-ARCHITECTURE-FASHION

i. ART

ii. ARCHITECTURE

iii. FASHION

3. LITERATURE

XVII. SPORT

XVIII. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

1. ECONOMY OF THE USSR/CIS

2. THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY

3. THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED STATES

4. THE ECONOMY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

5. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA

A. THE UNITED KINGDOM

B. THE UNITED STATES

C. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS

XIX. DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE

DOCUMENTS

1. GULF CONFLICT: UN CEASEFIRE RESOLUTION

2. STRATEGIC ARMS REDUCTION (START) TREATY

3. COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES

4. MAASTRICHT TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION

5. UNITED KINGDOM CONSERVATIVE CABINET

6. UNITED STATES REPUBLICAN CABINET

XX. OBITUARY

XXI. CHRONICLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN 1991

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

INDEX.

Notes:

First edited in 1758 by Edmund Burke.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 8, 2014).

OCLC:

872989930