What happened in 1991 that increased the number of countries on the continent of europe?

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meow_bi

1. USSR split up to 15 different countries. 11 of them are in Europe (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belorussia, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova ( they split from Ukraine few months after the others), Russia, Ukraine

2. Czechoslovakia split into Czech and Slovakia

3. Yugoslavia fell apart into originally 5 countries (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). Later on leftover Yugoslavia changed name into "Serbia and Montenegro", until they finally split in the summer last year into Montenegro and Serbia

So in total instead of 3 different countries today we have 19.

Ravin

I only wanted to correct something meow_bi stated. Czechoslovakia did not split in 1991; they officially split in 1993, in what was termed the "Velvet Revolution"--in part, because their split was amicable and peaceful, unlike so many of the other countries in Europe that saw regime change and the beginning of a new country (or death of an old one).

Fut du 33 (France)

The end of the USSR and the explosion of ex-Yougoslavia...

ashu2sinha

The USSR split up with the fall of Michael Gorbachev and there were these new countries.

Lyn

Are you referring to the war in the former Yugoslavia?

Fred L

Something about the Soviet Union breaking up or something?
I don't know I read that in a bathroom once.

alicejanewebb

Major Events of 1991
Lithuania becomes independent
Yeltsin becomes president of Russian Federation
Germany unified
Yugoslavia breaks up
Walesa, Polish president
Elections in Myanmar
Nelson Mandela freed
Nambia free
Iraq attacks Kurds in Northern Iraq
Gulf War begins
Airlift of Ethiopian Jews to Israel
Free elections held in Nicaragua

Storm

YES, of course don't u read something??? The Soviet Union became the primary model for future Communist states during the Cold War; the government and the political organization of the country were defined by the only permitted political party, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Initially established as a union of four Soviet Socialist Republics, the USSR grew to contain 15 constituent or "union republics" by 1956: Armenian SSR, Azerbaijan SSR, Byelorussian SSR, Estonian SSR, Georgian SSR, Kazakh SSR, Kyrgyz SSR, Latvian SSR, Lithuanian SSR, Moldavian SSR, Russian SFSR, Tajik SSR, Turkmen SSR, Ukrainian SSR, and Uzbek SSR.[1] The republics were part of a highly centralized federal union that was dominated by the Russian SFSR.

During the USSR's collapse (and formal dissolution in December 1991), all 15 former SSRs ("union republics") became independent countries. These 15 countries are often dubbed, 'the former Soviet Union'.[2] Eleven of these states are aligned through a loose confederation known as the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Turkmenistan, originally a full member of the CIS, is now an associate member. The three Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania) did not join this Commonwealth; instead, they joined both the European Union and the NATO alliance in 2004. Russia and Belarus also belong to the Union of Russia and Belarus.

undir

With the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 a lot of countries claimed independence. That same year parts of Yugoslavia claimed independence and more parts did the same in the following years. So what had been just two countries before split up to many smaller countries.

Then in 1993 Czechoslovakia split into two countries as well.

guitarlvr75

When the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia and most of the former member of the USSR formed the Community of Independent States (CIS). This was a temporary solution to bureaucratic issues, and it eventually disappeared when all the former members of the USSR became independent. Curious fact: The CIS sent a delegation to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

gangstawannabe1

break up of the soviet union

krm2020

After the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia decided it would be nice to give all the countries they took over their land back. Well except for Japan. They liked that little island too much.

Chris91

break up of the Soviet Union (USSR) because of their stupid cold war thing that they wanted to spread their communism all over the world.

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