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Canada: Front de libération du Québec: Victory. FLQ guerrillas are disbanded in 1973, after collapse in 1971. Unknown: Unknown: Oka Crisis (1990) Canada: Mohawk Warrior Society: Victory. End of Mohawk blockade; Federal government purchased the Pines from Municipality of Oka to prevent further development; 1 [10] 30 [11] Persian Gulf War (1990 ...
Canada was one of the first nations to agree to condemn Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait, and promptly agreed to join the US-led coalition. When the UN authorized the full use of force in the 1991 Gulf War, Canada sent three warships, two CF18 fighter squadrons and field hospital with support personnel.
Canada's peacekeeping role during the 20th century has played a major role in its positive global image. [3] [4] Canada has served in over 50 peacekeeping missions. [5] Canada has long been reluctant to participate in military operations that are not sanctioned by the United Nations (UN), [6] [7] such as the Vietnam War or the 2003 invasion of ...
1990 2022 DHKP/C insurgency in Turkey Turkey: DHKP-C: 1990 1995 Eelam War II. Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War Sri Lanka: Tamil Tigers: 1990 1991 Gulf War Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia France Italy Canada Australia Egypt Syria Qatar Coalition Forces: Iraq: 1990 1994 Rwandan Civil War: FPR: Government of Rwanda France Zaire
The Oka Crisis (French: Crise d'Oka), [8] [9] [10] also known as the Kanehsatà:ke Resistance (French: Résistance de Kanehsatà:ke), [1] [11] [12] or Mohawk Crisis, was a land dispute between a group of Mohawk people and the town of Oka, Quebec, Canada, over plans to build a golf course on land known as "The Pines" which included an indigenous burial ground.
Canada withdraws from the War in Afghanistan at the end of the first phase. [133] [134] [143] 2018: 17 October The Cannabis Act becomes law, making recreational cannabis use legal throughout the country. Canada is the second country (after Uruguay in 2013) to legalize recreational cannabis use nationwide. [144] 2020: 7 January - March
February 27 – Gulf War: Iraq agrees to a cease-fire ending the conflict. April 2 – Rita Johnston becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Bill Vander Zalm. She is the first woman premier in Canada. April 22 – Joe Clark is appointed Minister responsible for Constitutional Affairs.
The Cold War in Canada came to an end during the period of 1990–1995 as the traditional mission to contain Soviet expansion faded into the new realities of warfare. The Cold War required permanent foreign deployments to Western Europe, something which was no longer necessary, and as such bases closed down.