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6 events.

1. 1977 – 2 December 1997 · Other

   Chittagong Hill Tracts insurgency, 1977-1997

   A two-decade armed conflict over Jumma autonomy and land rights, fuelled by state-sponsored Bengali settlement, ended with a negotiated peace accord.

   In: Chittagong Hill Tracts self-government

2. 1988–1997 · Conflict episode

   Bougainville conflict, 1988–1997

   An armed conflict that began around the Panguna mine, closed it in 1989 and lasted until a truce in 1997.

   In: Bougainville

3. 1994 – 12 May 1997 · Other

   First Chechen War and Khasavyurt Accord, 1994-1997

   A war between Russian federal forces and Ichkerian separatists ended in a Russian military defeat and a ceasefire deferring Chechnya's status, followed by a peace treaty with the newly elected Chechen president.

   In: Chechen independence / Ichkeria

4. 1996 · Election

   Annulment of Chehregani's 1996 election and protests

   An Azerbaijani rights advocate's parliamentary election win was annulled without explanation, prompting large protests.

   In: Southern Azerbaijani political-status movements

5. 21 March 1996 – 20 May 2002 · Agreement

   Komi-Russia power-sharing treaty, 1996-2002

   Komi signed a bilateral power-sharing treaty with Moscow granting it economic autonomy, later abolished as part of a nationwide rollback.

   In: Komi

6. 15 September 1996 · Declaration

   Padanian Declaration of Independence, 1996

   Lega Nord leader Umberto Bossi symbolically declared the independence of "Padania" from Italy, a declaration never recognised by any state.

   In: Padania