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12 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. 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

5. 25 June 1997 · Other

   Major Soufrière Hills eruption, June 1997

   A major eruption killed 19 people and rendered much of the island uninhabitable.

   In: Montserrat political status

6. 27 June 1997 · Agreement

   General Agreement on Peace in Tajikistan, 1997

   A UN-brokered peace agreement ended the civil war and preserved GBAO's Soviet-era autonomous status, though this autonomy was progressively eroded afterward.

   In: Pamiri / Gorno-Badakhshan self-government

7. 1 July 1997 · Agreement

   Handover of Hong Kong to China, 1997

   Britain transferred sovereignty over Hong Kong to China under a "One Country, Two Systems" framework promised to last fifty years.

   In: Hong Kong self-determination and independence advocacy

8. 1 August 1997 · Agreement

   Naga-Indian government ceasefire, 1997

   An indefinite ceasefire between India and the NSCN-IM faction halted major hostilities and opened the door to a decades-long negotiation process.

   In: Naga self-determination / Nagalim

9. 3 August 1997 · Declaration

   First Anjouan secession, 1997

   Anjouan unilaterally declared independence, later reinforced by a disputed referendum, before federal troops sent to suppress it were routed.

   In: Anjouan separatist episodes

10. 11 September 1997 · Referendum or popular consultation

    Scottish devolution referendum, 1997

    Voters approved a Scottish Parliament (74.3%) and tax-varying powers (63.5%), leading to the Scotland Act 1998.

    In: Scotland

11. 18 September 1997 · Referendum or popular consultation

    Welsh devolution referendum, 1997

    Voters narrowly approved a Welsh Assembly, by 50.3% to 49.7%, leading to the Government of Wales Act 1998.

    In: Wales

12. 2 December 1997 · Agreement

    Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord, 1997

    A negotiated settlement created a substantially autonomous Regional Council for the Hill Tracts, ending the first phase of the conflict.

    In: Chittagong Hill Tracts self-government