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  1. 1996: 1 event
  2. 1997: no events
  3. 1998: 2 events
  4. 1999: 13 events

  1. · 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

  2. · Conflict episode

    Eritrean–Ethiopian border war, 1998–2000

    A border war between Eritrea and Ethiopia, fought mainly around the town of Badme, lasted from 1998 until a Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in June 2000.

    In: Eritrea

  3. In: Dagestani political-status movements

  4. · Other

    Second Chechen War, 1999-2009

    A much larger and longer war reasserted Russian federal control over Chechnya, at a human cost estimated in the tens to hundreds of thousands by different sources, before Russia formally ended counter-terrorism operations in 2009.

    In: Chechen independence / Ichkeria

  5. · Other

    Capture of Abdullah Öcalan, 1999

    Turkish intelligence captured PKK founder Abdullah Öcalan in Kenya; he was sentenced to death, later commuted to life imprisonment, and has remained imprisoned since.

    In: Kurdish self-determination in Türkiye

  6. · Organisation founded

    Founding of AMEN-SD, 1999

    Several earlier Raizal groups merged to form the movement's principal independence-seeking organisation.

    In: San Andrés and Providencia / Raizal self-determination

  7. In: Riau independence proposals

  8. · Administrative change

    Creation of Nunavut, 1999

    Nunavut was formally established as a new Canadian territory through the division of the Northwest Territories.

    In: Nunavut and Inuit self-government

  9. · Agreement

    5 May Agreements on East Timor, 1999

    Indonesia and Portugal asked the UN to consult the East Timorese on special autonomy within Indonesia, and agreed in advance what would follow either result.

    In: Timor-Leste

  10. · International resolution

    UN Security Council Resolution 1244, 1999

    The UN Security Council established international civil and security administration of Kosovo, providing for substantial autonomy pending a political settlement of its final status.

    In: Kosovo

  11. · Other

    Caprivi uprising, 1999

    The CLA launched coordinated attacks seeking Caprivi secession, suppressed within days by Namibian government forces.

    In: Caprivi / Zambezi independence advocacy

  12. · Other

    1999 war in Dagestan

    An armed incursion by Chechnya-based Islamist fighters proclaiming an independent Islamic State of Dagestan was defeated by Russian and Dagestani forces within weeks.

    In: Dagestani political-status movements

  13. · Referendum or popular consultation

    East Timor popular consultation, 1999

    In a UN-run ballot, 78.5% of voters rejected special autonomy within Indonesia, opening a transition towards independence.

    In: Timor-Leste

  14. In: Timor-Leste

  15. · Referendum or popular consultation

    Abkhazian referendum and Act of State Independence, 1999

    Abkhazia held an unrecognized referendum and declared independence, six years after the end of the war, without gaining international recognition at the time.

    In: Abkhazia

  16. In: Timor-Leste