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Conquest and Colonisation timeline
President Bush sends 24,000 US troops to occupy Panama City and seize Manuel Noriega
Namibia becomes independent with Sam Nujoma as president
Saddam Hussein announces the annexation of Kuwait, claiming it to have been historically part of Iraq
The Russian army returns to Chechnya after Islamic militants commit acts of terrorism
The US relinquishes sovereignty over the canal zone to Panama on the last day of the century, as agreed in the 1977 treaty
Following local and international pressure after the death of Rafik Hariri, Syria withdraws the last of its troops from Lebanon
Israel uses force to remove settlers who refuse to leave Gaza in accordance with Sharon's unilateral disengagement plan
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