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1990s

Decade of the Gregorian calendar (1990–1999)

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Also known as Nineties · 90's · 90s

Instance of: decade
Part of: 20th century

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The 1990s was a decade that began on 1 January 1990, and ended on 31 December 1999. Known as the "post-Cold War decade", the 1990s were culturally imagined as the period from the Revolutions of 1989 until the September 11 attacks in 2001. The dissolution of the Soviet Union marked the end of Russia's status as a superpower, the end of a multipolar world, and the rise of anti-Western sentiment. China was still recovering from a politically and economically turbulent period, allowing the US to emerge as the world's sole superpower, creating relative peace and prosperity for many western countries. During this decade, the world population grew from 5.3 to 6.1 billion.

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Followed by: 2000s
Follows: 1980s
Date: 1990s
Ended: December 31, 1999
Started: January 1, 1990
Members / parts: 1990
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Different from: 1990s
90s
Related category: Category:1990s-related lists category contains: Wikimedia list article
Permanent duplicated item: Q31799234
Hashtag: 1990s
90s
nineties
Category for births in this time period: Category:1990s births
Category for deaths in this time period: Category:1990s deaths

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