A modern political map of Asia and Australasia.
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New Zealand Closes Ports to U.S. Nuclear Warships
Auspicious Day of 8/8/88 Turns Deadly in Rangoon
Muslim Refugees Flee Persecution in Myanmar
Khmer Rouge Comes to Power in Cambodia
Vietnamese Troops Withdraw from Cambodia
Deadly Earthquake Strikes China
Hong Kong’s Citizens Prepare for Chinese Takeover
Premier Li Peng Announces the Three Gorges Dam Project
East Timor Declares Independence but Is Annexed by Indonesia
Kashmir Separatists Demand an End to Indian Rule
Suharto Resigns, Making Way for Habibie
Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait
Kōbe Earthquake Kills Thousands
Persian Gulf War
Hariri Begins Reconstruction of Lebanon