9 Sep 1991Tajikistan declaresindependence
23 Sep 1991Armenia declaresindependence
Oct 1991Turkmenistan declaresindependence
Nov 1991Chechnya declaresindependence
1 Dec 1991Ukraine becomesindependent
8 Dec 1991Belavezha Accords:Russia, Ukraine & Belarusagree to dissolve Soviet Union
10 Dec 1991Belarus secedesfrom Soviet Union
12 Dec 1991Russia secedesfrom Soviet Union