Chronology By mcross10244 Jul 11, 1967 Referendum on Anguilla's secession Sep 21, 1981 Belize gained independence Jan 1, 1982 The Gambia and Senegal form a loose confederation called Senegambia Jan 1, 1986 Twenty-one thousand miners lose their jobs in Bolivia Dec 12, 1991 Paul Keating becomes prime minister in Australia Apr 24, 1992 civil war in Afghanistan Mar 12, 1999 Hungary joined NATO Jan 1, 2010 Canada sets record for gold medals at the Vancouver Winter Olympic Games