[Answer] 2. What momentous event occurred on September 8, 1991?

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...1. Macedonia's national team defeated Argentina in the World Cup 2. Macedonia joined the USSR 3. Macedonia joined NATO 4. Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia Amid the dissolution of the USSR and the opening of many Eastern European countries in its aftermath (usually referred to as the "fall of communism"), increasingly nationalist sentiment within Yugoslavia reached a fever pitch, with wealthier republics Slovenia and Croatia wanting closer ties with the West, while more traditionally communist Serbia, which had dominated the executive branch since Tito's death in 1980, wanted to keep Yugoslavia together. On June 25, 1991, Slovenia and Croatia declared independence, sparking a civil war that eventually led to mass ethnic cleansing and rape among other human rights abuses. Macedonia's path to independence was more sedate; though 500 United States troops soon arrived to secure the new country's border, it soon became clear that no major incursions were coming Macedonia's way. Neighboring Greece refused to recognize its name, the "original" Macedonia having been Greek instead of Slavic.

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Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia:

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