Memory of the day: Soviet Union is dissolved in 1991

CAIRO – 26 December 2021: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on December 26.

1898 - Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie discover the radioactive substance radium.

1990 - Ali Khamenei announces his support for a fatwa issued by his predecessor Khomeini to shed the blood of Salman Rushdie.

1991 - The Soviet Union is dissolved.

2017 - Former footballer George Weah is elected president of the Republic of Liberia, after defeating his rival Joseph Boakai in the second round of elections.