In the ten years preceding a decision in 1989 by CITES to ban international trade in African elephant ivory the population of African elephants declined from 1. 3 million to around 600, 000.

* 1989 – Twelve European Community nations agree to ban the production of all chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) by the end of the century.

The ban for wine and spirits was lifted in 1935, but beer remained prohibited until 1989.

The military government under General Pinochet ruled until 1989 and went as far as to ban many traditional Andean instruments, in order to suppress the Nueva Canción movement.

Under Reagan ( 1981 – 1989 ) the role of Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, USMC, in the facilitation of funding to the Contras in Nicaragua, in explicit contravention of a United States Congressional ban, has been highlighted as an example of a " junior courtier's " ability to act, based on his position as a member of a large White House staff.

Starting in 1989 there were significant policy changes with economic reform, tax cuts, welfare reform, an increase in competition, and a ban on borrowing to fund current spending.

Later, in 1989 and 1990, he helped persuade the ANC to include a ban on anti-gay discrimination in the post-apartheid constitution ( he assisted in drafting model clauses for the ANC ).

Since the European Union imposed an import ban in 1988, Japan has become the main buyer, and imported 50, 000 skins in 1989.

1989: Controversial comic Andrew Dice Clay's appearance at the 1989 Video Music Awards to promote his new movie, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, earned him a " lifetime ban " from the network when he started performing some of his already-notorious nursery rhymes that contained vulgar language and references.

The ban on his works was selectively lifted, and some of his main books were again in print between 1968 and 1989, along with volumes of his correspondence.

The report led to Rose's lifetime ban in August 1989, even though " no evidence was discovered that Rose bet against the Reds.

He has sponsored many pieces of significant legislation, including the phosphate detergent ban ; the Waste Management Act of 1989, which established an aggressive policy on reducing solid waste in North Carolina ; the. 08 DWI bill, lowering the permissible level of blood alcohol content for drivers ; the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, giving additional protections to taxpayers dealing with the N. C. Department of Revenue ; domestic relations reform measures, including bills to streamline procedures for equitable distribution, alimony and divorce ; in 1995, a new rewrite of alimony laws and DWI laws ; in 1997, Governor's DWI reform bill, including vehicle seizure and forfeiture provisions, and three equitable distribution reform bills ; in 1999, clean air, clean water, and sedimentation bills, HMO liability, and DWI improvements.

In the meantime, the East German regime lifted its ban on Golo Mann at the beginning of 1989.

In 1989, Casey pushed through the legislature the " Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act ," which placed limitations on abortion, including the notification of parents of minors, a twenty-four-hour waiting period, and a ban on partial-birth procedures except in cases of risk to the life of the mother.

Even with the restrictions the V10s in the 2005 season were reputed to develop, which were reaching power levels not seen since the ban on turbo-charged engines in 1989.

* On August 24, 1989, former baseball player Pete Rose voluntarily accepted a permanent ban from Major League Baseball for allegedly betting on Cincinnati Reds games while managing the team.

A Washington Post article, c. 1989, reported that a ' secret ' ruling of the U. S. Department of State's Office of Legal Advisor interpreted Ford's Executive Order to ban only intentional killings of foreign leaders, thus clearing the way for ' accidental ' killings of foreign leaders -- for example, during the confusion of a coup or invasion.

California amended its 1989 Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act ( AWCA ) later in 1999, effective January 2000, to ban firearms having features such as barrel shrouds.

This led the pro-Inoki audience to riot, resulting in New Japan being banned from the Sumo Hall, which was its home arena ; the ban was rescinded in 1989, when New Japan did their first show back in Sumo Hall on February 22.

* Dai, Qing ( 1989 ) Liang Shuming, Wang Shiwei, Chu Anping << 梁漱溟, 王實味, 儲安平 >> Nanjing: Jiangsu wen yi chu ban she ( 江蘇文藝出版社 ).

Breaking from its own ban on electoral activity, Harrington ran as a candidate in the Vauxhall by-election, 1989, during which his rival candidates included the Flag Group's Ted Budden, who confusingly was standing as a " National Front " candidate.

The Jim Clark Trophy for drivers of cars powered by naturally aspirated engines and its parallel championship for constructors, the Colin Chapman Trophy, helped encourage the teams who did not have access to turbocharged engines, while at the same time acknowledging the forthcoming ban on turbos for the 1989 Formula One season.

References to records or songs being " banned " in Ireland refer to one or more radio stations refusing to play the songs rather than any legislative ban, although prior to 1989 it may have been a moot point given that the only legal broadcasting stations in Ireland were those operated by state broadcaster RTÉ.

Formerly abundant, it was last seen in 1989.

From 1975 to 1989, Angola was aligned with the Eastern bloc, in particular the Soviet Union, Libya, and Cuba.

Economic requirements triumphed over environmental considerations when the Soviet-era Nairit plant was reopened in January 1992 after being closed in 1989 because of the massive air pollution it caused.

Most of Armenia's ethnic Azeri population was deported in 1988 – 1989 and remain refugees, largely in Azerbaijan.

The Australian team of 1989 was comparable to the great Australian teams of the past, and resoundingly defeated England 4 – 0.

Before the 1989 series began, the win-loss ratio was almost even, with 87 wins for Australia to England's 86, 74 having been drawn.

BZNS was made into a Communist puppet group until 1989, when it reorganized as a genuine party.

The film, which also starred cabaret singer Astrid Hadad and model / actress Claudia Ramírez — with whom Cuarón was linked between 1989 and 1993 — was a big hit in Mexico.

In 1989 the first part of his On Aristotle Metaphysics was published as part of the Ancient commentators project.

Fleming's Nobel Prize medal was acquired by the National Museums of Scotland in 1989 and is on display after the museum re-opened in 2011.

In the Australian Capital Territory, the Act of Settlement was, on 11 May 1989, converted, from an act of the Parliament of England into an ACT enactment, by section 34 ( 4 ) of the Australian Capital Territory ( Self-Government ) Act 1988 ( Cwlth ), and then renamed The Act of Settlement 1700 by the Legislation Act 2001.

A significant re-design was released in 1989 as AppleTalk Phase II.

He was a central figure in the resistance against the Soviet occupation between 1979 and 1989 and in the following years of civil war.

Although Gauntlett was contractually to stay as chairman for two years, his racing interests took Aston back into sports car racing in 1989 with limited European success.

For example, the Barony of Grey of Codnor was in abeyance for over 490 years between 1496 and 1989, and the Barony of Hastings was similarly in abeyance for over 299 years from 1542 to 1841.

The Atari Lynx is a 16-bit handheld game console that was released by Atari Corporation in 1989.

The Lynx was released in 1989, the same year as Nintendo's best-selling, monochromatic Game Boy.

Atari Corp. then showed the Lynx to the press at the Summer 1989 CES as the " Portable Color Entertainment System ", which was changed to Lynx when actual consoles were distributed to resellers.

However, Nintendo's new Game Boy was also introduced at the 1989 CES.

Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (; May 21, 1921 – December 14, 1989 ) was a Soviet nuclear physicist, dissident and human rights activist.

In March 1989, Sakharov was elected to the new parliament, the All-Union Congress of People's Deputies and co-led the democratic opposition, the Inter-Regional Deputies Group.

Soon after 21: 00 on December 14, 1989, Sakharov went to his study to take a nap before preparing an important speech he was to deliver the next day in the Congress.

In 1983, the American National Standards Institute formed a committee, X3J11, to establish a standard specification of C. After a long and arduous process, the standard was completed in 1989 and ratified as ANSI X3. 159-1989 " Programming Language C ." This version of the language is often referred to as " ANSI C ", or sometimes " C89 " ( to distinguish it from C99 ).