1982. In Cartagena, Colombia, a summit is held between President of the United States George H. W. Bush, President of Bolivia Jaime Paz Zamora, President of Colombia Virgilio Barco Vargas, and President of Peru Alan García. The leaders pledge additional cooperation in fighting international drug trafficking. February 25 – The Sandinistas are defeated in the Nicaraguan elections, with Violeta Chamorro elected as the new president of Nicaragua (the first elected woman president in the Americas), replacing Daniel Ortega. February 26 – The USSR agrees to withdraw all 73,500 troops from Czechoslovakia by July, 1991. February 27 – Exxon Valdez oil spill: Exxon and its shipping company are indicted on 5 criminal counts. February 28 – President of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega announces a cease-fire with the U.S.-backed contras. March March 1 A fire at the Sheraton Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, kills 16 people. Steve Jackson Games is raided by the U.S. Secret Service, prompting the later formation of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The Royal New Zealand Navy discontinues its daily rum ration. Luis Alberto Lacalle, a grandson of the late politician and diplomat Luis Alberto de Herrera, is sworn in as President of Uruguay. March 3 – The International Trans-Antarctic Scientific Expedition, a group of six explorers from six nations, completes the first dog sled crossing of Antarctica. March 8 – The Nintendo World Championships were held within the Fair Park's Automobile Building, kickstarting an almost year long gaming competition across 29 American cities. March 9 Police seal off Brixton in South London after another night of protests against the poll tax. Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells confirms he will rescind Newfoundland's approval of the Meech Lake Accord. March 10 – Prosper Avril is ousted in a coup in Haiti, eighteen months after seizing power. March 11 – Singing Revolution: The Lithuanian SSR declares independence from the Soviet Union with the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania March 11–13 – The March 1990 Central United States tornado outbreak produces 64 tornadoes across six US states, including four violent F4/F5 tornadoes. The outbreak leaves 2 dead, 89 injured, and causes over $500 million in damages. March 12 – Cold War: Soviet soldiers begin leaving Hungary under terms of an agreement to withdraw all Soviet troops by June 1. March 13 – The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union approves changes to the Constitution of the Soviet Union to create a