June 8 The 1990 FIFA World Cup begins in Italy. This was the first broadcast of digital HDTV in history; Europe would not begin HDTV broadcasting en masse until 2004. Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Shamir ends 88 days with only an acting government by forming a coalition of right-wing and religious parties led by Shamir's Likud party. June 8–9 – In the Czechoslovakian parliamentary election, Czechoslovakia's first free election since 1946, the Civic Forum wins the most seats but fails to secure a majority. June 9 – Mega Borg oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico near Galveston, Texas. June 10 Alberto Fujimori is elected President of Peru; he takes office on July 28. First round of the Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election sees the Bulgarian Socialist Party win a majority. The second round of voting is held June 17. June 11 – Sri Lankan Civil War: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam massacre over 600 unarmed police officers in the Eastern Province. June 12 Cold War: The Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation formally declares its sovereignty. In the Algerian local elections, Algeria's first multiparty election since 1962, the Islamic Salvation Front wins control of more than half of municipalities and 32 of Algeria's 48 provinces. June 13 – Cold War – The destruction of the Berlin Wall by East Germany officially starts, 7 months after it was opened the previous November. June 13–15 – June 1990 Mineriad: Clashes break out in Bucharest between supporters and opponents of the ruling National Salvation Front. June 14 – 1990 Panay earthquake: An earthquake measuring struck Panay Island in the Philippines, killing 8 and injuring 41. June 15 – Dublin Regulation on treatment of applications for right of asylum under European Union law agreed (comes into force 1997). June 17–30 – Nelson Mandela tours North America, visiting 3 Canadian and 8 U.S. cities. June 19 – The Communist Party of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic holds its inaugural conference in Moscow. June 21 – The 7.4 Manjil–Rudbar earthquake affects northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 35,000–50,000, and injuring 60,000–105,000. June 22 – Cold War: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled. June 23 – In Canada, the Meech Lake Accord of 1987 dies after the Manitoba and Newfoundland legislatures fail to approve it ahead of the deadline. June 24 – Kathleen Margaret Brown and Irene Templeton are