776 BC
The ancient Olympic Games establish the Ekecheiria (Olympic Truce).
1894
The International Olympic Committee is established, with the goal of contributing to a peaceful future for humankind through the educational value of sport.
1896
Athens organizes the first Olympic Games of the modern era.
1992
The Olympic Movement activates the peaceful power of sport and the Olympic Ideal in the beginning of a new era. The International Olympic Committee calls upon the international community to observe the Olympic Truce.
1993
During its 48th Session, the United Nations General Assembly urges its Member States to observe the Olympic Truce.
1994
The Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway, revive hope in conflict-torn Sarajevo, host city of the 1984 Olympic Winter Games. After coordinated diplomatic efforts, the Olympic Truce is observed, giving the opportunity to an International Olympic Committee delegation headed by its president to visit the city and extend its solidarity to the population.
1995
The resolution of the 50th Session of the United Nations General Assembly supports the idea of building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic Ideal.
1996
The "Athens 2004" bid committee makes a commitment to revive the Olympic Truce and to promote it in the world through the Olympic Flame Relay.
1997
The 52nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution on the observance of the Olympic Truce during the Olympic Winter Games in Nagano in 1998.
1998
Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs George Papandreou presents the proposal of Greece for the institutional consolidation of Olympic Truce in the new millennium to the members of the International Olympic Committee.
1998
During the Nagano Olympic Winter Games, tensions in the Persian Gulf region are high. The observance of Olympic Truce according to United Nations resolutions offers an opportunity to United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan to intervene to seek a diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Iraq.
1999
180 United Nations Member-States, a record number, co-sponsor a resolution in support of the observance of the Olympic Truce during the Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney, Australia.
2000
The International Olympic Truce Foundation and the International Olympic Truce Centre are founded.
2000
During the opening ceremony of the Games of the XXVII Olympiad in Sydney in 2000, the South and North Korean delegations walk in the stadium together, under the same flag.
2000
The United Nations Millenium Summit held in New York from 6 to 8 September 2000, which gathered more than 150 Heads of State and Government, adopted a Millennium declaration that included a paragraph on the observance of the Olympic Truce.
2001
The 56th Session of the United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution on the Olympic Truce in preparation for the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
2002
The collection of signatures by international personalities in support of the Olympic Truce is launched in Ancient Olympia, during the lighting of the Olympic Flame for the Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games. The call is supported by hundreds of dignitaries, including Heads of State of Government, speakers of Parliaments, Foreign Ministers, religious leaders, Heads of international organizations, athletes and Olympic movement officials, and leaders in the fields of business, literature and the arts.
2003
The nations of the world unanimously urge humanity to celebrate the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad in Athens, Greece, in peace, through the adoption of an Olympic Truce resolution by 190 UN Member States, a number unprecedented in history.
2004
The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad take place in August in Athens, Greece, where the Olympic Games and Olympic Truce were born.
2005
The nations of the world again commit themselves to promoting the respect of ancient tradition at the Winter Olympic Games in Torino, Italy, in 2006. At the 60th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Olympic Truce resolution was adopted.
2006
The XX Olympic Winter Games take place in February in Torino, Italy.
2007
The 62nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution on the Olympic Truce in preparation for the Olympic Games in Beijing.
2008
The Games of the XXVIV Olympiad take place in August in Beijing, China.
