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| 1st Woman Prime Minister Canada Campbell, Avril Phaedra |  |
| 26th June Quebec Appointed Prime Minister of Canada, Canada's 1st woman Prime Minister |
| Accords of Oslo Rabin, Yitzhak |  |
| 4th May Oslo Provides for elections in Palestinian controlled areas |
| 4th May Oslo The Israeli Government recognizes the PLO as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people while the PLO recognizes the right of the state of Israel to exist and renounces terrorism |
| 4th May Oslo Yasser Arafat & Yitzhak Rabin sign the Oslo Accords |
| Accords of Oslo Arafat, Yasser |  |
| 4th May Oslo In order that the Palestinians should govern themselves according to democratic principles, free and general political elections would be held for the Council |
| 4th May Oslo The Israeli Government recognizes the PLO as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people while the PLO recognizes the right of the state of Israel to exist and renounces terrorism |
| 4th May Oslo The Oslo Accords call for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank and affirm the Palestinian right to self-government within those areas through the creation of the Palestinian Authori |
| 4th May Oslo Yasser Arafat & Yitzhak Rabin sign the Oslo Accords |
| Accords of Oslo Christopher, Warren |  |
| 20th Aug Witnessed by Warren Chris topher for the United States and Andrei Kozyrev for Russia, in the presence of USAPresident Bill Clinton and Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin with the PLO's Chairman Yasser Arafat |
| Accords of Oslo Clinton, William Jefferson Bill | |
| 20th Aug Witnessed by Warren Chris topher for the United States and Andrei Kozyrev for Russia, in the presence of USAPresident Bill Clinton and Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin with the PLO's Chairman Yasser Arafat |
| Accords of Oslo Rabin, Yitzhak | |
| 20th Aug Witnessed by Warren Chris topher for the United States and Andrei Kozyrev for Russia, in the presence of USAPresident Bill Clinton and Israel's Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin with the PLO's Chairman Yasser Arafat |
| Al Qaeda Laden, Osama bin |  |
| 4th Oct Members of a Somali militia shoot down two Black Hawk helicopters, the USAbelieves that Al Qaeda fighters helped train those responsible for the incident in which 18 American servicemen were killed |
| ANC Mbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwa |  |
| Appointed Chairman of the ANC |
| Arrest Bersha, Sali |  |
| Tirana Imprisoned for 8 yrs, the DP is renamed the PSDS |
| Assassination Ndadaye, Melchior |  |
| Oct Assassinated during a coup |
| Assassination Hani, Christ | |
| 10th April Assassination of Chris t Hani |
| Assassination Walker, Edwin | |
| 31st Oct Dallas Death of Edwin Walker |
| Autopsy Kennedy Robertson, Randy | |
| Claims to have found, in the x-rays of Kennedy's skull, evidence of 2 bullet hits to Kennedy's head |
| Bombing of Bishopsgate Major, John Roy |  |
| 24th April Bishopsgate The IRA bomb Bishops gate, 1 killed & 40 injured, œ300 million worth of damage |
| Bombing of Lebanon Rabin, Yitzhak | |
| 25th July Israel launches its heaviest artillery and air assault on Lebanon since 1982 in an attempt to eradicate Hezbollah and Palestinian guerrilla threats |
| 27th July Israeli guns and aircraft pound southern Lebanon in reprisal for rocket attacks by Hezbollah guerrillas |
| 31st July The fighting ended July 31 with a US-brokered cease-fire, Israel and Hezbollah the agree not to attack civilian targets, but the cease-fire is short lived |
| Chairman ANC Mbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwa | |
| Appointed Chairman of the ANC |
| Chairman LIF Schmidt Schmidt, Heide |  |
| Vienna Appointed Chairwoman of the LIF |
| Chancellor Clarke, Kenneth | |
| 30th Nov Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Commander Baltin, Eduard Dmitrievich |  |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Baltic Fleet |
| Communist Party Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich | |
| Despite Yeltsin's objections, the Constitutional Court cleares the way for the Russian communists to reemerge as the KPRF, headed by Zyuganov |
| Oct Yeltsin temporarily bans the party again for its role in the Supreme Soviet's just-concluded attempt to overthrow his administration |
| Communist Party Zyuganov, Gennadiy | |
| Despite Yeltsin's objections, the Constitutional Court cleares the way for the Russian communists to reemerge as the KPRF, headed by Zyuganov |
| Oct Yeltsin temporarily bans the party again for its role in the Supreme Soviet's just-concluded attempt to overthrow his administration |
| Composition Barrett, Syd | |
| 26th April EMI release "Crazy Diamond - The Complete Syd Barrett" as a box set |
| Composition Bon, Simon John Charles Le | |
| Duran Duran's 8th album, "The Wedding Album", is released |
| Composition Bowie, David | |
| London Releases Album, "Black Tie White Noise" |
| Composition Jagger, Mick | |
| Mick Jagger releases a solo album, "Wandering Spirit" |
| Composition Osbourne, John Michael "Ozzy" | |
| A double-live album, "Live and Loud," is released, the live version of "I Don't Wanna Change the World," earns Osbourne a Grammy Award for "Best Metal Performance." |
| Composition Stewart, Rod | |
| Releases "Unplugged ...and Seated" |
| Composition Sumner, Gordon Matthew "Sting" | |
| Releases "Ten Summoner's Tales" |
| Composition Weller, Paul | |
| Releases the solo album, "Wild Wood" |
| Composition Brooks, Garth | |
| Releases Album, "In Pieces" |
| Conference of Conservatives Major, John Roy | |
| Oct Launches "Back to Basics" policy |
| Constitution Martens, Wilfried |  |
| Brussells Brussels is granted devolved power |
| Constitution Havel, Vaclav |  |
| 26th Jan Prague Rep When the Czech Republic is created Havel stands for election as President & wins |
| Constitution Smith, John | |
| 29th Sep Blackpool 1 member 1 vote is carried at the Labour Conference |
| Constitution Banda, Hastings Kamuzu |  |
| Lilongwe Governed by a president & 177 seat National Assembly, both to be elected for 5 years |
| Constitution Abacha, Sanni |  |
| 17th Nov Abacha brings civilian ruleto an end in Nigeria |
| Constitution Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich | |
| Yeltsin argues that the existing, heavily amended 1978 Constitution of Russia was obsolete and self-contradictory and that Russia needs a new Constitution granting the president greater power |
| Yeltsin forms a constitutional assembly, which produces a draft Constitution providing for a strong executive, and to shape the outcome of the December 1993 referendum on Russia's new basic law |
| Dec Russians approve a new Constitution giving the President greater powers |
| Dec The 1993 Constitution creates a dual executive consisting of a president and prime minister, but the president is the dominant figure |
| Dec The 1993 Constitution declares Russia a democratic, federative, law-based state with a republican form of government, State power is divided among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches |
| Dec The content of laws must be made public before they take effect, and they must be formulated in accordance with international law and principles |
| Constitution Klerk, Frederik Willem de | |
| An interim majority ruleConstitution is adopted |
| De Klerk abandons the principle of power sharing & majority ruleuntil 1999 |
| Mandela & de Klerk agree to a Government of national unity after elections |
| 12th Feb The ANC & NP agree on a transistional Government of "National Unity" |
| Constitution Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla | |
| De Klerk abandons the principle of power sharing & majority ruleuntil 1999 |
| Mandela & de Klerk agree to a Government of national unity after elections |
| 12th Feb The ANC & NP agree on a transistional Government of "National Unity" |
| Coup d'Etat Abacha, Sanni | |
| 17th Nov Abacha brings civilian ruleto an end in Nigeria |
| Coup d'Etat Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich | |
| Oct Tanks surround the parliament building once again, this time under Yeltsin's illegal orders, to force lawmakers to disband. More than 140 people die in the street fighting that ensues |
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