Uzbekistan 1996
Yearbook 1996 Uzbekistan. During the year, a rapprochement between Uzbekistan and the United States could be noticed. Uzbekistan has supported US sanctions against Iran, which the US has accused of…
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Uruguay 1996
Yearbook 1996 Uruguay. Uruguay is one of four countries in the Mercosur Customs Union. Trade between the Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) in 1995 amounted to just over…
United States 1996
Yearbook 1996 USA. Political life in the United States in 1996 was dominated by the November 5 elections. In addition to the president and vice-president, one-third of the Senate, the…
United Kingdom 1996
Yearbook 1996 UK. The Conservative government under Prime Minister John Major experienced another year of adversity, both at home and internationally. On February 9, the IRA targeted a severe blow…
United Arab Emirates 1996
Yearbook 1996 United Arab Emirates. Over 130,000 people, mainly from India and other South Asian countries, were forced to leave the United Arab Emirates as the penalty for staying in…
Ukraine 1996
Yearbook 1996 Ukraine. Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma dismissed his Prime Minister Yevgeny Martyuk in awe-inspiring manner in May. The official reason was that the prime minister could not be head…
Uganda 1996
Yearbook 1996 Uganda. In May, the first presidential election was held in the country since 1980. The number of candidates was three. Among them, incumbent President Yoweri Museveni resigned with…
Tuvalu 1996
Yearbook 1996 Tuvalu. Tuvalu continued to be one of the least developed countries in the world. The only incident reported during the year to international news agencies from Tuvalu was…
Turkmenistan 1996
Yearbook 1996 Turkmenistan. Since 1993, access to gas, electricity and water has been free in the country, and in 1996 access to flour and bread was also free. Turkmenistan has…
Turkey 1996
Yearbook 1996 Turkey. A long government crisis was resolved – temporarily – at the end of February when the Fosterland Party (Anavatan Partisi, ANAP) and the Right Road Party (Doğru…