Norway 1996
Yearbook 1996 Norway. The dominant political event was that Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland resigned in October after three terms as head of government and 15 years as leader of…
Yearbook 1996 Norway. The dominant political event was that Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland resigned in October after three terms as head of government and 15 years as leader of…
Yearbook 1996 Northern Macedonia (until 2019 Macedonia). In June, Macedonia changed the parts of its constitution which Greece considered indicated that the Skopje authorities could have territorial claims in the…
Yearbook 1996 North Korea. Politically isolated and financially impoverished, the communist North Korea continued to set conditions for relaxation on the peninsula. At the same time, food shortages continued after…
Yearbook 1996 Nigeria. In 1996, the Commonwealth made fruitless attempts to force Nigeria to restore democracy and respect for human rights. In anticipation of even being able to visit Nigeria,…
Yearbook 1996 Niger. The country’s first elected President Mahamane Ousmane was overthrown in January by militia led by Lieutenant Colonel Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, who declared the action necessary to save…
Yearbook 1996 Nicaragua. Kravall police stormed the Foreign Ministry in Managua in February, where students had entrenched themselves with hostage staff. Occupants demanded increased investment in higher education. Pope John…
Island state of the southern hemisphere formed by two main islands: North Island, South Island (the latter includes numerous islands: Stewart, Chatham, Campbell, Kermadec and, all uninhabited, Auckland, degli Antipodi,…
Yearbook 1996 Netherlands. The changing political and military situation in Europe has consequences in many different areas. In the Netherlands, in 1996 it led to the abolition of the general…
Yearbook 1996 Nepal. Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba made major changes to the coalition government during the year. In June, one government-appointed committee accused 175 business companies and banks of…
On February 13, 1997, Parliament elected Kinza Godfrey Clodumar as new president – the 4th in just 4 months. As one of his first steps, he started attracting foreign investment…