Namibia 1996
Yearbook 1996 Namibia. A dispute over limited water resources in the region began in December between Namibia and Botswana, Africa’s two driest countries. Botswana opposed N’s plans to conduct water…
Yearbook 1996 Namibia. A dispute over limited water resources in the region began in December between Namibia and Botswana, Africa’s two driest countries. Botswana opposed N’s plans to conduct water…
Yearbook 1996 Burma. Although Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest in 1995, the military junta’s harassment continued by her and her National League for Democracy…
Yearbook 1996 Mozambique. According to the World Bank, the annual income per person in Mozambique in 1994 was the lowest in the world: SEK 530. In 1996, tourists were welcomed…
Yearbook 1996 Morocco. In a referendum in September, Morocco’s residents voted in favor of a constitutional amendment that would establish a second chamber in Parliament. The new chamber is mandated…
Small country – big kitchen Montenegro has not been an independent state for very long and has been repeatedly influenced by other countries and cultures. One could call the resulting…
Yearbook 1996 Mongolia. After 75 years of communist rule, there was a regime change in the parliamentary elections in June. The Reformed Communists of the Mongolian Revolutionary Party (Mongol Ardyn…
The country’s special characteristics and history have made it the world’s richest and most famous tourist location. Visitors spread their hours over beach visits, sailing, the international roads and the…
Yearbook 1996 Moldova. In March, President Mircea Snegur dismissed Defense Minister Pavel Creangă, who he accused of inability to fight theft of military equipment, and allowed him to be arrested.…
Micronesia Federation, Federal Republic of Oceania; consists of the central and eastern parts of the archipelago of the Karolines in the Pacific Ocean approx. 1000 kilometers northeast of New Guinea.…
Yearbook 1996 Mexico. While the government’s peace talks with the Zapatist guerrillas in Chiapas continued during the year, on June 28, in the southern state of Guerrero, a new guerrilla,…