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Richard Holbrooke, 1998 News

President of Yugoslavia, was given stern warnings by NATO to withdraw Yugoslav troops and weapons from the ethnically Albanian province of Kosovo, which saw much bloodshed in 1998. U.S.…

Rwanda Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Rwanda Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Rwandan Relations GEOGRAPHYRwanda's…

Abdurraham Wahid, 2001 News

Indonesian president, was forced from power by Parliament in July because of incompetence and corruption. He was replaced by Vice President Megawati Sukarnoputri. Wahid's downfall was long…

Census History and 20th-Century Firsts

The census has grown with the country by David Johnson This article was posted on October 1, 2000. 1990 Census Criticized The Census Bureau was heavily criticized following the…

Gabon Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Gabon Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Gabonese Relations PEOPLEAlmost all Gabonese are…

Abdurrahman Wahid, 2000 News

(Gus Dur), Indonesian politician and Sufi cleric who became the archipelago's first freely elected president in Oct. 1999, suspended Gen. Wiranto from the Indonesian cabinet in Feb., because…

Hamid Karzai, 2002 News

Afghan politician, was elected interim president in a landslide during June's loya jirga, or grand council, of 1,500 delegates. He'll serve until general elections in 2004. He promptly…

Linda Ronstadt

Linda Ronstadt was one of the top-selling female vocalists of the late 1970s, the singer of such hits as "You're No Good" and "When Will I Be Loved." After three albums with The Stone Poneys,…