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| Feb.6 |
England |
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Hijackers seize Afghan plane Hijackers reported to be demanding the release of a key opposition figure imprisoned by Taliban authorities
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|
| Mar.27 |
Moscow |
 |
Putin elected president| Putin had gained an unassailable lead over the Communist leader, Gennady Zyuganov, winning more than half of the votes | |
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| Apr.2 |
Austria |
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Far-right enters government President Klestil has sworn in a new coalition government that includes the Freedom Party led by Joerg Haider
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| May.24 |
Spain |
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Real Madrid wins Champions League
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| Jun.4 |
Northern Ireland |
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Parliamentary powers restored UK restores parliamentary powers to Northern Ireland after Sinn Fein agrees to disarm
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| Jun.19 |
England |
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58 immigrants suffocated in Dutch truck| Illegal Chinese immigrants found dead in the back of a transport truck carrying tomatoes | |
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| Jul.2 |
Netherlands |
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France win Euro 2000, 2-1 over Italy Trezeguet's goal saw the French become the first team to add the European Championship to the World Cup
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| Jul.23 |
Paris |
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Lance Armstrong wins Tour de France |
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| Jul.25 |
Paris |
 |
Concorde crash kills 113 
| Fuel tanks were ruptured by bursting tyres on 6 separate occasions before the fatal accident | | |
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| Aug.25 |
Serbia |
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Ex-president missing
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| Sep.26 |
Serbia |
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Opposition claims victory. Milosevic denies Opposition leaders have given the government a deadline to release results or they will declare Kostunica the winner
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| Sep.28 |
Denmark |
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Denmark rejects euro 53.1% of voters rejected membership of the single European currency, and 46.9 % voted in favour
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| Oct.5 |
Serbia |
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Nationwide uprising overthrows Milosevic| Socialist Party, with its monopoly on political clout, agreed to share power with the two opposition parties | | |
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| Oct.7 |
Serbia |
 |
Kostunica sworn in as president Coalition of 18 opposition parties and groups calling itself the DOS, rallied around a constitutional scholar
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| Nov.21 |
Basque |
|
Politician shot dead |
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| Nov.24 |
Netherlands |
|
World Climate Change conference |
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| Nov.26 |
Romania |
|
Iliescu regains presidency |
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| Nov.28 |
Netherlands |
|
Euthanasia legalized |
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| Dec.7 |
France |
|
EU summit, protesters |
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| Dec.10 |
Spain |
|
Spain won its first Davis Cup |
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| Dec.11 |
Romania |
|
Ex-president wins landslide |
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| Dec.15 |
Ukraine |
|
Chernobyl down permanently |
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| Dec.16 |
Rome |
|
Haider protests |
|
| Dec.23 |
Serbia |
|
Voters Deal Blow to Milosevic
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Sep.28 |
Denmark |
Denmark rejects euro 53.1% of voters rejected membership of the single European currency, and 46.9 % voted in favour
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Mar.27 |
Moscow |
Putin elected president| Putin had gained an unassailable lead over the Communist leader, Gennady Zyuganov, winning more than half of the votes | |
|
| Sep.26 |
Serbia |
Opposition claims victory. Milosevic denies Opposition leaders have given the government a deadline to release results or they will declare Kostunica the winner
|
| Sep.28 |
Denmark |
Denmark rejects euro 53.1% of voters rejected membership of the single European currency, and 46.9 % voted in favour
|
| Nov.26 |
Romania |
Iliescu regains presidency |
|
| Dec.11 |
Romania |
Ex-president wins landslide |
|
| Dec.23 |
Serbia |
Voters Deal Blow to Milosevic
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Apr.2 |
Austria |
Far-right enters government President Klestil has sworn in a new coalition government that includes the Freedom Party led by Joerg Haider
|
| May.24 |
Spain |
Real Madrid wins Champions League
|
| Jul.2 |
Netherlands |
France win Euro 2000, 2-1 over Italy Trezeguet's goal saw the French become the first team to add the European Championship to the World Cup
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Nov.28 |
Netherlands |
Euthanasia legalized |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Jul.23 |
Paris |
Lance Armstrong wins Tour de France |
|
| Nov.24 |
Netherlands |
World Climate Change conference |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Dec.7 |
France |
EU summit, protesters |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Jun.19 |
England |
58 immigrants suffocated in Dutch truck| Illegal Chinese immigrants found dead in the back of a transport truck carrying tomatoes | |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Feb.6 |
England |
Hijackers seize Afghan plane Hijackers reported to be demanding the release of a key opposition figure imprisoned by Taliban authorities
|
| Jul.25 |
Paris |
Concorde crash kills 113 
| Fuel tanks were ruptured by bursting tyres on 6 separate occasions before the fatal accident | | |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Aug.25 |
Serbia |
Ex-president missing
|
| Nov.21 |
Basque |
Politician shot dead |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Dec.10 |
Spain |
Spain won its first Davis Cup |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Oct.5 |
Serbia |
Nationwide uprising overthrows Milosevic| Socialist Party, with its monopoly on political clout, agreed to share power with the two opposition parties | | |
|
| Oct.7 |
Serbia |
Kostunica sworn in as president Coalition of 18 opposition parties and groups calling itself the DOS, rallied around a constitutional scholar
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Dec.16 |
Rome |
Haider protests |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Jun.19 |
England |
58 immigrants suffocated in Dutch truck| Illegal Chinese immigrants found dead in the back of a transport truck carrying tomatoes | |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
| Jun.4 |
Northern Ireland |
Parliamentary powers restored UK restores parliamentary powers to Northern Ireland after Sinn Fein agrees to disarm
|
| Dec.15 |
Ukraine |
Chernobyl down permanently |