The Annual Register, 1996: A Record of World Events

accused African agreement Alliance announced April AREA August Bank bomb budget campaign candidate CAPITAL ceasefire China Clinton coalition continued Council CURRENCY CWTH December defence deficit Democratic Party Deputy Despite economic elections electoral English POLITICAL SYSTEM European Union February federal forces Foreign Minister former Francophonie further GNP PER CAPITA government's HEAD OF GOVERNMENT Hong Hutu IGO MEMBERSHIPS non-UN increase inflation Israeli January July June km OFFICIAL LANGUAGE Labour Party leader MAIN IGO MEMBERSHIPS major March ment military million National NATO negotiations North Korea November October OFFICIAL LANGUAGE opposition OSCE parliament parliamentary democracy parliamentary democracy HEAD People's polls PPP calculation President presidential HEAD Prime Minister programme referendum reform Republic resigned RULING PARTY Russia seats September Sinn Féin Social Democratic Socialist South sq km OFFICIAL sq km POPULATION talks tion Tories trade United vote