Israel and the Palestinian Authority sign the Wye River Memorandum. The Wye River Memorandum, also known as the Wye River Agreement, was an important interim…
Tag: 1998
2 September 1998
The UN’s International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide….
20 August 1998
The Supreme Court of Canada rules that Quebec cannot legally secede from Canada without the federal government’s approval. There have been historical and ongoing discussions…
3 February 1998
Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the death of 20 people when his low-flying plane cuts the cable of a cable-car…
29 December 1998
Leaders of the Khmer Rouge apologize for the Cambodian genocide that claimed over one million lives
27 September 1998
The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday.
26 May 1998
The first “National Sorry Day” is held in Australia. Reconciliation events are held nationally, and attended by over a million people.
23 May 1998
The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with roughly 75% voting yes
29 October 1998
In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.