Tonga 2000
Yearbook 2000 Tonga. Just a few days into the new year, King Taufa’ahau Tupou IV appointedhis youngest son, 40-year-old prince ‘Ulukalala Lavaka Ata, as new […]
Month: March 2021
Thailand 2000
Yearbook 2000 Thailand. The first Senate elections in Thailand were held in March. Earlier, the senators had been appointed by the prime minister. The candidates […]
Tanzania 2000
Yearbook 2000 Tanzania. In October, President Benjamin Mkapa was re-elected by a large margin, and the Revolutionary Party (Chama Cha Mapinduzi, CCM) won the parliamentary […]
Tajikistan 2000
Yearbook 2000 Tajikistan. In February and March elections were held for the parliament’s lower house. President Imomali Rachmonov’s party, the People’s Democratic Party, received over […]
Taiwan 2000
Taiwan is an island country in East Asia, not recognized by the UN. His government officially calls the country “Republic of China”. Its territory is […]
Syria 2000
Yearbook 2000 Syria. Syrian President Hafiz al-Asad died June 10 in a heart attack. He was buried at his birthplace Qirdaha June 13. Attending the […]
Switzerland 2000
Yearbook 2000 Switzerland. In a referendum in May, the Swiss gave clear support to a package deal that strengthened relations between Switzerland and the EU […]
Sweden 2000
In the global world Globalization has in many ways been the case in recent decades. Throughout the post-war period, Sweden has been an immigrant country. […]
Suriname 2000
Yearbook 2000 Suriname. As a result of last year’s economic collapse and mounting criticism of President Jules Wijdenbosch, a new election was held for Parliament […]