DOCUMENTS IN THE NEWS - 2000
Foreign Governments
Last updated on November 27,
2000
Background
- UNITA, Uniao Nacional Para a Independencia Total de Angola
, began a civil war in Angola after Jose Savimbi of UNITA
lost the September 1992 Presidential election to dos Santos and the
legislative elections to Movimento Popular de
Libertacao de Angola (MPLA)
- Financial, weapons and travel sanctions were issued by the United
Nations in 1993
UN Panel of
Experts on Violations of Security Council Sanctions Against
UNITA
- Full text of report written at Security Council request in 1999
- Notes Bulgaria's violations in selling arms to Angola
- Weapons are being funded through diamond trade in Antwerp,
Netherlands
UNITA
- Party web site with its principles
- Manifesto of September 1998
- Text in Portuguese
Comprehensive News
Sources
- Middle
East Crisis (BBC)
- Analysis of July's summit between Yasser Arafat and Ehud Barak at
Camp David
- Ensuing conflicts and ability of leaders to stop the violence
- War
and Peace in the Middle East (Washington Post)
- News and analysis of the conflict
- History of the summits since the 1978 Camp David Accords
Israel Ministry of Foreign
Affairs
- News and pictures of the violence
- Quotations from Israeli papers
- Separate section of the web site entitled Peace
Process provides historic documents and speeches
Middle
East Peace Summit Home Page (State Department)
- Official home page of the July 2000 summit
- List of delegations
- Press statements by various parties
- History of previous summits and major documents
Palestinian National
Authority
- Numerous articles and primary documents on the conflict
Sharm El-Sheikh Summit
Wye
River Memorandum
- Text of 1998 agreement between the Israelis and Palestinians on
dividing up the territory
See Arab-Israeli
Conflict class web page for additional materials
Elections
- Starting point for links to 2000 Canadian elections
- Links to parties, candidates, platforms
- Background information on Canadian electoral system
Elections Canada
- Highlights of the 1996 Canadian Elections Act, its changes on
campaigns and voter registration
- Results of the November 27, 2000 general elections -available after
polls close at 10:00PM Eastern time
- On-line voter registration for Canadian citizens living outside
Canada
News Coverage
- Battle
for the Caucasus (BBC)
- In-depth reporting and analysis of the Chechen war
- Biographies of key players
- Maps
- Dated December 6, 1999
- Crisis in North
Caucasus (Center for Defense Information)
- Timeline of the conflicts in Dagestan and Chechnya since August 1999
- Articles from CDI's Weekly Defense Monitor
- Research links and ethnic history of Chechnya beginning with Shem
- Russia
Today
- Ongoing news coverage of the war with translations from Russian
newspapers into English
Chechen Republic Online
- Current news ends with November 2, 1999
- History of the republic with treatment of Russian War, 1994-96
Chechnya Maps (U Texas)
- Maps of Chechnya and Grozny, as well as thematic maps
Chechen
Internet Resources
- Links to news coverage of the current crisis
- Extensive research material on the 1994-96 war and peace accords
- Articles on the politics of oil
- Religion and culture in Chechnya
Chechnya (UK)
- British web site with anti-war perspective
- Good links to news sources and charitable relief web sites
Kursk (Russian Submarine)
ABC News
- Special features include a description of the Russian navy, the
seismic record of the explosion, and prayers for submariners
- Archived news coverage of the rescue attempts
BBC News
- British news coverage of the Kursk's sinking
- Articles on the possible causes and recovery efforts
- Analysis of the Russian military and political fallout
CIS Military News
Agency
- English text of military news
- Covers the Kursk tangentially
- Search archives by typing "Kursk" in the box
Russia
Today
- Archived news stories about the Russian submarine rescue efforts,
causes, and political fallout
- Links to Russian military information
- Text in English
Background
- Presidential elections on July 1-2, 2000
- Vincente Fox (National Action Party or PRN) toppled Francisco
Labastida (Institutional Revolutionary Party or PRI) to become the
first person elected president outside the ruling party in 71 years
Elector 2000
- News and opinion on election results
- Description of electoral process
- Comparison of political party platforms
Federal Electoral Institute
- Expected to have complete election results in
Spanish
- Web site down on evening of July 3,
2000
Institutional Revolutionary
Party
- Party platform
- Candidates for President and governor
- Text in Spanish
National Action
Party
- Primarily its legislative agenda
- Text in
Spanish
Vincente Fox Campaign Site
- Biography of the candidate, campaign news and videos, policies
- Text in Spanish
Background
- Hundreds died in riots protesting Sharia, or Muslim law, in the
Nigerian state of Kaduna at the end of February 2000
Guardian
- Nigerian daily newspaper in English
- Most archival materials requires a password
- Kaduna Eases
Curfew
- Article dated February 25, 2000
- Discusses federal government measures to ease the crisis
- Investigatory commission; possible separation of Kaduna into two
states
MSNBC
- Detailed description of the conflict
- History and analysis of the causes
- Challenges facing the president
- Maps, photographs, and audio reports
Nigeria.Com
- Internet provider with chat rooms, shopping
- Major news stories for the past several days
- Motherland section has extensive information
about government structure and history, anthem, symbols, legal system,
ethnic and religious groups
- Numerous web links for related information
- Full text of 1999 Constitution
Vanguard
Elections 2000
(Moscow Times)
- Political biographies of the candidates
- Focus group reports on the Chechen war
- Public opinion on the candidates for President
Presidential
Election Rules (Russia Today)
- Candidate qualifications, voting rules, regulations on runoff if
necessary
Russia's
Vote for President (BBC)
- Feature stories on the elections and Vladimir Putin's campaign
- Analysis of the various power brokers in Russian politics
Russia Votes
- Latest election results for President and the Duma
- Public opinion polls on the elections
- Also includes the latest polls on individual well-being, the nation,
Chechnya, and international relations
Vladimir
Putin
Background
- Chen Shui-bian, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party, was
elected as Taiwan's President on March 18, 2000
- He supports Taiwan's independence against worldwide pressure for one
China
Taiwan
Headlines
- Government newspaper written in English
- Profiles of the parties and candidates
- News and analysis
- Links to related web pages
Taiwan Democratic
Progressive Party
- Chen's political party
- U.S. web site has election news and calls for independence
Kuomintang Party
- Party of the Nationalist leader, Lian, who was defeated by the election
- Web site in Chinese only
One China
Principle and the Taiwan Issue (Chinese Government)
- White paper by the Chinese government asserting Taiwan is part of China
- Urges U.S. government to only maintain non-governmental (e.g.
commercial and cultural relations with Taiwan)
- Issued on February 21, 2000
Background
- Boris Yeltsin announced his resignation as President of Russia on
December 31, 1999
- Vladimir Putin will succeed him initially
- Presidential elections to be held on March 26, 2000
BBC
News Coverage
- First article on resignation and Yeltsin's reasons
- Link to recent biography of Vladimir
Putin
CNN
Coverage
- Brief story on resignation and Yeltsin's history as a Russian leader
- Links to other possible Russian news sources, which had not been
updated on December 31
Background
- Elections for President and Parliament of Serbia/Montenegro and local
elections in Serbia held on September 24, 2000
- Montenegro is boycotting the elections; Bosnian elections will be
held on November 11
- Vojislav Kostunica is ahead in the polls over Slobodan Milosevic
Milosevic
Concession Speech (CNN)
- Slobodan Milosevic conceded defeat on October 7, 2000
- Full text of speech in English
News Coverage
- Crisis in Yugoslavia (BBC)
- In-depth news coverage and photos of the Yugoslav elections
- Kostunica's speech declaring himself as President
- Record of Milosevic's presidency
- Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty
- U.S. government news reports broadcast to Eastern Europe
- Yugoslavia
Decides 2000 (CNN)
- News stories, maps
- Biographies of the Presidential candidates and profiles of the
political parties
Yugoslav Government
- Serbia
Ministry of Information
- Election news and results from Milosevic standpoint as of October 6
- Reports on election results and constitutional court decision to throw
out election results
- Tanjug News
Agency
- Official government news service of Yugoslavia
Political Parties
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