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1998
 
 
Steven Spielberg directs Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan, a World War II drama about a US paratrooper    
1998
 
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A proposed referendum on northern Irish issues is accepted by all the relevant political parties in what becomes known as the Good Friday Agreement     
1998
 
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A UN peacekeeping force takes responsibility for maintaining order in the Central African Republic     
1998
 
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Civil war breaks out again in the Congo, after a Tutsi uprising against Laurent Kabila's government       
1998
 
   
In the referendum to endorse the Good Friday Agreement, the terms are accepted by majorities in both the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland      
1998
 
    
Anthony Gormley's massive metal Angel of the North is erected near Gateshead in northern England       
1998
 
   
President Suharto is finally forced to resign, after more than 30 corrupt and embezzling years as Indonesia's dictator      
1998
 
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Bitter and devastating warfare breaks out again between Eritrea and Ethiopia as the result of a border dispute      
1998
 
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The Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble becomes First Minister of the newly convened Northern Ireland Assembly       
1998
 
   
Neighbouring African nations, with an interest in Congo's mineral wealth, take part on both sides in a developing civil war