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| 1998 |
| | A proposed referendum on northern Irish issues is accepted by all the relevant political parties in what becomes known as the Good Friday Agreement | |
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| 1998 |
| | A UN peacekeeping force takes responsibility for maintaining order in the Central African Republic | |
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| 1998 |
| | Civil war breaks out again in the Congo, after a Tutsi uprising against Laurent Kabila's government | |
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| 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 | |
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| 1998 |
| | Anthony Gormley's massive metal Angel of the North is erected near Gateshead in northern England | |
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| 1998 |
| | President Suharto is finally forced to resign, after more than 30 corrupt and embezzling years as Indonesia's dictator | |
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| 1998 |
| | Bitter and devastating warfare breaks out again between Eritrea and Ethiopia as the result of a border dispute | |
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| 1998 |
| | The Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble becomes First Minister of the newly convened Northern Ireland Assembly | |
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| 1998 |
| | Neighbouring African nations, with an interest in Congo's mineral wealth, take part on both sides in a developing civil war | |
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| 1998 |
| | The TV quiz Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, hosted by Chris Tarrant, has its first transmission in the UK | |
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