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1996
 
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu chairs South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission       
1996
 
   
In the Wik Decision the Australian High Court gives strong support to Aboriginal land rights      
1996
 
   
Chris Ofili's painting The Holy Virgin is embellished with elephant dung      
1996
 
    
American painter Julian Schnabel turns his hand to film-making with Basquiat, a tribute to graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat       
1996
 
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Jerry Rawlings has a convincing electoral victory after seventeen years in power in Ghana      
1996
 
    
The British pop group Spice Girls sell millions of their first album, Spice>/I>, breaking all previous UK records       
1996
 
    
The divorce is finalized of Charles and Diana, the Prince and Princess of Wales       
1996
 
    
Russian troops withdraw from Grozny after a peace deal that leaves Chechnya with effective autonomy       
1996
 
 
Anthony Minghella directs The English Patient, a film based on the novel by Michael Ondaatje    
1996
 
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The Taliban capture Kabul, driving out rival Afghan guerrilla groups