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1999
 
 
Sam Mendes directs Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening in American Beauty    
1999
 
   
The Russian army returns to Chechnya after Islamic militants commit acts of terrorism      
1999
 
    
The TV reality show Big Brother, devised by John de Mol, is broadcast for the first time in the Netherlands       
1999
 
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The UN commits 6000 troops to a peace-keeping role in war-torn Sierra Leone      
1999
 
   
A Pakistani general, Pervez Musharraf, takes power in a military coup      
1999
 
    
The UN sends in KFOR (Kosovo Force) to supervise post-war recovery in Kosovo       
1999
 
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Britain's hereditary peers lose their rights in the House of Lords, apart from a few elected to serve for an interim period      
1999
 
   
Floods and massive mudslides in the Vargas state of Venezuela kill an estimated 25,000 people      
1999
 
    
The island of Macau reverts from Portuguese ownership to the People's Republic of China       
1999
 
    
Boris Yeltsin announces his completely unexpected resignation on New Year's Eve and effectively hands power to Vladimir Putin as acting president