1997 in politics

none This is a list of events relating to politics in 1997.in politics 19th century 20th century 21st century 1992 1993 1994 1997 1996 1997 1998 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990–19991990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Events January January 1 - Establishment of Operation Northern Watch by a US-led coalition to enforce a no-fly zone over northern IraqBartos Peter P. 2007 A Day on Northern Watch: November 2, 2000 https://www.jstor.org/stable/26274810 Air Power History 54 1 16–21 26274810 1044-016X January 11 - Turkey threatens Cyprus followings its purchase of Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis1997-01-11 Turkey hints at strike on Cypriot missiles https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/turkey-hints-at-strike-on-cypriot-missiles-1282572.html 2025-06-03 The Independent en January 19 - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestine Liberation Organisation Chairman Yasser Arafat sign the Hebron Agreement, initiating partial Israeli withdrawal from the regionThe Hebron Protocol (January 1997) https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-hebron-protocol-january-1997 2025-06-03 www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org January 23 - Madeleine Albright becomes the first female American Secretary of State, after her confirmation by the United States SenateBiography: Madeleine Korbel Albright http://secretary.state.gov/www/albright/albright.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160204185811/http://secretary.state.gov/www/albright/albright.html 2016-02-04 2025-06-03 secretary.state.gov January 31 - Assassination of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) founder Zahir Pajaziti and his fellow commanders Hakif Zejnullahu and Edmond Hoxha by Serbian security forces2023-01-31 Zahir Pajaziti and his comrades are remembered as an inspiration for the KLA https://www.koha.net/en/lajmet-e-mbremjes-ktv/zahir-pajaziti-e-bashkeluftetaret-e-tij-perkujtohen-si-frymezim-per-uck-ne 2025-06-03 KOHA.net en February February 10 - Australian newspapers expose the Sandline affair, in which the government of Papua New Guinea sought the help of mercenaries during the Bougainville ConflictReddy Peter https://press.anu.edu.au/publications/series/peacebuilding-compared/reconciliation-and-architectures-commitment Reconciliation and Architectures of Commitment Dunn Leah Charlesworth Hilary Braithwaite John 2010 ANU Press 10.22459/RAC.09.2010 free 978-1-921666-69-8 en February 13 - Having previously contested the results, Serbian President Slobodan Milošević recognizes the opposition victories of the November 1996 elections2019-08-24 Miladin Muta Milić - MLADENOVČANI "1od5 milona" https://mladenovcani.com/miladin-muta-milic-1957/ 2025-06-03 MLADENOVČANI sr-RS February 19 - Death of Deng Xiaoping, former paramount leader of ChinaDeng Xiaoping, leader of China's economic reforms, dies https://apnews.com/c47e171cfed30e65e724dd709474c8fa https://web.archive.org/web/20211026221211/https://apnews.com/c47e171cfed30e65e724dd709474c8fa 2021-10-26 2025-06-05 AP NEWS en February 28 - Turkish military memorandum forces the resignation of Islamist prime minister Necmettin Erbakan and the end of his coalition government in a "post-modern coup"Dillon Cy 2007-04-01 Ten Years of Sunshine: Frosty Landon's Reflections on His Work with the Virginia Coalition for Open Government https://doi.org/10.21061/valib.v53i1.1039 Virginia Libraries 53 1 10.21061/valib.v53i1.1039 2331-3331 free March March 4 - US President Bill Clinton bans the federal funding of research into human cloningCimons Marlene Peterson Jonathan 1997-03-05 Clinton Bans U.S. Funds for Human Cloning Research https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-05-mn-35032-story.html 2025-06-03 Los Angeles Times en-US March 11 - Capture of Yei by Sudanese rebels during Operation ThunderboltArchives L. A. Times 1997-03-15 Sudan Rebels Claim Capture of 1,000 Soldiers https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-03-15-mn-38540-story.html 2025-06-03 Los Angeles Times en-US March 26 - Julius Chan resigns as prime minister of Papua New Guinea, effectively ending the Sandline affairAssociated Press 1997-03-26 Papua New Guinea Head Steps Down After Mutiny https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/26/world/papua-new-guinea-head-steps-down-after-mutiny.html 2025-06-03 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 April April 2 - Étienne Tshisekedi becomes Prime Minister of Zaire after the rebel seizure of Kasenga during the First Congo Warwordpress 2015-01-01 Study On The First And Second Congo War History Essay https://www.ukessays.com/essays/history/study-on-the-first-and-second-congo-war-history-essay.php 2025-06-03 UKEssays.com en-US April 3 - Thalit massacre in Algeria: all but 1 of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillasCNN - More than 80 Algerians killed in weekend massacres - Apr. 6, 1997 http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9704/06/algeria.massacre/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170830055257/http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9704/06/algeria.massacre/ 2017-08-30 2025-06-03 www.cnn.com April 17 - Death of former Israeli President Chaim HerzogPace Eric 1997-04-18 Chaim Herzog, Former Israeli President, Dies at 78 https://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/18/world/chaim-herzog-former-israeli-president-dies-at-78.html 2025-06-05 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 April 22 - Resolution of the 126-day hostage crisis at the residence of the Japanese ambassador in Lima, Peru2012-05-18 Peru's famed hostage raid investigated https://www.deseretnews.com/article/765576858/Perus-famed-hostage-raid-investigated.html https://web.archive.org/web/20180712061706/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/765576858/Perus-famed-hostage-raid-investigated.html 2018-07-12 2025-06-03 DeseretNews.com en April 29 - The Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty is entered into forceHistory https://www.opcw.org/about-us/history 2025-06-03 OPCW en May May 2 - Tony Blair becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, having won the 1997 United Kingdom general election1997-05-02 1997: Labour routs Tories in historic election https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/2/newsid_2480000/2480505.stm 2025-06-03 en-GB May 12 - The Russia-Chechnya Peace Treaty is signed by Russian President Boris Yeltsin and the president of Chechnya Aslan MaskhadovFuller Liz 2012-02-02 The Turning Point That Wasn't https://www.rferl.org/a/1076423.html 2025-06-03 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty en May 15 - The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos (1953–1975) during the Vietnam WarGazette Alabama The United States Acknowledges the "Secret War" in Laos and Dedicates the Laos Memorial Honoring Hmong and Other "Secret War" Veterans https://www.alabamagazette.com/story/2025/05/01/history/the-united-states-acknowledges-the-secret-war-in-laos-and-dedicates-the-laos-memorial-honoring-hmong-and-other-secret-war-veterans/6521.html 2025-06-03 Alabama Gazette en May 16 - First Congo War ends as president Mobutu Sese Seko is exiled from ZaireCNN - Capture of Zaire's capital complete - May 18, 1997 http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9705/18/zaire/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20220408041331/http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9705/18/zaire/index.html 2022-04-08 2025-06-03 edition.cnn.com May 16 - US president Bill Clinton issues a formal apology to the surviving victims of the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male and their familiesAllPolitics - Clinton Apologizes To Tuskegee Survivors - May 16, 1997 https://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/05/16/tuskegee.apology/ 2025-06-03 edition.cnn.com May 17 - Laurent-Désiré Kabila renames Zaire the Democratic Republic of the Congo and proclaims himself president May 20 - The US imposes economic sanctions on Myanmar in response to "large-scale repression of the country's democratic opposition"Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information Bureau of Public Affairs Burma https://2001-2009.state.gov/e/eeb/ifd/2006/61967.htm 2025-06-05 2001-2009.state.gov en May 23 - Mohammad Khatami wins the 1997 Iranian presidential election and becomes the first Iranian Reformist presidentInside Iran - By Popular Demand - Iranian Elections, 1997-2001 Terror And Tehran FRONTLINE https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/tehran/inside/elections.html 2025-06-03 www.pbs.org May 25 - A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul KoromaSierra Leone: A Disastrous Set-Back for Human Rights https://www.refworld.org/reference/countryrep/amnesty/1997/en/23614 2025-06-03 Refworld en June June 1 - A Socialist Party-led Centre-left coalition win the second-round in the 1997 French legislative electionsAssemblée nationale - Résultats des élections législatives des 25 mai et 1er juin 1997 https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/connaissance/elections-1997.asp 2025-06-03 www.assemblee-nationale.fr June 1 - Hugo Banzer wins the Presidential elections in BoliviaBOLIVIA: Parliamentary Chamber: Cámara de Diputados http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2037_97.htm 2025-06-03 archive.ipu.org June 5 - Anticipating a coup attempt, President Pascal Lissouba of the Republic of the Congo orders the detention of his rival Denis Sassou Nguesso, initiating the Second Republic of the Congo civil warFrench Howard W. 1997-10-16 Rebels, Backed by Angola, Take Brazzaville and Oil Port https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/16/world/rebels-backed-by-angola-take-brazzaville-and-oil-port.html 2025-06-05 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 June 10 - – Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief, Son Sen, and 11 of Sen's family members, before fleeing to his northern strongholdArchives L. A. Times 1997-06-14 Khmer Rouge Chief Reportedly Orders Aide, Family Slain https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-06-14-mn-3173-story.html 2025-06-03 Los Angeles Times en-US June 11 - In the United Kingdom, the House of Commons votes for a total ban on handgunsBBC Politics 97 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/politics97/news/06/0611/guns.shtml 2025-06-03 www.bbc.co.uk June 26 - Bertie Ahern is appointed as the 10th Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland and Mary Harney is appointed as the 16th, and first female, Tánaiste, after their parties, Fianna Fáil and the Progressive Democrats respectively, win the 1997 General ElectionMurphy Gary 1998-01-01 The 1997 general election in the republic of Ireland https://doi.org/10.1080/07907189808406588 Irish Political Studies 13 1 127–134 10.1080/07907189808406588 0790-7184 subscription June 27 - Tajikistan president Emomali Rahmon and United Tajik Oppositionleader Sayid Abdulloh Nuri signed the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan and the Moscow Protocol in Moscow, Russia, ending the Tajikistani Civil WarTajikistan Civil War https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/tajikistan.htm 2025-06-03 www.globalsecurity.org July July 1 - The United Kingdom hands sovereignty of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of ChinaHONG KONG - A New Era https://www.yearbook.gov.hk/1997/ch3/e3m.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20181025223258/https://www.yearbook.gov.hk/1997/ch3/e3m.htm 2018-10-25 2025-06-03 www.yearbook.gov.hk July 2 - The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisisGlobal Waves of Debt: Causes and Consequences https://www.worldbank.org/en/research/publication/waves-of-debt 2025-06-03 World Bank en July 5 - Hun Sen of the Cambodian People's Party overthrows Norodom Ranariddh in a coupA coup in Cambodia https://www.economist.com/asia/1997/07/10/a-coup-in-cambodia 2025-06-03 The Economist 0013-0613 July 5 - The Egyptian Islamic Group announces a cessation-of-violence initiativeGunaratna Rohan and Ali Mohamed Bin 2009-04-22 De-Radicalization Initiatives in Egypt: A Preliminary Insight https://doi.org/10.1080/10576100902750562 Studies in Conflict & Terrorism 32 4 277–291 10.1080/10576100902750562 1057-610X subscription July 8 - NATO invites the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland to join the alliance in 1999Bebler Anton https://books.google.com/books?id=arhG9c4I9HEC The Challenge of NATO Enlargement 1999-04-30 Bloomsbury Academic 978-0-275-96108-4 en July 25 - KR Narayanan is sworn in as India's 10th president and the first member of the Dalit caste to hold this officeBurns John F. 1997-07-26 Lowest-Caste Hindu Takes Office as India's President https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/26/world/lowest-caste-hindu-takes-office-as-india-s-president.html 2025-06-03 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 August August 3–11 - Two of the three islands of the Union of the Comoros – Anjouan and Mohéli – attempt to revert to colonial rule by France. The plan fails when the French government of President Jacques Chirac refuses to recolonize them, resulting in the two islands being reintegrated into the Comoros over the next two years1997-09-17 COMORO ISLANDS: Tension Rising in the Indian Ocean Archipelago https://www.ipsnews.net/1997/09/comoro-islands-tension-rising-in-the-indian-ocean-archipelago/ 2025-06-03 Inter Press Service August 26 - The Independent International Commission on Decommissioning is set up in Northern Ireland, as part of the peace processDefence National 2018-12-11 Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/military-history/history-heritage/past-operations/europe/invitation.html 2025-06-03 www.canada.ca August 28 - The UN Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 1127, demanding that UNITA and the Government of Angola immediately complete the peace process to end the civil warCrossette Barbara 1997-08-29 U.N. Puts Strong Sanctions On an Angola Rebel Force https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/29/world/un-puts-strong-sanctions-on-an-angola-rebel-force.html 2025-06-05 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 August 31 - Death of Diana, Princess of Wales1997-08-31 1997: Mourning a Princess https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/witness/august/31/newsid_3186000/3186299.stm 2025-06-03 en-GB September September 1 - Dublin Regulation on treatment of applications for right of asylum under European Union law first comes into forceConvention determining the State responsible for examining applications for asylum lodged in one of the Member States of the European Communities (Deposited with the Government of Ireland) https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents/treaties-agreements/agreement/?id=1990090 2025-06-03 Consilium September 11 - Scotland votes in favour of a devolved Parliament, forming the Scottish Parliament less than two years laterNovember 10, 1997 Results of Devolution Referendums 1979 & 1997 - House of Commons Library https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/rp97-113/ June 3, 2025 September 18 - Wales votes in favour of devolution and the formation of a National Assembly for Wales September 21 - The Islamic Salvation Army, the Islamic Salvation Fronts' armed wing, declares a unilateral ceasefire in Algeria1997-09-25 Le bras armé du FIS ordonne un arrêt des combats https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1997/09/25/le-bras-arme-du-fis-ordonne-un-arret-des-combats_3780089_1819218.html 2025-06-03 fr October October 3 - The president of Paraguay, Juan Carlos Wasmosy, orders the arrest of political opponent Lino Oviedo after a 1996 coup attemptAmnesty International Report 1997 - Paraguay https://www.refworld.org/reference/annualreport/amnesty/1997/en/23368 2025-06-03 Refworld en October 15 - Colombo World Trade Centre bombing is harried out by the LTTE in Sri LankaAnother bomb https://www.economist.com/asia/1997/10/16/another-bomb 2025-06-03 The Economist 0013-0613 October 29 - Iraq disarmament crisis: Iraq says it will begin shooting down Lockheed U-2 surveillance planes being used by UNSCOM inspectorsBBC News ROAD TO THE BRINK Timeline of the Iraqi crisis https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/events/crisis_in_the_gulf/road_to_the_brink/216264.stm 2025-06-03 news.bbc.co.uk November November 17 - In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by 6 Islamic militants outside the Temple of HatshepsutJehl Douglas 1997-11-19 At Ancient Site Along the Nile, Modern Horror https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/19/world/at-ancient-site-along-the-nile-modern-horror.html 2025-06-03 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 December December 1 - In the Indian state of Bihar, Ranvir Sena attacks the CPI(ML) Party Unity stronghold Lakshmanpur-Bathe, killing 58 lower caste people2013-10-11 Laxmanpur-Bathe massacre: No one killed 58 Dalits https://www.firstpost.com/politics/laxmanpur-bathe-massacre-no-one-killed-58-dalits-1166975.html 2025-06-03 Firstpost en-us December 3 - In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign a treaty prohibiting the manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel land minesAnti-Personnel Landmines Convention – UNODA https://disarmament.unoda.org/anti-personnel-landmines-convention/ 2025-06-03 en-US 2024-08-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20240814083411/https://disarmament.unoda.org/anti-personnel-landmines-convention/ dead December 11 - The Kyoto Protocol is adopted by a United Nations committeeUnited Nations Treaty Collection https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVII-7-a&chapter=27&lang=en https://web.archive.org/web/20181008095709/https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVII-7-a&chapter=27&lang=en 2018-10-08 2025-06-03 treaties.un.org EN December 22 - Acteal massacre: In Mexico, 45 people attending a prayer meeting of Catholic Indigenous townspeople are killed by the right-wing paramilitary group Máscara Roja, with the support of the Mexican GovernmentBuchanan Susy 2020-09-04 Government apologizes for its role in Acteal massacre of 1997 https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/government-apologizes-for-its-role-in-acteal-massacre/ 2025-06-03 Mexico News Daily en-US December 27 - Ulster loyalist paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, inside Long Kesh prison2007-06-11 How was Billy Wright killed? https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6719333.stm 2025-06-03 en-GB December 30 - Wilaya of Relizane massacres: In one of the worst incidents of Algeria's insurgency, almost 400 people from four villages in the Wilaya of Relizane are killedBBC News Despatches Seventy-eight die in Algerian massacres https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/despatches/43811.stm 2025-06-03 news.bbc.co.uk References Category:Politics by year Category:20th century in politics Category:1990s in politics Category:1997 Category:1997-related lists