Guinea-Bissau President João Bernardo Vieira Ousted in Military Coup, May 7, 1999

The first President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, resigns from office, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President and successor. Date: December 31, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 31 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Graham Staines and Sons…

Kosovo War: An American Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk is shot down by a Yugoslav Army SAM, the first and only Nighthawk to be lost in combat. Date: March 27, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 27 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…

Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule. Date: May 29, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 29 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Spanish…

United States President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial. Date: February 12, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 12 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999USA Defeats China in 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup…

Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia. Date: May 7, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 7 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1999Helen Clark Sworn…