The annual register : a record of world events in 1996 / edited by Alan J. Day ; assisted by Verena Hoffman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Day, Alan J.

Hoffman, Verena.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--20th century--Periodicals.

Great Britain.

England--Periodicals.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (616 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Kessing's Worldwide, 1966.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

THE ANNUAL REGISTER, 1996

THE ANNUAL REGISTER : A RECORD OF WORLD EVENTS, 1996

CONTENTS

CONTRIBUTORS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS OF NON-UN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

PREFACE

EXTRACTS FROM PAST VOLUMES

THE ANNUAL REGISTER FOR THE YEAR 1996

EDITORIAL

THE GLOBAL HISTORY OF NATIONS

I. UNITED KINGDOM

1. SOCIAL CHALLENGES AND RESPONSES

2. AN EARLY START TO ELECTIONEERING

3. FROM LOCAL ELECTIONS TO THE FLORENCE SUMMIT

4. PRE-ELECTION MANOEUVRES AND TORY TURMOIL

5. THE BUDGET AND THE ECONOMY

6. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

7. SCOTLAND

8. WALES

9. NORTHERN IRELAND

II. WESTERN, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN EUROPE

1. GERMANY-FRANCE-ITALY-BELGIUM-THE NETHERLANDS-LUXEMBOURG-IRELAND

i. GERMANY

ii. FRANCE

iii. ITALY

iv. BELGIUM

v. THE NETHERLANDS

vi. LUXEMBOURG

vii. REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

2. DENMARK-ICELAND-NORWAY-SWEDEN-FINLAND-AUSTRIA-SWITZERLAND-EUROPEAN MINI-STATES

i. DENMARK

ii. ICELAND

iii. NORWAY

iv. SWEDEN

v. FINLAND

vi. AUSTRIA

vii. SWITZERLAND

viii. EUROPEAN MINI-STATES

3. SPAIN-PORTUGAL-GIBRALTAR-MALTA-GREECE-CYPRUS-TURKEY

i. SPAIN

ii. PORTUGAL

iii. GIBRALTAR

iv. MALTA

v. GREECE

vi. CYPRUS

vii. TURKEY

III. EASTERN EUROPE

1. POLAND-CZECH REPUBLIC-SLOVAKIA-HUNGARY- ROMANIA-BULGARIA-FORMER YUGOSLAVIA-ALBANIA

i. POLAND

ii. CZECH REPUBLIC

iii. SLOVAKIA

iv. HUNGARY

v. ROMANIA

vi. BULGARIA

vii. BOSNIA &amp

HERCEGOVINA-CROATIA-MACEDONIA-SLOVENIA-FEDERAL YUGOSLAVIA

viii. ALBANIA

2. CIS REPUBLICS-BALTIC STATES

i. RUSSIA-BELARUS-UKRAINE-MOLDOVA-CAUCASIAN REPUBLICS

ii. ESTONIA-LATVIA-LITHUANIA

IV. THE AMERICAS AND THE CARIBBEAN

1. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS

US GUBERNATORIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL RESULTS

2. CANADA

3. LATIN AMERICA

i. ARGENTINA.

ii. BOLIVIA

iii. BRAZIL

iv. CHILE

v. COLOMBIA

vi. ECUADOR

vii. PARAGUAY

viii. PERU

ix. URUGUAY

x. VENEZUELA

xi. CUBA

xii. HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

xiii. CENTRAL AMERICA AND PANAMA

xiv. MEXICO

4. THE CARIBBEAN

i. JAMAICA

ii. GUYANA

iii. TRINIDAD &amp

TOBAGO

iv. BARBADOS

v. BELIZE

vi. GRENADA

vii. THE BAHAMAS

viii. WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS

ix. UK DEPENDENCIES

x. SURINAME

xi. NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA

xii. US DEPENDENCIES

V. MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

1. ISRAEL

TERRITORIAL CONTROL IN THE WEST BANK

2. ARAB WORLD AND PALESTINIANS-EGYPT-JORDAN-SYRIA-LEBANON-IRAQ

i. THE ARAB WORLD AND THE PALESTINIANS

ii. EGYPT

iii. JORDAN

iv. SYRIA

v. LEBANON

vi. IRAQ

3. SAUDI ARABIA-YEMEN-ARAB STATES OF THE GULF

i. SAUDI ARABIA

ii. YEMEN

iii. ARAB STATES OF THE GULF

4. SUDAN-LIBYA-TUNISIA-ALGERIA-MOROCCO-WESTERN SAHARA

i. SUDAN

ii. LIBYA

iii. TUNISIA

iv. ALGERIA

v. MOROCCO

vi. WESTERN SAHARA

VI. EQUATORIAL AFRICA

1. HORN OF AFRICA-KENYA-TANZANIA-UGANDA

i. ETHIOPIA-ERITREA-SOMALIA-DJIBOUTI

ii. KENYA

iii. TANZANIA

iv. UGANDA

2. GHANA-NIGERIA-SIERRA LEONE-THE GAMBIA-LIBERIA

i. GHANA

ii. NIGERIA

iii. SIERRA LEONE

iv. THE GAMBIA

v. LIBERIA

3. WEST AFRICAN FRANCOPHONE STATES-CENTRAL AFRICAN FRANC ZONE

i. SENEGAL-MAURITANIA-MALI-GUINEA- C6TE D'IVOIRE-BURKINA FASO-TOGO-BENIN-NIGER

ii. CHAD-CAMEROON-GABON-CONGO-CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC-EQUATORIAL GUINEA

VII. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

1. ZAÏRE-BURUNDI AND RWANDA-GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE-SÃO TOMÉ &amp

PRÍNCIPE-MOZAMBIQUE-ANGOLA

i. ZAÏRE

EASTERN ZAIRE, RWANDA AND BURUNDI

ii. BURUNDI AND RWANDA

iii. GUINEA-BISSAU AND CAPE VERDE

iv. SÃO TOMÉ &amp

PRÍNCIPE

v. MOZAMBIQUE

vi. ANGOLA.

2. ZAMBIA-MALAWI-ZIMBABWE-BLNS STATES

i. ZAMBIA

ii. MALAWI

iii. ZIMBABWE

iv. BOTSWANA-LESOTHO-NAMIBIA-SWAZILAND

3. SOUTH AFRICA

VIII. SOUTH ASIA AND INDIAN OCEAN

1. IRAN-AFGHANISTAN-CENTRAL ASIAN REPUBLICS

i. IRAN

ii. AFGHANISTAN

iii. KAZAKHSTAN-TURKMENISTAN-UZBEKISTAN-KYRGYZSTAN-TAJIKISTAN

2. INDIA-PAKISTAN-BANGLADESH-NEPAL-BHUTAN-SRI LANKA

i. INDIA

ii. PAKISTAN

iii. BANGLADESH

iv. NEPAL

v. BHUTAN

vi. SRI LANKA

3. INDIAN OCEAN STATES

i. MAURITIUS

ii. SEYCHELLES, COMOROS AND MALDIVES

iii. MADAGASCAR

IX. SOUTH-EAST AND EAST ASIA

1. MYANMAR (BURMA)-THAILAND-MALAYSIA-BRUNEI-SINGAPORE-INDONESIA-PHILIPPINES-VIETNAM-CAMBODIA-LAOS

i. MYANMAR (BURMA)

ii. THAILAND

iii. MALAYSIA

iv. BRUNEI

v. SINGAPORE

vi. INDONESIA

vii. PHILIPPINES

viii. VIETNAM

ix. CAMBODIA

x. LAOS

2. CHINA-TAIWAN-HONG KONG-JAPAN-SOUTH KOREA-NORTHKOREA-MONGOLIA

i. PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

ii. TAIWAN

iii. HONG KONG

iv. JAPAN

v. SOUTH KOREA

vi. NORTH KOREA

vii. MONGOLIA

X. AUSTRALASIA AND THE PACIFIC

i. AUSTRALIA

ii. PAPUA NEW GUINEA

2. NEW ZEALAND-PACIFIC ISLAND STATES

i. NEW ZEALAND

ii. PACIFIC ISLAND STATES

XI. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

1. UNITED NATIONS AND ITS AGENCIES

2. OTHER WORLD ORGANIZATIONS

i. THE COMMONWEALTH

ii. NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

MEMBERSHIP OF THE GROUP OF 77

iii. ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC)

3. EUROPEAN UNION

4. EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS

i. COUNCIL OF EUROPE

ii. ORGANIZATION FOR SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE (OSCE)

iii. EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (EBRD)

iv. NORDIC, BALTIC AND ARCTIC ORGANIZATIONS

v. OTHER EUROPEAN ORGANIZATIONS

5. ARAB, AFRICAN, ASIA-PACIFIC AND AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS

i. ARAB ORGANIZATIONS.

ii. AFRICAN ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES

iii. ASIA-PACIFIC ORGANIZATIONS

iv. AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS

XII. DEFENCE, DISARMAMENT AND SECURITY

1. ARMS CONTROL

2. DEFENCE EXPENDITURE AND PROCUREMENT

3. NATO AND EUROPEAN SECURITY

4. OTHER REGIONAL SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS

5. NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

XIII. RELIGION

XIV. THE SCIENCES

1. SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

3. THE ENVIRONMENT

XV. THE LAW

1. INTERNATIONAL LAW-EC LAW

i. INTERNATIONAL LAW

ii. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LAW

2. LAW IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

3. UNITED STATES LAW

XVI. THE ARTS

1. OPERA-MUSIC-BALLET &amp

DANCE-THEATRE-CINEMA-TELEVISION &amp

RADIO

i. OPERA

ii. MUSIC

iii. BALLET &amp

DANCE

iv. THEATRE

v. CINEMA

vi. TELEVISION AND RADIO

2. VISUAL ARTS-ARCHITECTURE

i. VISUAL ARTS

ii. ARCHITECTURE

3. LITERATURE

XVII. SPORT

XVIII. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS

1. THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY

2. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DATA

2A. THE UNITED KINGDOM

2B. THE UNITED STATES

2C. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS

XIX. DOCUMENTS AND REFERENCE

1. HABITAT II DECLARATION ON HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

2. ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT DECLARATION

3. COMMUNITY OF PORTUGUESE SPEAKING COUNTRIES (CPLP)

4. GROUP OF SEVEN COUNTER-TERRORISM PLAN

5. COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY

6. ROME DECLARATION ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY

7. UNITED KINGDOM CONSERVATIVE CABINET

8. UNITED STATES DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION

XX. OBITUARY

XXI. CHRONICLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN 1996

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH

APRIL

MAY

JUNE

JULY

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 9, 2014).

Includes index.

First edition in 1758 by Edmund Burke.

OCLC:

927473193