LETTER N° 1

From January 1st to January 8

1 Bosnia and Herzegovina		Ejup Ganic becomes president of the Muslim-Croat federation.
1 Switzerland		Adolf Ogi takes office as president for the year 2000. Succeeds to Ruth Dreifuss.
3 Croatia		In parliamentary elections, a coalition of Social Democrats and Social Liberals wins 71 out of 151 seats.
3 Marshall Islands		Kessai H. Note is elected president by the Nitijela (parliament). He is sworn into office January 10. Alvin Jacklick becomes foreign minister, Nidel Lorak home minister, and Michael Konelious finance minister.
3 Niger		Hama Amadou is sworn in as prime minister. On January 5 the new cabinet is sworn in. It includes Nassirou Sabo as foreign minister, Mahamane Manzo as home minister, Sabiou Dadi Gao as defense minister, and Ali Badjo Gamatié as finance minister.
3 Tonga		Prince Lavaka Ata Ulukalala is appointed prime minister.
3 United States		Former treasury secretary (1965-68) Henry H. Fowler dies.
4 Côte d'Ivoire		Military ruler Robert Guéi appoints Christophe Mboua as foreign minister, Col. Issa Diakité as home minister, Ngolo Coulibaly as finance minister, and keeps the defense ministry for himself.
4 Greece		Former prime minister (1973) Spyros Markezinis dies.
4 United States		The Mississippi House of Representatives selects Ronnie Musgrove as governor (86-36). He takes office January 11.
5 Monaco		Patrick Leclercq is sworn in as minister of state.
5 Sri Lanka		Kumar Ponnanbalam, Tamul political ruler, candidate for president of Sri Lanka in 1982 elections, murdered.
8 Bulgaria		Died Stefan Dimitrov Savov , Bulgarian politician, leader of the Democratic Party (DP) and co-president of a Popular Union coalition (NS).