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Chiefs of State and Heads of Government Foreign Affairs International Organizations

LETTER N° 33

From 13 to 19 of August

13
Paraguay

Vice-presidential election. Result : Julio C. Franco elected Vice-President.

14/17
Unaited States

The Democratic National Convention held in Los Angeles confirmed Al Gore as candidate for the democrats in the forthcoming presidential election.

15
Congo

Republic of the,

National holiday : Congolese National Day (Independence Day 15 August 1960 from France)

Full independence was achieved, with Fulbert Youlou as the first president.

15
Korea, South

National holiday : Liberation Day (15 August 1945, date of liberation from Japanese colonial rule)

15
Liechtenstein

National holiday : Assumption Day.

16
Dominican Republic

Hipólito Mejía takes office as president.

17
Gabon

National holiday : Independence Day (Gabon granted full independence from France 1960)

17
Indonesia

National holiday : Independence Day (Independence : 17 August 1945, proclaimed independence ; on 27 December 1949, Indonesia became legally independent from the Netherlands)

17
Sri Lanka

President Chandrika Kumaratunga dissolved the Sri Lankan Parliament, six days before the end of its six-year term, and scheduled general elections for October, an official spokesman said. Government spokesman Ariya Rubasinghe gave no reason for the early end of the 225-member assembly. New elections will be held Oct. 10, he said.

17
Haiti

President Rene Preval on Wednesday made official the results of Haiti's May, June, and July elections, despite criticism from the international community that the results are questionable. The results published in the official state gazette, Le Moniteur, confirmed the overwhelming victory of the Fanmi Lavalas party of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, with 18 of 19 upper-house and 72 of 82 lower-house seats. The party also won about 80 percent of Haiti's 133 city halls.

17
Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe's June parliamentary elections in Buhera North constituency where the leader of the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change, Morgan Tsvangirai, stood showed that he had lost by an even wider margin to the candidate of the ruling party of President Robert Mugabe. Kenneth Manyonda polled 12,866 votes to Tsvangirai's 10,306.

13 Paraguay		Vice-presidential election. Result : Julio C. Franco elected Vice-President.
14/17 Unaited States		The Democratic National Convention held in Los Angeles confirmed Al Gore as candidate for the democrats in the forthcoming presidential election.
15 Congo Republic of the,		National holiday : Congolese National Day (Independence Day 15 August 1960 from France) Full independence was achieved, with Fulbert Youlou as the first president.
15 Korea, South		National holiday : Liberation Day (15 August 1945, date of liberation from Japanese colonial rule)
15 Liechtenstein		National holiday : Assumption Day.
16 Dominican Republic		Hipólito Mejía takes office as president.
17 Gabon		National holiday : Independence Day (Gabon granted full independence from France 1960)
17 Indonesia		National holiday : Independence Day (Independence : 17 August 1945, proclaimed independence ; on 27 December 1949, Indonesia became legally independent from the Netherlands)
17 Sri Lanka		President Chandrika Kumaratunga dissolved the Sri Lankan Parliament, six days before the end of its six-year term, and scheduled general elections for October, an official spokesman said. Government spokesman Ariya Rubasinghe gave no reason for the early end of the 225-member assembly. New elections will be held Oct. 10, he said.
17 Haiti		President Rene Preval on Wednesday made official the results of Haiti's May, June, and July elections, despite criticism from the international community that the results are questionable. The results published in the official state gazette, Le Moniteur, confirmed the overwhelming victory of the Fanmi Lavalas party of former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, with 18 of 19 upper-house and 72 of 82 lower-house seats. The party also won about 80 percent of Haiti's 133 city halls.
17 Zimbabwe		Zimbabwe's June parliamentary elections in Buhera North constituency where the leader of the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change, Morgan Tsvangirai, stood showed that he had lost by an even wider margin to the candidate of the ruling party of President Robert Mugabe. Kenneth Manyonda polled 12,866 votes to Tsvangirai's 10,306.