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1999 – Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia. 1999 – In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup. 2000 – Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia.
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From Britannica Book Of The Year
May 7, 1995
In a runoff presidential election, French voters chose former prime minister Jacques Chirac, the mayor of Paris and leader of the neo-Gaullist Rally for the Republic party, over the Socialist Party candidate, Lionel Jospin. In two previous attempts (1981, 1988) to win the presidency, Chirac had been defeated by Francois Mitterrand, a Socialist, who held office an unprecedented 14 years. While on the campaign trail, Chirac pledged to reduce unemployment, which exceeded 12%, and to make greater use of national referenda to decide government policies, especially regarding France''s role in the European Union. On May 17, inauguration day, Chirac named Alain Juppe prime minister. Under Mitterrand he had been minister of foreign affairs.
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May 7, 2011 · Major Events. 1429 English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc and the French army. Nobel's Dynamite. 1867 Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel patents dynamite in England, the first of three patents he would receive for the explosive material.
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