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February 7: King Hussein of this country dies at age 63.
February 16: An assassination attempt takes place against Islam Karimov, president of this country.
April 1: Nunavut becomes this country's third territory.
April 9: Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara, president of this country, is assassinated.
May 17: Ehud Barak is elected prime minister of this country.
June 2: The king of this country allows television transmissions for the first time.
July 20: Falun Gong is banned in this country.
July 23: Mohammed VI becomes king of this country.
October 12: Pervez Musharraf becomes leader of this country after a coup.
December 31: Boris Yeltsin resigns as president of this country.