WORLD EVENTS AND THE YEAR 1997

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World Events of 1997

Hong Kong returns to Chinese rule.
Israel gives up large part of West Bank city of Hebron.
Israeli government approves establishment of Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem, thus creating a lot of ill-will.
Khmer Rouge hold trial of long-time leader Pol Pot.
The so-called "Big Three" banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.
The comet Hale-Bopp makes its closest approach to Earth.

Hale-Bopp comet
Tony Blair becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He replaces outgoing John Major.

Tony Blair
The remains of Che Guevara are returned to Cuba for burial, alongside some of his comrades.
Princess Diana, dies in Paris after a car crash.

Princess Diana
After 290 years of being under England, Scotland votes to get its own parliament.
In Ottawa, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign a treaty prohibiting the manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel land mines. However, the United States, the People's Republic of China, and Russia, do not sign the treaty.
The Kyoto Protocol is adopted by a United Nations committee.
A large fire occurs in the Russian Space station, Mir.

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