September 1, 2003.
Germany and Italy.
Turkish
Prime Minister Travels to Germany and Italy
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay
visits to Germany between September 1-3 and to
Italy between September 5-7. Prime Ministry
Press Center said in a statement that Prime
Minister Erdogan will hold bilateral contacts
and inaugurate Berlin office of Turkish
Industrialists and Businessmen Association (TUSIAD).
Erdogan is expected to meet with German
Chancellor Gerhard Schroder and CDU leader
Angela Merkel. Erdogan will also meet with
representatives of Turkish society in Germany.
Erdogan, who will pay a visit to Italy between
September 5 and 7, will participate in
Ambrosetti Forum in Villa D'este. Erdogan is
foreseen to deliver speeches in two sessions and
meet with Italian Prime Minister Silvio
Berlusconi. SOURCE: Anadolu Agency.
September 1, 1980.
JORDAN.
Black
September Begins
Jordanian troops drove Palestinian guerrillas
out of Jordan. The Black September terrorist
group took its name from this policy.
September 1, 1983.
SOUTH KOREA.
Kal
Flight 007 Shot Down
Korean Air Lines flight 007, on a flight from
New York to Seoul, was shot down by Soviet
fighters after straying into Soviet airspace.
All 269 persons aboard were killed.
September 2, 1991.
ESTONIA.
U.S.
Recognition
President bush announced on September 2, 1991
that the United States recognized the
independence of Estonia. This followed receipt
on September 1 of a letter from Soviet president
Gorbachev saying the Soviet Union had no
objection to such action on the part of the
United States. The United States subsequently
established an embassy in Tallinn, the capital
of Estonia.
September 2, 1991.
LATVIA.
U.S.
Recognition
President Bush announced on September 2, 1991
that the U.S. recognized the independence of
Latvia.
September 2, 1991.
LITHUANIA.
U.S.
Recognition
President Bush announced on September 2, 1991
that the United States recognized the
independence of Lithuania.
September 2, 1945.
VIETNAM.
Independence
Day
Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the Democratic Republic
of Vietnam.
September 3, 1971.
QATAR.
Independence
Day
Independence gained from the UK.
September 3, 2000.
SAN MARINO (ENCLAVE IN
ITALY).
Founding Of The Republic
September 4, 1969.
JAPAN.
Founding
Of Red Army Faction
Radical leftists founded the Sekigunha (Red Army
Faction), predecessor of the Japanese Red Army.
September 4, 1992.
NEPAL.
Dasain
Festival
Hindu festival.
September 4, 1992.
SRI LANKA.
Dasain
Festival
Hindu festival.
September 5, 1987.
BURMA.
Demonetization
Of Currency
The demonetization of Burmese currency resulted
in student riots.
September 5, 1973.
FRANCE.
Saudi
Embassy In Paris Seized
Palestinian terrorists seized the Saudi Arabian
embassy in Paris, taking five hostages. One
hostage was released in France and the others
later were released in Kuwait.
September 5, 1977.
GERMANY.
Kidnap
And Murder By Raf
Hans-Martin Schleyer, president of the west
German Employer's Association, was kidnapped and
killed in Cologne by Red Army Faction (RAF)
terrorists.
September 5, 1973.
SAUDI ARABIA.
Saudi
Embassy In Paris Seized
Palestinian terrorists seized the Saudi Arabian
embassy in Paris, taking five hostages. One
hostage was released in France and the others
later were released in Kuwait.
September 5, 1960.
SENEGAL.
Declaration
Of The Republic
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