February 2000

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Events of the day

Friday, February 4th

• Germany: The Vodafone Group to acquire Mannesmann AG after a months-long takeover battle, becoming the world's largest mobile provider.
• Austria: swearing-in of the first grand coalition government between the ÖVP and the FPÖ.

• Rhein -Erft, NRW: train wreck of Brühl.

Tuesday, February 8th

• Greece: Konstantinos Stephanopoulos was re-elected as president.

Tuesday, February 15

• Latvia: start of accession negotiations with the EU.
• Slovakia: the start of accession negotiations with the EU.
• Mali: Mandé Sidibé is president.

Wednesday 16 February

• D: Wolfgang Schäuble declared before the CDU / CSU parliamentary group of his resignation as party and party leader.

Thursday, February 17

• Microsoft launches its Windows 2000 operating system.

Friday 18 February

• Croatia Stjepan Mesic is president.

Sunday, February 20

• Parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan.

Tuesday, February 22

• Gruner Jahr starts after several months of testing, the Internet portal Computer Channel. The company has in addition to the offices in Munich and Frankfurt am Main correspondent offices in San Francisco and London.

Wednesday, February 23

• Mozambique: Great floods causing many hundreds of deaths.

Sunday, February 27

• Parliamentary elections in Tajikistan.