May 1993

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This article covers the latest news and events in May 1993.

Events of the day

New York / United States: The Security published the Resolution 824, will be announced in the UN protected zones for refugees in Bihac, Gorazde, Sarajevo, Tuzla and Žepa. For this, however, is not sufficient protection by UNPROFOR units.
Banja Luka / Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Arnaudija and the Ferhadija mosque destroyed by a stop partially. The subsequent complete destruction, organized by the authorities of the Republika Srpska, included the dismantling of the complete Ferhadija complex.
Germany: 0137 Night Talk, one of the first call-in shows, and Salto Postale, a sitcom of the ZDF are first aired.

Las Vegas / United States: Lennox Lewis wins his boxing match and world champion in the heavyweight division against Tony Tucker by victory on points.

Germany: Virgin Schallplatten GmbH publishes tender me, the eighth studio album by the rock band Die Toten Hosen The album followed a basic concept, which refers to advertising and consumption! .
Kyrgyzstan: The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic brings the first bill of the new currency of Kyrgyzstan Som into the circulation and thus solves the ruble from the Soviet Time.

Munich / Germany: Eberhard von Kuenheim over his office as CEO of BMW AG Bernd Pischetsrieder. At the time, BMW AG has 70,000 employees and a turnover of DM 30 billion.
Neuilly-sur-Seine/Frankreich: The Search Assistance intervention dissuasion (RAID), a unit of the French National Police to combat terrorism, has an insert which is known for the first time the general public. Eric Schmitt, a student performs with a large quantity of explosives and takes hostages. Members of the RAID penetrate the school, and free the hostages. The perpetrator is killed in the attempt.
Israel Ezer Weizmann is elected the seventh president.

Cologne / Germany: Go cycling classics Rund um Köln is sprayed a large yellow cloth with 3,333 black graffiti bananas by Thomas Baumgärtel and draped over the plastic Stationary traffic. The installation " Art on Art " is used during the bike race as a podium for 22 triathletes who pedal profiled there on four fixed training - wheel rollers.
United States: The transmitter radiates ABC miniseries Wild Palms from the first time.
Germany: The German Sports Federation recognizes the American Football Association of Germany.

Northern Hemisphere: A partial eclipse can be observed from the entire Arctic Ocean, all of Greenland and large parts of North America and northern Eurasia. From Germany is only the north-eastern part, north of the line Emden and Görlitz, in the visibility area.
Venezuela: After corruption charges by the Attorney General of the Congress President Carlos Andrés Pérez settles out. The President of Parliament Octavio Lepage takes up office Ramón José Velásquez up was elected president by Congress on June 4, 1993.

United States: The American Roy Jones Jr. wins the World Boxing Championship in the middleweight division after a unanimous points victory over his compatriot Bernard Hopkins.
Munich / Germany: In the subway stations Haderner star and Grosshadern be opened.
Iwano-Frankiwsk/Ukraine first time landing a Boeing 737 at Ivano- Frankivsk Airport ( IATA code: IFO, ICAO code: UKLI ), thus opening up the international operations.
Rheinland-Pfalz/Deutschland: On the Hahn Air Base is the first civilian flight, a charter flight to Mallorca instead. The expansion of the Air Base to Frankfurt-Hahn International Airport as part of the defense conversion is complete.

Bavaria / Germany: The Bavarian Minister Präsidente Max Streibl resigns in wake of Amigo affair. He is succeeded by Edmund Stoiber.
Russia: Homosexual acts between consenting adults be legalized. It will run until 1999 and homosexuality in Russia is no longer on the list of mental illnesses.

Monaco: The United Nations General Assembly followed the Security Council expressed in Resolution 829 on May 26 recommendation and takes the Principality of Monaco to the 183 member of the UN.
Eritrea: The General Assembly followed the Security Council expressed in Resolution 828 on May 26 recommendation and takes the Principality of Eritrea as a new member.
Berlin / Germany: The German artist Peter Gabrian receives the occasion of his exhibition at the Spittelkolonnaden in Berlin by the Ambassador of the Republic of Finland Kai Helenius on behalf of the Finnish Prime Minister, the " Knight's Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland ".

Solingen / Germany: in an arson attack by right-wing extremist background five people were killed.
Vienna / Austria: The first Life Ball is taking place. In addition to city government, there are only two sponsors. Here, a revenue of 1.1 million Austrian schillings ( € 79 940 ) is obtained, which is paid into the club " Aids Life ".
Jordan: Abdelsalam al - Majali begins his first term as prime minister of his country.

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