May 2000

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Events of the day

Monday, May 1

• Germany: Horst Köhler is Director of the International Monetary Fund ( IMF).

Thursday, May 4

• United Kingdom: First direct election of the Mayor of Greater London.

Saturday, May 13

• Enschede / Netherlands: An explosion in a fireworks factory parts of the city will be destroyed.

Monday, May 15

• Armenia: Andranik Margaryan will be the new head of government.

Wednesday, May 17

• Turkey: Ahmet Necdet Sezer is president.

Friday, May 19

• Fiji: coup against the government.

Saturday, May 20

• Taiwan Chen Shui -bian is head of state.

Tuesday, May 23

• France: Fusion The two banks Banque Nationale de Paris ( BNP) and Paribas merged to BNP Paribas.

Thursday, May 25

• Croatia: accession to the PfP (Partnership for Peace ) NATO.
• Israel and Lebanon: Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon and end the occupation.