Yearbook 2008 Panama. In October, the Prosecutor’s Office decided to launch an investigation into allegations that, during his time as lieutenant in the National Guard, Interior Minister Daniel Delgado murdered another guard officer in 1970. Delgado himself acknowledged the incident but claimed it was a legitimate police action that was being investigated and closed down…
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Palau 2008
Yearbook 2008 Palau. Johnson Toribiong, formerly Palau’s ambassador to Taiwan, was elected Nov. 4 as the country’s new president. In addition to the new president, more than 14,200 voters elected a vice president, 13 senators and 16 members to the House of Representatives. Voters also voted through 23 constitutional supplements. Because the elections were unusually…
Pakistan 2008
Yearbook 2008 Pakistan. In 2008, Pakistan was a country in deep crisis characterized by extremist violence, political instability and severe economic problems. For long periods, bloody suicide attacks were carried out with frightening regularity, at least once a week. They were directed at civilian politicians and elections, clan leaders who formed self-defense groups against extremists,…
Oman 2008
Yearbook 2008 Oman. During April’s Democratic Forum in Qatar’s capital Doha, Foreign Minister Yousef bin Alawi spoke with his Israeli counterpart Tzipi Livni. It was the first public meeting at such a high level between the countries. See thenailmythology.com for best time to travel to Oman. During the year, Oman made several efforts to protect the…
Norway 2008
Yearbook 2008 Norway. Thanks to the high oil prices, StatoilHydro made the biggest corporate profit in Norwegian history during the first quarter. When the oil price reached $ 140 per barrel during the year, the state was expected to make huge extra income for the state oil fund, the Government Pension Fund – Global. However,…
Northern Macedonia 2008
Yearbook 2008 Northern Macedonia (until 2019 Macedonia). At the beginning of the year, UN-led negotiations continued since 1995 with Greece on the name Macedonia, but without results. Athens demands that Macedonia call itself something that clearly distinguishes it from the Greek region of the same name. The name dispute led to Greece suspending Macedonia’s membership…
North Korea 2008
Yearbook 2008 North Korea. The hope of a solution to the international conflict over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program that emerged in 2007 was changed into new doubts during the year. Already at the turn of the year, the countries in the six-party group accused North Koreaof failing to fulfill the pledge to completely close…
Nigeria 2008
Yearbook 2008 Nigeria. By mid-year, the country’s courts had rejected eleven of the 2007 governorship elections with reference to electoral fraud. Several dozens of elections by members of the federal parliament or state assemblies were also annulled. However, a special court rejected the protests against the election of President Umaru Yar’Adua on the grounds that…
Niger 2008
Yearbook 2008 Niger. The armed conflict in the north between the state and Tuaregic guerrillas, which flared up again in 2007, continued throughout the year. Milis from the Nigerian Justice Movement (MNJ) attacked smaller cities and military bases and carried away dozens of people. Excess permits existed throughout the region throughout the year. The French…
Nicaragua 2008
Yearbook 2008 Nicaragua. The FSLN (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional) party won big in the municipal elections on November 9. The party won in 91 out of 146 municipalities, including the capital Managua where 30 percent of the electorate lives, while the largest opposition party PLC (Partido Liberal Constitucionalista) won in 50 municipalities. However, a…