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BACK IN TIME
1996
 Guatemala Peace AgreementOn December 26th, Guatemala signed the Peace Agreement to finally end the 32 year civil war and gain the chance to open up to new opportunities. The civil was in Guatemala left between 150.000 and 200.000 civilians death and/or disappeared. |  People's War in NepalThe Communist Party of Nepal wanted to destroy the constitutional monarchy and establish a people's republic on February 1996. It had been around 1800 deaths. |
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 Saudi Arabia Mid Air CollisionIt occurred on November 12th when because of the pilot's error, a Kazakhstan Airlines aircraft crashed into another plane from Saudi Arabia where there was a total of 349 dead. |  Centennial Olympic Park BombingIt was a terrorist attack in Atlanta Georgia, in the Centennial Olympic Park where there was just 1 fatal victim and 111 injured. A security guard found the bomb before its detonation and he could clear most of the spectators out of the park. The responsible for the attack was Eric Robert Rudolph who wanted to force the cancellation of the Olympics. |
 Israel Frees Palestinian PrisionersOn January 10th, 812 Palestinians prisoners were freed in the West Bank and Gaza, 10 days before the Palestinian National Elections. The Israeli Army announced that there would be workers returning to their jobs. The radical Organization Hamas and Ya sir Arafat accused the Israeli agents of killing their people, but Israel declined neither confirm nor denied the accusation. |  Bjarne Riss Won the Tour of FranceBjarne Riss from Denmark won the Tour of France. He was the captain of the Telekom team. His victory brought a positive impact on the development of cycling in Denmark and also in Germany. |
 New York Yakees World ChampionsThe New York Yankees won the 94th season played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. They were managed by Joe Torre. In the 1996 World Series, the Yankees beat the National League champion Atlanta League four games to two. |
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