International Events in April 1997
1st Apr
Pakistan scraps parts of Eighth Amendment.
4th Apr
U.N. seeks Zaire's rebel leader, Laurent Kabila's permission for
evacuation of weak and sick Rwandan refugees from Kisangani area
in Eastern Zaire.
7th Apr
Vietnam signs agreement with U.S. to repay $140 million in debts
owed by erstwhile South Vietnam regime in Saigon.
8th Apr
U.S.-Israeli talks fail as Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. Benjamin
Netanyahu, rules out giving Jerusalem to Palestinians.
9th Apr
Zaire's dictator, President Mobutu Sese Seko, declares emergency
throughout country.
13th Apr
Pope John Paul II, in historic mass at Sarajevo, appeals for
econciliation and peace.
14th Apr
Pilgrims from Iran and other Muslim countries denounce U.S. and
Israel in Mecca rally.
15th Apr
More than 100 Haj pilgrims killed in Mecca fire.
23rd Apr
Peru's special forces kill all 15 rebels of Tupac Amaru movement
and free hostages at the Japanese Ambassador's residence in Lima.
28th Apr
Mr. Laurent Kabila, Zairean rebel leader, gives international
community 60 days to evacuate refugees from Central Zaire.