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Saturday, May 29, 1993
Mongolia
holds its first direct presidential
election
s.
24
Pakistan
i troops in the
UN forces
are killed in
Mogadishu
,
Somalia
.
Burundian presidential election, 1993
: The first multiparty elections in Burundi since the country's independence lead to the election of
Melchior Ndadaye
, leader of the
Front for Democracy in Burundi
. The next day's
legislative election
sees his party win with an overwhelming majority.
President of Guatemala Jorge Serrano Elías is forced to flee the country after an attempted self-coup.
Large protests erupt against Slobodan Milošević's regime in Belgrade opposition leader Vuk Drašković and his wife Danica are arrested.
Following the
Revolutionary Nationalist Movement
's victory,
Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada
becomes president of Bolivia.
The National Assembly of Venezuela designates Ramón José Velásquez as successor of suspended President Carlos Andrés Pérez.
The first
Life Ball
takes place in Vienna, Austria. In 2011, the event is named the largest public-charity on HIV and AIDS in Europe.
Source:
Wikipedia