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Saturday, May 29. 1993, 12:00:00 AM UTC


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Saturday, May 29, 1993

Mongolia holds its first direct presidential elections.
24 Pakistani 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