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* February 16 - [[Abbas al-Musawi]], Secretary-general of [[Hezbollah]], is assassinated. He is succeeded by [[Hassan Nasrallah]]. | * February 16 - [[Abbas al-Musawi]], Secretary-general of [[Hezbollah]], is assassinated. He is succeeded by [[Hassan Nasrallah]]. | ||
* April 2 - Beginning of the [[Siege of Sarajevo]]. | * April 2 - Beginning of the [[Siege of Sarajevo]]. | ||
* April 5 - [[Alberto Fujimori]] dissolves the Peruvian congress, imposing [[censorship]] and having opposition politicians arrested, igniting a constitutional crisis. | |||
* April 6 - Beginning of the [[Bosnian War]]. | * April 6 - Beginning of the [[Bosnian War]]. | ||
* April 7 - [[Radovan Karadžić]] is named the inaugural president of the newly-created Republika Srpska. | * April 7 - [[Radovan Karadžić]] is named the inaugural president of the newly-created Republika Srpska. | ||
* April 10 - The [[Provisional IRA]] detonates a large truck bomb outside the Baltic Exchange building in London. Two bystanders and a Baltic Exchange attendant are killed. | * April 10 - The [[Provisional IRA]] detonates a large truck bomb outside the Baltic Exchange building in London. Two bystanders and a Baltic Exchange attendant are killed. | ||
*April 13 - [[Mr Cruel]] | *April 13 - The final attack attributed to "[[Mr Cruel]]" takes place when 13-year old Karmein Chan is [[Kidnapping|kidnapped]] from her home in Templestowe, Victoria and [[murder]]ed. | ||
* April 16 - [[Mohammad Najibullah]] resigns as President of Afghanistan. The [[People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan]] is dissolved. | * April 16 - [[Mohammad Najibullah]] resigns as President of Afghanistan. The [[People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan]] is dissolved. | ||
* April 23 - [[Than Shwe]] succeeds [[Saw Maung]] as Chairman of the [[State Peace and Development Council]] in Burma. | * April 23 - [[Than Shwe]] succeeds [[Saw Maung]] as Chairman of the [[State Peace and Development Council]] in Burma. |