During 1996, however, the economy collapsed due to an unstable and decentralised banking system, a wave of hyperinflation throughout several countries of Eastern Europe, and slow reforms, which led to an inflation rate of 311 % and the collapse of the lev.

During 1996, however, the economy collapsed due to the Bulgarian Socialist Party's slow and mismanaged economic reforms and an unstable and decentralised banking system, which led to an inflation rate of 311 % and the collapse of the lev.

This arrangement soon broke down, however, and the 1996 and 1997 legislative and municipal elections provided the background for renewed partisan politics.

No satellite earth stations ; connected by cable into the French communications system, however since June 1996, Monaco has had a separate country calling code, + 377.

Since 1996, however, the collection has also included oral histories of senior NASA administrators and officials, astronauts, and project managers, part of a broader project to document the lives of key agency individuals.

He disagreed strongly with the Labour governments of 1992 – 1996 ( led by Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres ) and 1999 – 2001 ( Ehud Barak ), however, he looked favourably on the Netanyahu government of 1996 – 1999 and supported it from the outside.

By this time however, the influence of Slobodan Milošević was confined to Serbia only as Montenegro had experienced internal regime change in 1996 when former Milošević ally Milo Đukanović reversed his policies, showed resilience by becoming leader of his party and subsequently dismissing former Montenegrin leader Momir Bulatović, a man who remained loyal to Milošević.

By 1996, however, the issue had been set aside, with Italy renouncing any revision of the Treaty of Osimo, allowing a significant improvement in relations.

Devlin and Emmerich gave the rights to the franchise to MGM when they were working on their 1996 film Independence Day ( the rights to the Stargate film are currently owned by StudioCanal, with Lions Gate Entertainment handling most distribution in terms of international theatrical and worldwide home video releases ); however, MGM retains the domestic television rights.

In a 1996 interview, McVeigh professed belief in " a God ", although he said he had " sort of lost touch with " Catholicism and " I never really picked it up, however I do maintain core beliefs.

Noting that as recently as 1996, the legislature had authorized bills promoting same-sex adoption, the state determined that such a consistent policy did not exist ( this provision, however, did outline a potential path by which the legislature might avoid providing marriage rights to same-sex couples in the future if it so chose.

Fox, however, did air a nationally based morning show called Fox After Breakfast ( which was formerly Breakfast Time on Fox's FX cable channel ) between 1996 and 1998, which aired on all affiliates from 9 to 10 am as opposed to the other major networks airing theirs from 7 to 9 am Fox tried its hand again in 2001, at a morning show called Good Day Live, inspired by KTTV's Good Day L. A .— this time in syndication mode.

In 1996, Russia launched Mars 96, its first interplanetary mission since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, however it failed to depart Earth orbit.

Originally the competition took place over four or five days ; however in 1996 a one-day format was adopted in an effort to be more audience-friendly.

Originally the competition took place over four or five days ; however in 1996 a one-day format was adopted in an effort to be more audience-friendly.

A Greek-Israeli cooperation agreement on military affairs was concluded as early as December 1994 ( predating the Turkish-Israeli agreement of February 1996 ); however, both sides refrained from activating the agreement.

In 1996, the Rochester Institute of Technology established the first software engineering Bachelor's degree program in the United States, however, it did not obtain ABET accreditation until 2003, the same time as Rice University, Clarkson University, Milwaukee School of Engineering and Mississippi State University obtained theirs.

Vargas was scheduled to turn pro on November 1996, however, while training for his debut bout he broke his right hand.

The Hart's Location midnight voting tradition, which began in 1948, actually predates the more widely-known Dixville Notch practice ; however, Dixville Notch generally receives greater publicity because Hart's Location discontinued the practice in 1964, only to reinstate it in 1996.

By her divorce on 30 May 1996 she retained the style Her Royal Highness with the style of other divorced peeresses, eliminating the preface " The " before " Duchess of York "; however in August 1996, Letters patent were issued with general rules to regulate royal titles after divorce.

Immediately after her divorce she retained the style Her Royal Highness ; however on 21 August 1996 letters patent were issued which removed the title from divorced former wives of princes.

Unlike the rest of the country, however, Prohibition was not completely repealed in Williamson in 1933 ; this didn't occur until more than six decades later, in 1996.

However some traffic continued into the 1980s and beyond including over 2 million tonnes of aggregate carried on the Grand Union ( River Soar ) from 1976 to 1996, latterly using wide beam barges however, and aggregate currently carried by narrow boats ( and wide barges ) between Denham and West Drayton on the Grand Union Canal.

Ajax's last international trophies were the 1995 Intercontinental Cup and the 1995 Champions League, where they defeated Milan in the final ; they lost the 1996 Champions League final on penalties to Juventus.

In 1996 Taito announced that they lost the original source code.

* On April 18, 1996, there was a first mutiny by 200 – 300 soldiers who claimed that they had not received their wage since 1992 – 1993.

During 1996, the Ministry of Public Security established the Fuerza Pública or Public Force which reorganized and eliminated the Civil Guard, Rural Assistance Guard, and Frontier Guards as separate entities ; they are now under the Ministry and operate on a geographic command basis performing ground security, law enforcement, counter-narcotics, and border patrol functions.

As of 1999, Health Canada announced a policy to defer individuals from donating blood if they have lived within the United Kingdom for one month or more from January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1996.

During this time, they still produced prolifically for artists on their new label as well as continuing Solid Steel on Kiss FM, running the night club Stealth ( Club of the Year in the NME, The Face, and Mixmag in 1996 ) and multimedia work with Hex.

Star receiver Michael Irvin was suspended by the league for the first five games of 1996 following a drug-related arrest ; he came back after the Cowboys started the season 2-3 ; they finished 10-6 and won the NFC East title, but were eliminated in the divisional round of the playoffs 26-17 by the second-year Carolina Panthers.

Osama bin Laden issued two fatwās — in 1996 and then again in 1998 — that Muslims should kill civilians and military personnel from the United States and allied countries until they withdraw support for Israel and withdraw military forces from Islamic countries.

Golem is the evolved form of Graveler, who is in turn the evolved form of Geodude, and they all first appeared in the 1996 game Pokémon Red and Blue.

Since the first commercial cultivation of genetically modified plants in 1996, they have been modified to be tolerant to the herbicides glufosinate and glyphosate, to be resistant to virus damage as in Ringspot virus-resistant GM papaya, grown in Hawaii, and to produce the Bt toxin, an insecticide that is documented as non-toxic to mammals.

Critical Mass was created in 1996 when The Right Stuf made a deal with Manga Entertainment to release an unedited edition of Violence Jack, which they deemed too intense for their normal line.

In The Mismeasure of Man ( 1996 ), paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould criticized IQ tests and argued that that they were used for scientific racism.

Simon paid out early on the bet in 1997 ( before his death in 1998 ) based on his expectation that prices would remain above 1996 levels ( which they did ).

Jacksonville's 1996 season was a marked success as they won six of their last seven games of the season and finished with a record of 9 – 7.

When Kemp became Dole's running mate in 1996, they appeared on the cover of the August 19, 1996 issue of Time magazine, but the pair barely edged out a story on the reported discovery of extraterrestrial life on Mars, which was so close to being the cover story that Time inset it on the cover and wrote about how difficult the decision was.

In Iran, the Community of Kabaddi was formed in 1996, in same year they joined the Asian Kabaddi Federation and in 2001 they joined the International Kabaddi Federation.

The national team has been less successful in such limited-overs matches at the ground, including a five year stint between 1996 and 2001, when they failed to win any matches.

The only other branded shirts worn by the club were made by Umbro until 1985, when they were replaced by Adidas, who produced the kits until 1996 when Reebok took over.

Little penguins have also been reported from Chile ( where they are known as Pingüino pequeño or Pingüino azul ) ( Isla Chañaral 1996, Playa de Santo Domingo, San Antonio, 16 March 1997 ) and South Africa, but it is unclear whether these birds were vagrants.

Over the 13 years that the Liberals then spent in opposition until 1996, they tended to blame the " wasted opportunities " of the Fraser years for their problems.

Brando made a similar comment on Larry King Live in April 1996, saying " Hollywood is run by Jews ; it is owned by Jews, and they should have a greater sensitivity about the issue of — of people who are suffering.

In April 1996, Lewinsky's superiors transferred her from the White House to The Pentagon because they felt she was spending too much time around Clinton.