Following public demonstrations against Ter-Petrosyan's policies on Nagorno-Karabakh, the President resigned in January 1998 and was replaced by Prime Minister Robert Kocharyan, who was elected President in March 1998.

* The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty was signed October 4, 1991 and entered into force January 14, 1998 ; this agreement prevents development and provides for the protection of the Antarctic environment through five specific annexes on marine pollution, fauna and flora, environmental impact assessments, waste management, and protected areas.

The Borough of East York was the last Toronto municipality to hold this status, relinquishing it upon becoming part of the City of Toronto on January 1, 1998.

A second commission of inquiry, chaired by Lord Saville, was established in January 1998 to re-examine Bloody Sunday.

Before 1998, the United Kingdom profile contained a sentence that asserted the UK had gained independence on 1 January 1801.

: New Zealand dollars ( NZ $) per US $ 1-1. 4203 ( 2005 ), 1. 9451 ( January 2000 ), 1. 8886 ( 1999 ), 1. 8632 ( 1998 ), 1. 5083 ( 1997 ), 1. 4543 ( 1996 ), 1. 5235 ( 1995 )

In January 1998, Compaq was at its height.

As a result, Switzer resigned as head coach in January 1998 and former Steelers offensive coordinator Chan Gailey was hired to take his place.

# Journey to Cubeville — September 1, 1996 to January 18, 1998

# Don't Step in the Leadership — January 12, 1998 to October 18, 1998

Some believed that the ice-storm in January 1998, which devastated parts of Southern Ontario and Southern Quebec, was caused or accentuated by El Niño's warming effects.

Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs ( CFPF ) per US $ 1 – 95. 89 ( 2005 ), 96. 04 ( 2004 ), 105. 66 ( 2003 ), 126. 71 ( 2002 ), 133. 26 ( 2001 ), 117. 67 ( January 2000 ), 111. 93 ( 1999 ), 107. 25 ( 1998 ), 106. 11 ( 1997 ), 93. 00 ( 1996 ), 90. 75 ( 1995 ); note-linked at the exact official rate of 0. 055 French francs to one Pacifique franc.

Communauté financière africaine francs ( CFAF ) per US $ 1 – 507. 71 ( 2010 ), 472. 19 ( 2009 ), 447. 81 ( 2008 ), 481. 83 ( 2007 ), 522. 89 ( 2006 ), 647. 25 ( January 2000 ), 615. 70 ( 1999 ), 589. 95 ( 1998 ), 583. 67 ( 1997 ), 511. 55 ( 1996 ), 499. 15 ( 1995 )

In other areas of the West Bank, transfer of powers took place pursuant to the Israel-PLO 28 September 1995 Interim Agreement, the Israel-PLO 15 January 1997 Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron, the Israel-PLO 23 October 1998 Wye River Memorandum, and the 4 September 1999 Sharm el-Sheikh Agreement.

euros per US $ 1 – 1, 3002 ( February 2005 ), 0. 9867 ( January 2000 ), 0. 9386 ( 1999 ); French francs ( F ) per US $ 1 – 5. 65 ( January 1999 ), 5. 8995 ( 1998 ), 5. 8367 ( 1997 ), 5. 1155 ( 1996 ), 4. 9915 ( 1995 )

* Sir Kevin Tebbit ( January – July 1998 )

PLH's Carlos Roberto Flores took office on 27 January 1998, as Honduras ' fifth democratically elected President since free elections were restored in 1981, with a 10 % margin over his main opponent PNH nominee Nora Gúnera de Melgar ( the widow of former leader Juan Alberto Melgar ).

In January 1998, Honduras and El Salvador signed a border demarcation treaty that will implement the terms of the ICJ decree.

The rupiah, which had been in the Rp 2, 600 / USD1 range at the start of August 1997 fell to 11, 000 / USD1 by January 1998, with spot rates around 15, 000 for brief periods during the first half of 1998.

Manx pounds per US $ 1: 0. 6092 ( January 2000 ), 0. 6180 ( 1999 ), 0. 6037 ( 1998 ), 0. 6106 ( 1997 ), 0. 6403 ( 1996 ), 0. 6335 ( 1995 ); the Manx pound is at par with the British pound

On January 30, 1998, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration ( NTIA ), an agency of the U. S. Department of Commerce, issued for comment, " A Proposal to Improve the Technical Management of Internet Names and Addresses.

After the release of the Apple Lisa computer in January 1983, Apple invested considerable effort in the development of a local area networking ( LAN ) system for the machines.

The region's governor is, since 1 January 2011, Stavros Arnaoutakis, who was elected in the November 2010 local administration elections for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement.

As of January 2009, it appears the project has been canceled, in part due to the strong opposition from the local population, mostly on environmental grounds.

On January 21, 1217 Honorious issued the bull Gratiarum omnium recognizing St. Dominic's followers as an Order dedicated to study and universally authorized to preach, a power formerly reserved to local episcopal authorization.

There were 149 Civil-White Guards in Finland ( local units in towns and rural communes ) on 31 August 1917, 251 on 30 September, 315 on 31 October, 380 on 30 November 1917 and 408 on 26 January 1918.

The first serious local battles were fought during 9 – 21 January in southern and southeastern Finland, mainly to win the race for weapons and for control of the vital southeastern town of Viipuri.

On 20 January 2009, an umbrella group of approximately fifty labour union and other associations known in the local Antillean Creole as the Liyannaj Kont Pwofitasyon ( LKP ) led by Élie Domota called for a € 200 ($ 260 USD ) monthly pay increase for the island's low income workers.

On 20 January the local Justice and his retainers arrived at Thomas Habington's home, Hindlip Hall, to arrest the Jesuits.

After a much-disputed truce on 3 January 1928, the Italian policy in Libya reached the level of full scale war, including deportation and concentration of the people of the Jebel Akhdar to deny the rebels the support of the local population.

The last local elections for the governorates were held in the 2009 Iraqi governorate elections on 31 January 2009.

Robert James " Bob " Ritchie was born on January 17, 1971 in Romeo, Michigan to William " Bill " Ritchie, a car dealer who owned several local dealerships, and Susan Ritchie.

Mohammed Waheed Hassan Manik was sworn in as President of the Maldives on 7 February 2012, in connection to the resignation of President Nasheed amidst weeks of protests and demonstrations led by local police dissidents who opposed Nasheed ’ s 16 January order for the military to arrest Abdulla Mohamed, the Chief Justice of the Criminal Court.

The opposition participated in municipal elections in January – February 1994 and in subsequent elections for the Senate, gaining representation at the local level as well as one seat in the Senate.

The opposition participated in municipal elections in January – February 1994 and subsequent Senate elections, most recently in April 2004, gaining representation at the local level as well as three seats in the Senate.

It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Kraków, Tarnów, Nowy Sącz and parts of Bielsko-Biała, Katowice, Kielce and Krosno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998.

When the enemy ’ s heavy forces marched on December 1762 and arrived at Harnamadi in January 1763, they found all the local houses already evacuated and the area short of food provisions.

Opole Voivodeship, or Opole Province ( Polish: województwo opolskie ; ), is a Polish voivodeship, or province, created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Opole Voivodeship and parts of Częstochowa Voivodeship, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998.

In January 829, Gregory was involved in a dispute with Farfa Abbey over the ownership of local monastic land by the Roman church.

Up to around 450, 000 gallons ( about 11, 000 bls ) of crude oil spilled over the Sabine River when the tanker Eagle Otome which was carrying the shipment struck two chemical-carrying barges due to loss of engine power on January 24, 2010, at 10 AM local time.

Pending implementation of these wage increases and concerned that the government may be unable to meet these increased expenses, the local currency weakened from Sf 2200 in January 2002 to nearly Sf 2500 in April 2002.

It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Katowice, Częstochowa and Bielsko-Biała Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998.

A local ad server quickly followed from NetGravity in January 1996.

* January 8 – Taiping Rebellion: Zeng Guofan is ordered to assist the governor of Hunan in organising a militia force to search for local bandits.

The counties handle matters as high schools and local roads, and until 1 January 2002 hospitals as well.

It is taking place from 6 to 8 January with a mass participation of the local population and thousands of visitors under the sounds of big brass bands, pipises, Macedonian and grand casa drums.