David A Broad
A personal story
More than 40 years, told day by day
Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) signed the Oslo II Accords, also known as the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip or the Taba Agreement.
This historic diplomatic agreement divided Gaza and West Bank into three administrative areas, granting limited Palestinian self-governance and calling for the first Palestinian elections.
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On this day, mercenaries led by French mercenary Bob Denard staged a coup in the Comoros, successfully capturing President Said Mohammed Djohar.
The local army offered no resistance during the takeover, marking a significant political disruption in the island nation's governance.
Born on 22 August in 1918 in Majunga, Madagascar, Djohar was the half brother of socialist Comorian president Ali Soilih, who had been brought to power in a coup d'état organised by Bob Denard. Djohar was minister of public service, labour, youth and sports in 1960s. He was president of the Chamber of Deputies from June to October 1972.
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The landmark trial against former Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti began in Rome, with serious allegations of his alleged connections to organized crime.
This high-profile legal proceeding would become a significant moment in Italy's ongoing struggle against Mafia influence in political circles.
The dominant political figure of post-World War II Italy, Giulio Andreotti, went on trial , accused of having links with the Mafia and, through it, to an array of crimes including extortion, misuse of power, obstruction of justice and murder.
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Annie Elizabeth "Bessie" Delany who died on this day, September 25, 1995, was an American dentist and civil rights pioneer.
She was the subject, along with her elder sister, Sadie, of the oral history, Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years, written by journalist Amy Hill Hearth.
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After some very necessary sleep, more work on the shop accounts this morning after taking Sam for a long walk across the wet and muddy fields.
An afternoon with Della and a trip to the Bedford Oasis Beach Pool enjoying the swimming, sliding and splashing before she typed about her experience on my Psion.
Wiggly and I ended up in the George at Buckden having a nice three course meal.
Wiggly had had a total of 12 hours sleep last night and she needed it.
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Another full working day and further car incident with an offside rear light lens damaged.
My Discovery was not ready anyway and so I could only work for the rest of the day on overdue bank and credit card account reconciliations with no ability to relax.
Wiggly eventually fell asleep on her bed in her clothes but I still worked on.
We had so much to do today that I had to get us up to get on with it, even though Wiggly was even more tired than usual.
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