1998 in Libya

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1998
in
Libya

Decades:
See also:Other events of 1998
List of years in Libya

The following lists events that happened during 1998 in Libya.

Incumbents

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Events

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August

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  • August 31 - Libyan planes fly to DRC. The government of Libya says it is to evacuate Arab families who went to the Republic of the Congo from DRC.[1]

September

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  • September 18 - Kabila flies to Libya, concerning the UN.[2] The United Nations condemns Libya, Sudan and the DRC for breaches against the UN's air embargo against Libya.[3]
  • September 19 - President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Laurent Kabila leaves Tripoli after a visit that violated the UN's embargo on air links with Libya.[4] Again, the United Nations condemns the two countries for this.[5]
  • September 20 - Kabila flies to Libya again, as the third time he has violated the UN's air embargo with Libya.[6]

November

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  • November 30 - Kabila ends talks with Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi about the Congo conflict and a reported agreement on a ceasefire at the Franco-African summit meeting in Paris.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Libyan plane flies to DR Congo". 31 August 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Congolese leader flys [sic] to Libya". 18 September 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  3. ^ "UN condemns Libya violations". 18 September 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Kabila breaks Libya air embargo". 19 September 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  5. ^ "UN slams Libya sanctions violations". 19 September 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Congolese leader flies to Libya". 20 September 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Kabila ends talks in Libya". 30 November 1998. Retrieved 30 January 2015.