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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1995, Feb. 22 | |
| Britain and Ireland presented a framework for peace negotiations over Northern Ireland and Ulster. | 1 |
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| Barings PLC, the biggest bank in Britain, declared bankruptcy due to the actions of a trader who had lost a great deal of money making unauthorized transactions in Singapore. | 2 |
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| John Major resigned as leader of the incubent Conservative Party and called for elections because of doubts regarding his leadership capabilities by a more right-wing group called the Euroskeptics. On July 4 he won the leadership back. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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