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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1998, Jan. 16 | |
| Guatemala reestablished diplomatic relations with Cuba, ending 37 years of no contact with Castro's regime. | 1 |
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| Human rights advocate and Catholic bishop Juan José Gerardi was murdered. In a situation of rampant politically motivated violence, the case remained unsolved. One year later, the chief prosecutor and two judges resigned because of repeated death threats. | 2 |
| 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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