Portal:Current events/April 1998

April 1998 was the fourth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Wednesday, ended on a Thursday after 30 days.

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This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from April 1998.

April 5, 1998 (Sunday)

In Japan, the Akashi Kaikyō Bridge linking Shikoku with Honshū and costing about US$3.8 billion, opens to traffic, becoming the largest suspension bridge in the world.

April 6, 1998 (Monday)

Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of hitting India.

April 10, 1998 (Friday)

Good Friday: 1 hour after the end of the talks deadline, the Belfast Agreement is signed between the Irish and British governments and most Northern Ireland political parties, with the notable exception of the Democratic Unionist Party.

April 15, 1998 (Wednesday)

Pol Pot commits suicide while under house arrest in Cambodia. However, rumors have said that he was poisoned and Ta Mok claims he had a heart attack.

April 20, 1998 (Monday)

The alleged date the German Red Army Faction (created 1970) is dissolved.

April 22, 1998 (Wednesday)

Disney's Animal Kingdom opens at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

April 23, 1998 (Thursday)

The Yugoslav Army ambushes a group of Kosovo Liberation Army fighters attempting to smuggle weapons from Albania into Kosovo, killing 19.

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