Nicosia, Cyprus. A range of major events spanning politics, protest, culture, and aviation occurred on January 29 in different years.
Political leadership and government
In 1941, Ioannis Metaxas, prime minister of Greece from 1936, died.
In 1986, Yoweri Museveni was sworn in as Uganda’s Head of State.
In 2002, U.S. President George W. Bush described an “axis of evil” in his State of the Union address.
Culture and landmarks
In 1996, Venice’s opera house La Fenice, meaning “The Phoenix,” was destroyed by fire for the second time in its history.
In 2002, the biggest cappuccino in the world was made in Verona.
Protests and cross-strait ties
In 2001, student protesters stormed the Indonesian parliament.
In 2005, historic charter flights between China and Taiwan were launched.
Detention and release
In 2000, Song Yongyi, a Chinese academic based in the United States who was detained in China on suspicion of gathering state secrets, left for home after being freed.
Aviation incident
In 2013, a SCAT Airlines passenger plane crashed in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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