| Jan 22 |
Srilanka
Parliament passes Provincial Council Election Bill |
| Jan 25 |
India elected
Chairman of World Parliamentarian Conference against apartheid steering
committee. |
| Feb 1 |
Afghan insurgents
to form new government to help Soviet withdrawal. |
| Feb 5 |
Rajiv Gandhi,
Gorbachev and Reagan nominated for Nobel Peace Prize. |
| Feb 8 |
Gorbachev
announces withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan from May 15. |
| Feb 22 |
Vassiliou elected
President in cyprus |
| Mar 1 |
Indo-Hungarian
protocol signed. |
| Mar 7 |
Borris Becker
defeated Emilio Sanchez in Champions Cup final. |
| Mar 9 |
US and UK veto NAM
plan on sanctions against racist South Africa. |
| Mar 10 |
Indonesian P. M.
Mr. Suhatro re-elected for another 5 year term. |
| Mar 17 |
India's first
Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-1A launched. |
| Mar 19 |
Soviet-backed
Afghan Government ordered national elections from April 6 to 15. |
| Mar 31 |
The U. S.
Vice-President, Mr. George Bush became the presidential nominee of the
Republican Party in 1988 elections. |
| Apr 1 |
Four Nuclear power
officials from the Soviet Union made the first ever visit by a soviet
delegation to British Atomic plant. |
| Apr 2 |
Pulitzer Prizes
were awarded in US. |
| Apr 4 |
Asia-Pacific Hindu
conference ends in Singapore. |
| Apr 4 |
Boris Becker wins
the World Championship Tennis. |
| Apr 5 |
Mr. Abdou Drouf
was sworn in as Senegal's President. |
| Apr 8 |
Parliament (Majlis)
election in Iran after 1979 revolution. |
| Apr 8 |
In Tokyo the
fourth-Japan Prize (for 1988) was awarded to six scientists from France,
USA, Australia and Japan for their contributions in the fields of energy
technology and to preventative medicine. |
