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ON 22 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on June 22, 2008
1636 : By an edit, shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu forbids the Japanese to leave the country and to build ships, closing the country to foreign influence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_Country_Edict_of_1635
1793 : Birth of Tokugawa Ieyoshi, 12st shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate (1837-1853) who died In July 1853 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokugawa_Ieyoshi
1932 : Birth of Amrish Puri, Indian actor, who died on January 12, 2005 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0700869/
1948 : British king George VI renounces the title of Imperor of India
1955 : Ho Chi Minh, president of North Vietnam starts a visit to Beijing and Moscow
1956 : Birth of Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani politician and current Foreign minister http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/pakistan/2008/pakistan-
080331-irna02.htm
1962 : Birth of Stephen Chow Sing Chi, Hong Kong actor, director and film producer http://men.stareastasia.com/stephen-chow/
1962 : Using for the 100th time its power of veto, Soviet Union blocks a resolution of the United Nations Security Council asking India and Pakistan to open talks on Kashmir
1962 : The Philippines officially claims its sovereignty on North Borneo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Borneo
1974 : Birth of Joseph Vijay, Indian actor http://annashvin.blogspot.com/2008/06/biography-of-vijay-joseph.html
1978 : Ratification by Japan, of the January 30, 1974 treaty with South Korea on the delimitation of the continental shelf between the two countries
1979 : At their Vienne summit, the countries of the G7 ask for the total withdrawal of the Soviet troops from Afghanistan
1982 : At Kuala Lumpur, the political forces opposed to the regime intalled in Phom Penh by the Vietnamese agree to form a Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea, led by Sihanouk http://countrystudies.us/cambodia/72.htm
1985 : Birth of Rosa Kato, Italian Japanese model and actress http://www.rosa-kato.org/ http://www.ken-on.co.jp/rosa/top.html
1995 : Sam Rainsy, leader of opposition in Cambodia is expelled from parliament http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/138764.stm
2005 : Vietnamese Prime minister Phan Van Khai meets US president George W Bush. He is the first Vietnamese leader to go to USA since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975
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ON 23 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on June 23, 2008
1180 : In Japan, first Battle of Uji, starting the Gempei War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Uji_%281180%29
1534 : Birth of Nobunaga Oda, Japanese daimyo, forced to suicide on June 21, 1582 http://www.samurai-archives.com/nobunaga.html
1615 : Death of Mashita Nagamori, Japanese warlord, born in 1545 http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/mashita-nagamori/
1757 : In India, the British, under the command of Robert Clive, win the Battle of Plassey, defeating the Nawab of Bengal http://murshidabad.nic.in/plassey.htm
1884 : An Chinese army defeats the French at Bacle, Indochina
1898 : Emilio Aguinaldo is proclaimed president of the first Philippine Republic (not recognized by the international community)
1924 : Birth of Ranasinghe Premadasa, Sri Lanka president (1989-1993) assassinated on May 1, 1993 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranasinghe_Premadasa
1951 : Soviet United Nations delegate Jacob Malik proposes cease-fire in Korean War
1954 : Outside the official negotiating sessions, in the Conference of Geneva, French premier Pierre Mendès France meets Chine Foreign minister Zhou Enlai
1960 : Birth of Tatsuya Uemura, Japanese musician and porgrammer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatsuya_Uemura
1962 : In Laos, Prince Souvanna Phouma is Prime Minister for the fourth time, up to December 1975
1966 : Birth of Richie Ren, Taiwanese musician http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_Ren http://www.geocities.com/richie_renxianqi/
1969 : In Vietnam War, North Vietnamese encircle Ben Het http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1926
1970 : Extention of the nippo-American 1960 security treaty
1973 : South Korean president Park Chung-hee proclaims a new foreign policy of peace and reunification with North Korea
1980 : Death of Varahagiri Ventaka Giri, fourth president of India (1969-1974), born on August 10, 1894 http://pastpresidentsofindia.indiapress.org/giri.html
1980 : Large Vietnamese raid in Thai territory, causing the tougher stance of Asean on Vietnam
1985 : Air India jet crashes killing 329 http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/23/
newsid_2518000/2518857.stm
1996 : Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh prime minister, till July 2001 http://www.virtualbangladesh.com/biography/hasina.html
2002 : In Malaysia, death of Fadzil Noor, chairman of Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (Pas) http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?
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2002 : In Indian Kashmir, Omar Abdullah succeeds his father Farooq Abdullah as chairman of the National coalition ruling the region
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ON 24 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on June 24, 2008
1398 : Death of Hongwu (Zhu Yuanzhang), first emperor (1368-1398) of the Chinese Ming dynasty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongwu_Emperor
1662 : Dutch attempt to capture Macau is repulsed
1908 : Birth of Guru Gopinath, Indian classical dancer, who died on October 9, 1987 http://www.narthaki.com/info/profiles/profil13.html
1910 : In Korea, Japanese gendarmerie replace Korean police
1932 : A military coup ends the absolute power of the king of Siam (Thailand) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siamese_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_of_1932 http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/ugsoc/his/Journal/En%20En%20Thailand%
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1945 : End of the last Japanese resistance in Okinawa
1949 : In Indonesia, Dutch troops leave Jogjakarta
1955 : Birth of Swami Chidvilasananda, current guru of Siddha Yoga http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chidvilasananda
1965 : Saigon breaks its diplomatic relations with France after it has recognized North Vietnam
1973 : Birth of Ji Jin Hee, South Korean actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ji_Jin_Hee http://www.sidushq.com/star/jjhee
1974 : In India, after the Hight Court of Allahabad declared her election invalid, the Supreme Court authorizes Indira Gandhi, to keep her premiership but withdraws her vote right in the parliament
1983 : Birth of John Lloyd Cruz, Filipino actor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lloyd_Cruz http://www.celebrityheaven.info/182/John%20Lloyd%20Cruz.html
1985 : Birth of Yukina Shirakawa, Japanese gravure idol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukina_Shirakawa http://www.karuku.com/photo/yukina-shirakawa/
1998 : In Malaysia, Daim Zainuddin, closed to Mahathir, is appointed « special » minister, in charge of some economic topics, so encroaching his the domain of Anwar Ibrahim who is at odd with Mahathir.
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ON 25 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on June 25, 2008
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635 : Death of the first Tang dynasty Chinese Emperor Gaozu (618-626), born in 566 http://chinese-history.suite101.com/article.cfm/gaozu
1902 : Birth of Prince Chichibu, younger brother of Emperor Showa (Harihito), who died on January 4, 1953 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Chichibu
1937 : Birth of Obuchi Keizo, Japanese prime minister (1998-2000) who died on May 14, 2000 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ObuchiK.html
1944 : Birth of Broery Marantika, Indonesian singer, who died on April 7, 2000 http://www.broery.com/
1950 : North Korea invades South Korea. UN condemns North Korea invasion (see BBC) http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2709 http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/25/
newsid_2699000/2699641.stm
1954 : Chine Prime Minister Zhou Enlai to India. An important communiqué on pacific coexistence will be published on 28
1969 : US Navy turns boats to South Vietnam Navy http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/25/
newsid_2699000/2699641.stm
1974 : Birth of Pooja Umashankar, Sri Lankan actress http://lankaculture.blogspot.com/2008/01/pooja-gautami-
umashankar.html
1982 : Birth of Jung Li-hoon, South Korean actor and singer http://men.stareastasia.com/jung-ji-hoon/
1982 : Birth of Rain, South Korean singer http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1187264,00.html
1986 : Birth of Aya Matsuura, Japanese popular music artist and actress http://www.babebio.com/babe/aya_matsuura/
1997 : The Number Two of the East-Timor resistance, is killed in a military operation of the Indonesian forces
1997 : In Thailand, sixteen bank companies, ears in debt, are ordered to stop their activities
1998 : Bill Clinton starts the first of an American president in China since Tiananmen massacre (till July 3)
2000 : General elections in Japan. The LDP, with 233 representatives on 480, loses the absolut majority, but its alliance keep the majority in the Lower House with 267 members
2002 : In Malaysia, the United Malayan National Organization (UMNO) announces that Prime Minister Mahathir will quit on October 25, 2003, and that he will progressivelly give his powers to Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
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ON 26 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on June 26, 2008
1838 : Birth of Bankim Chandra Chatterji, Indian writer, who died in April 1894 http://www.ceeby.com/people/bankimchandrachatterji.cfm
1858 : Tianjin (Tien-tsin) Treaty between Great Britain and China http://web.jjay.cuny.edu/~jobrien/reference/ob28.html
1945 : Delegates from 51 nations, including the Republic of China, sign the United Nations Charter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Charter http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/
1937 : Birth of Sombat Metanee, Thai actor and film director http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sombat_Metanee
1949 : Kim Gu, president of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (1927-1948), is murdered. Born on August 29, 1876 http://www.kimsoft.com/2000/kimgu.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Provisional_Government_of_the_Republic_of_Korea
1950 : United Nations Security Council demands the immediate withdrawal of North Korea forces from South Korea
1968 : United States give back the administration of Bonin islands to Japan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonin_Islands
1971 : Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) suggests a new plan to solve the Vietnam War
1972 : Japan protests a series of French nuclear tests at Mururoa (South Pacific)
1975 : Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares Emergency in India, suspending civil liberties and elections. Political leader who opposed her are rounded up and press censorship is imposed
1985 : Birth of Oryen Trinley Dorje, 17th Karmapa (Tibet spiritual leader) http://www.kagyuoffice.org/karmapa.biographicalinfo.html
1994 : Death of Jahanara Iman, Bangladesh writer and political activist, born on May 3, 1929
2002 : For the first time since she has been freed, Aung San Suu Kyi can leave Yangon and go to Mandalay with no problem
2004 : Death of Yash Johar a famous Indian Bollywood film producer, born 6 September 1929 http://www.santabanta.com/cinema.asp?pid=3679
2007 : The Indonesian parliament rejects the defense agreement signed with Singapore in exchange for an extradition treaty for the forced return of corrupted Indonesian businessmen who took refuge in Singapore
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ON 27 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on June 27, 2008
1839 : Death of Ranjit Singh, head of the Sikh state of Punjab, born on 13 November 1780 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9062680/Ranjit-Singh?
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1871 : The yen becomes the new form of currency in Japan when the government suspended the exchange of clan notes, money issued by feudal lords that have circulated since the 16th century
1915 : Naissance de Zhao Dan, Chinese actor, director and writer http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_artqa/2003-10/22/content_43947.htm
1935 : Birth of Ramon Zamora, Filipino martial arts actor, dubbed as the Bruce Lee of the Philippines, who died on August 26, 2007
1939 : Birth of Rahul Dev Burman, Indian composer and actor, who died on January 1994
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahul_Dev_Burman
1950 : United Nations Security Council votes a resolution which take note that North Korea refuses to respect its June 25 resolution and takes sanctions against it http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2711
1950 : Following a call from the United Nations Security Council, US President Truman orders naval and air forces to support South Korea and to protect Taiwan http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0627.html#article http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&
id=6941
1952 : Birth of Madan Kumar Bhandhari, communist Nepalese politician, who was kill in a mysterious car crash in 1993 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madan_Kumar_Bhandari
1962 : Birth of Tony Leung Chiu-wai (Liang Zhaowei), Hong Kong actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504897/bio
1962 : USA says it will consider any Chinese attack against the costal islands held by Taiwan as an attack against Taiwan
1968 : US forces evacuate Khe-Sanh, besieged by the National Liberation front since several months http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/khe/index.html http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1933
1971 : Birth of Nepalese prince Dipendra who killed his father and many other members of the royal family on June 1, 2001 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/1365983.stm
1979 : Birth of Kim Gyu-ri, South Korean actress http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0453589/ http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=48&
threadid=921
1989 : After Tiananmen Square massacre, European Council takes political and economic sanctions against Beijing
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ON 28 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on June 28, 2008
1194 : Death of Emperor Xiaozong of Song (1162-1189), born on November 27, 1127 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Xiaozong
1243 : Birth of Go-Fukasuka, 89th Japanese emperor (1246-1259) who died on August 17, 1304
1921 : Birth of Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao, Indian Prime minister (1991-1996) who died on December 23, 2004 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-RaoPamula.html
1938 : Birth of Moy Yat, Chinese martial artist, who died on January 23, 2001 http://www.moyyat.com/origins.html
1940 : Birth of Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi banker, economist and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize http://www.nndb.com/people/183/000049036/
1946 : Signature of a Treaty of mutual assistance between USA and the the Republic of China
1950 : North Korean troops capture Seoul, the capital of South Korea
1950 : In China, a law on trade unions and another on agrarian reform are adopted
1951 : Death of Fumiko Hayashi, a female Japanese writer who died in June 1951 http://www.bartleby.com/65/ha/HayashiF.html
1951 : After the June 23 proposals of Malik, the Soviet representative at United Nations, US general Rigway, commanding the international forces in Korea, says he is ready to talk for a cease-fire
1954 : At the end of the visit of Chinese premier Zhou Enlai in India, signature of the Agreement between the PRC and the Republic of India, which include the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence (or Panchshell) http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/dengxp/vol3/note/C0150.html http://chinaembassy.org.nz/eng/ziliao/3602/3604/t18053.htm
1956 : Joint communiqué between China and Japan on the repatriation of prisoners of war
1965 : In Vietnam, US forces launch their first offensive http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1935
1971 : Nixon announces a new withdrawal from Vietnam (10,000 soldiers)
1972 : US president Richard Nixon announces that draftees will not go to Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1936
1978 : Vietnam becomes a member of Soviet Union led Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (Comecon)
1979 : Birth of Ha Ji-won (Jeong Hea-rim), Korean actress http://women.stareastasia.com/ha-ji-won/
1983 : Birth of Maui Taylor, Filipina model and singer http://www.mauitaylor.net/
1992 : In Afghanistan, Burhanuddin Rabbani president juqu’en septembre 1996 http://www.afghan-web.com/bios/today/brabbani.html
1994 : Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas at Matsumoto, Japan, 7 persons are killed and 660 injured http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matsumoto_incident
1994 : Arsala Rahmani succeds Gulbuddin Hekmatyar as Afghan prime minister http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2369167
1998 : In China, Foundation of the forbidden China Democracy Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Democracy_Party http://www.cdponline.org/
2004 : According to a draft agreement, India and Pakistan each country will advice the other before a missile launch and they will open new consulates
2007 : Death of Japanese premier Kiichi Miyazawa (1991–1993), born on October 8, 1919 http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2007/jun/30/guardianobituaries.japan
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ON 29 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on June 29, 2008
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1596 : Birth of Go-Mizunoo, 108th emperor of Japan (1611-1629), who died on September 11, 1680 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Go-Mizunoo
1725 : Death of Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician, born on March 24, 1657 http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1B1-355670.html
1923 : Birth of Chou Wen-chung, Chinese American composer of contemporary classical misic http://www.columbia.edu/cu/china/Chou.htm
1939 : Birth of Lo Lieh, Hong Kong martial arts actor, who died of a heart attack on November 2, 2002 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0516316/ http://www.nst.com.my/blogs/fillips/31
1944 : US Congress promises the independence of the Philippines on July 4, 1946
1945 : Birth of Chandrika Kumaratunga, first female Sri Lankan president (1994-2005) http://www.priu.gov.lk/execpres/cbk.html
1949 : The last US soldiers leave South Korea
1950 : Opening of the Conference of Pau between France and the three states of Indochina
1951 : Attempt coup d’état against Thai Prime Minister Pibulsonggram
1960 : Prince Souvanna Phouma, Prime Minister for the third time
1961 : Signature, at Moscow, of a treaty of Amity, cooperation and mutual assistance between Soviet Union and North Korea
1966 : US aircraft bomb the North Vietnamese cities of Hanoi and Haiphong for the first time http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5133
1964 : First New Zeeland troops arrive in Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1938
1969 : Birth of Toru Hashimoto, lawyer and incumbent governor of Osaka prefecture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toru_Hashimoto
1970 : US ground troops return from Cambodia after a two-month operation http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1937
1981 : In China, resignation of conservative Hua Guofeng, heir of Mao Zedong, as chairman of the Central commity of the Chinese Communist Party. He is succeeded by reformist Hu Yaobang
1984 : Birth of Han Ji-hye, South Korean actress and model http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Ji-hye http://gallery.asianfanatics.net/index.php?act=thumbs&aid=762
1986 : Birth of Iya Villania, Filipina actress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iya_Villania http://www.nativecelebrities.com/1159/Iya-Villania.html
1987 : Birth of Yasuka Saito, Japanese actor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2240426/
1989 : US Congress votes new sanctions against China http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2713
2002 : Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel
2004 : Lee Hae-Chan, chairman of South Korea party Uri, succeeds Goh Kun as Prime Minister http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Hae_Chan
2004 : In Pakistan, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, chairman of the Pakistan’s Muslim League-Q, is appointed Prime Minister, succeeding Zafarullah Khan Jamali http://www.elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=525 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zafarullah_Khan_Jamali
2007 : Death of Edward Yang, Taiwanese firm director http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/02/yang.html
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ON 30 JUNE IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on June 30, 2008
1898 : The Northern Territories Hong Kong are leased to Great Britain for 99 years (New Territories)
1906 : Birth of Nepal king Tribhuvan (1911-1955) who died on March 13, 1955 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribhuvan
1917 : Death of Dadabhai Naoroji, Indian intellectual, educator and early political leader, born on http://www.vohuman.org/Article/Dr.%20Dadabhai%20Naoroji.htm
1946 : In China, after the failure of negotiations, hostilities resume between Communists and Nationalists
1950 : President Truman orders US forces to Korea http://www.vohuman.org/Article/Dr.%20Dadabhai%20Naoroji.htm
1953 : In China, end of the census. Chinese population is 600 million inhabitants
1964 : Signature of a border agreement between China and Outer Mongolia
1965 : Agreement between India and Pakistan to stop hostilities in Kutch Desert
1965 : Signature at Tokyo of a treaty on relations between Japan and South Korea
1967 : The South Vietnamese Armed Forces Council resolves rival claims to the presidency in favor of Nguyen Van Thieu for the September 3 election http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1939
1969 : Birth of Nguen Cao Ky (Ky Duyen) Vietnam-born American singer http://www.vietscape.com/music/singers/ky_duyen/biography.html
1970 : The Cooper-Church Amendment, limiting the presidential power in Cambodia is adopted by the US Senate http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=1940
1974 : France quits South-East Asia Treaty Organization (Seato)
1977 : SEATO is officially dissolved
1986 : Biginning of talks between China and Portugal on Macau future
1992 : In the Philippines, General Fidel Ramos succeedes Cory Aquino as president http://www.angelfire.com/on/philpres/ramos.html
1993 : Death of Hong Kong singer and songwriter Wang Ka Kui, 31 yars old, after an accident http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wong_Ka_Kui
1994 : The Japanese Premier Tsutomu Hata, after few weeks, is replaced by the socialist Tomiichi Murayama http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsutomu_Hata http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomiichi_Murayama
1996 : New general elections in Bangladesh under a caretaker government headed by Justice Habibur Rahman. Victory of the Awami League
1998 : Joseph Estrada is sworn in as the new president of the Philippines (till January 2001) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Estrada
2007 : In Bangladesh, General Ershad quits the chairmanship of Jatiya Party and retires http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/E_0071.htm
2007 : Pope Benedict XVI, sends a 50-page letter to the Catholics in China, calling for unity of the Church http://www.cardinalkungfoundation.org/Vatican2007/BenedictXVI-2007-5-
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ON 1 JULY IN ASIAN HISTORY
Created on July 1, 2008
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1898 : The British take possession of Hong Kong New territories on a leasing of 99 years
1921 : On Shanghai, foundation of the Communist Party of China, with Chen Duxiu as first chairman http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-ChenDuxi.html
1946 : White Rajah of Sarawak cedes his territory to the British government as a crown colony http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyner_of_Sarawak
1964 : In Paris, French president General De Gaulle and prince Sihanouk suggest a new conference of Geneva aiming to safeguard the neutrality of Cambodia and Laos
1970 : General Yahya Khan, president of Pakistan abolishes One-Unit of Western Pakistan, restoring the provinces http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Pakistan
1975 : Thailand establishes diplomatic relations with Communist China
1976 : Birth of Justin Lo, Hong Kong singer and songwriter http://asianfanatics.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t120576.html
1977 : Birth of Keigo Hayashi, Japanese music artist http://www.imeem.com/groups/oE2Og3u_,keigo_hayashi_flow_or_flow/
1997 : Hong Kong is hand back to the Chinese authorities, ending more than 150 years of British control. The city become a Special Administrative Region as Tung Chee-hwa as Chief Executive http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/1/
newsid_2656000/2656973.stm http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0701.html#article
2001 : The Communist party of China celebrates the 80th anniversary of its foundation. General Secretary Jiang Zemin announce that private companies boss are now authorized to join the party
2003 : In Hong Kong, 500,000 people demonstrate against an anti-subversion bill
2006 :In South Korea, Kang Jae-sup is elected chairman of the Grand National Party http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kang_Jae-seop
2006 : In China, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is inaugurated http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qinghai-Tibet_Railway
2006 : Death of former Japanese premier Ryutaro Hashimoto http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/07/02/news/obits.php
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