July 1996 Rulers

July 1996

1

United States: Former governor of New Jersey (1970-74) William T. Cahill dies.

3

Ghafoorzai

Afghanistan: President Burhanuddin Rabbani names a 10-man cabinet under the new prime minister, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Foreign minister: Abdul Rahim Ghafoorzai; defense: Wahidullah Sabawoon; finance: Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal; interior: Yunis Qanuni.
Chad: Incumbent Idriss D�by is the winner in the presidential election runoff between him and former foreign minister Wadal Abdelkader Kamougue. D�by wins 69% of the vote. Turnout is officially put at 77%, although observers say it was noticeably lower than the first round's 67.5%.
Russia: The presidential election runoff is won by incumbent Boris Yeltsin with 53.8%, compared to 40.3% for Communist Gennady Zyuganov, 4.8% voting against both candidates. Turnout is 68.9%.

4

Czech Republic: A new 16-member cabinet is sworn in. It is unchanged in the key positions except for the appointments of Miloslav V�born� as defense minister and Jan Kalvoda as justice minister. The right-wing coalition governs without a parliamentary majority.
India: Former Orissa governor (1990-93) Yagya Dutt Sharma dies.

6

Kategaya

Uganda: President Yoweri Museveni names a new 21-person cabinet. Prime Minister Kintu Musoke and Finance Minister Jehoash Mayanja Nkangi retain their posts, while new appointments include Eriya Kategaya as foreign minister and Tom Butime as interior minister.

7

Ecuador: Abdal� Bucaram Ortiz of the Roldosista Party wins the presidential election runoff with 54% against 46% for Jaime Nebot Saadi of the Social Christian Party.

8

France: Former president of the Regional Council of Champagne-Ardenne (1974-81) Jacques Sourdille dies.
Niger: Presidential elections held July 7 and 8 are won by the incumbent, Gen. Ibrahim Bar� Ma�nassara, with 52.3%, followed by former president Mahamane Ousmane (19.75%), former interior minister Tandja Mamadou (15.65%), former prime minister Mahamadou Issoufou (7.6%), and former foreign minister Adamou Moumouni Djermakoye (4.8%). Turnout is 66.3%.
Organization of African Unity: Paul Biya, president of Cameroon, becomes chairman.
Turkey: The government of Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan wins a parliamentary confidence vote 278-265.

9

Guinea: President Lansana Cont� names Sidya Tour� as prime minister. In the cabinet presented on July 17, Lamine Camara is foreign minister.

Mej�a

10

Argentina: Justice Minister Rodolfo Barra resigns. He is succeeded by El�as Jassan.
Colombia: President Ernesto Samper names Mar�a Emma Mej�a as new foreign minister.

11

Albania: President Sali Berisha names a new 25-member cabinet. Among the new ministers are Tritan Shehu as foreign minister and deputy premier, Ridvan Bode as finance minister, and Halit Shamata as interior minister.

Huckabee

Ukraine: President Leonid Kuchma names Oleksandr Kuzmuk as new defense minister, following the dismissal of Valery Shmarov.

15

United States: Mike Huckabee (Republican) is sworn in as governor of Arkansas.

16

Argentina: Defense Minister Oscar Camili�n resigns. On July 21 President Carlos Menem names Jorge Dom�nguez as defense minister, with effect from August 7.

17

Alexander

India: P.C. Alexander, governor of Maharashtra, also becomes governor of Goa.
Russia: President Boris Yeltsin names Igor Rodionov as defense minister.

19

Azerbaijan: President Heydar Aliyev dismisses Prime Minister Fuad Guliyev. The following day he appoints first vice-premier Artur Rasizade as acting prime minister.
Bosnia and Hercegovina: Biljana Plavsic replaces Radovan Karadzic as president of the Republika Srpska.
Mongolia: Parliament elects Mendsayhany Enkhsaikhan as prime minister. Enkhsaikhan will also hold the office of foreign minister.
Slovenia: Parliament elects Davorin Kracun as foreign minister.

21

S�o Tom� and Pr�ncipe: In the presidential election runoff, incumbent Miguel Trovoada wins 52.7% compared to 47.3% for former president Manuel Pinto da Costa. Turnout is about 76%.

22

Australia: Sir Eric Neal is sworn in as governor of South Australia.

23

Bangladesh: Shahabuddin Ahmed is elected unopposed as president, to replace Abdur Rahman Biswas, whose term expires on October 8.

Buyoya

25

Burundi: President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya is deposed in a military coup. Former president (1987-93) Pierre Buyoya takes over again. On July 31 Pascal-Firmin Ndimira is appointed as prime minister.

26

Dlamini

Swaziland: King Mswati III appoints Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini as prime minister.

27

Argentina: President Carlos Menem names Roque Fern�ndez as economy minister, following the firing of Domingo Cavallo.

31

Italy: Prime Minister Romano Prodi's government wins a vote of confidence in the Chamber of Deputies 319-284.
Nepal: Finance Minister Ram Shahan Marat resigns.