August 1998

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August 1998 was the eighth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Saturday, ended on a Monday after 31 days.

Portal:Current events

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from August 1998.

August 4, 1998 (Tuesday)

Rebel forces revolt against President Laurent Kabila's government in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, starting the Second Congo War. Accusations of Rwanda backing them up have been made with Rwanda denying it. (BBC)

August 5, 1998 (Wednesday)

The United States tells the Democratic Republic of the Congo's neighbours to not get involved with the rebellion in the east of the country. (BBC)

Korean Air Flight 8702 crashes near the airport due to bad weather, starting a fire. There were no fatalities but 25 people were injured.

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