31 Dec 1999
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1999
Page
1
President Boris Yeltsin resigns and asks Russians for forgiveness, appointing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to lead the government. The move shifts power and signals a planned transition amid political upheaval.
Special report marks the 2000th anniversary of Christianity with John Berry’s photo tour of Jesus life sites in Jerusalem. The piece notes Jerusalem’s sacred status for Jews Muslims and Christians, their shared reverence, and 1500 years of competing claims followed by a fragile coexistence today.
In Moscow, Boris Yeltsin stunned Russia by resigning and pledging elections in 90 days for a new president. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin immediately assumed acting presidency, receiving the nuclear briefcase as the market rose on hopes of stable leadership. Yeltsin, 68, called for forgiveness and said Russia must enter the millennium with new leaders.
As the new century began, Kiribati lit the first Millennium Island ceremony while Boris Yeltsin resigned in Moscow and Indian Airlines hostages were freed on an Afghan tarmac. Global anxieties over terrorism and tech glitches shadowed celebrations as nations prepared for the 2K bug and security concerns.
The Weekend 7 theater page features critics favorite selections Pageant Smokey Joe's Cafe and Death and the King's Horseman. Mark Doyle's Guitar Noir tops the local CD chart while Fantasia 2000 is lauded as a millennium vehicle. Lottery results numbers appear alongside playfully chaotic trivia and celebrity mentions.
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