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1999
December 1999
6 December 1999 - Rutaganda convicted of genocide and sentenced to life imprisonment
2 December 1999 - Secretary General of the OAU visits Tribunal
November 1999
28 November 1999 - ICTR press statement by the Prosecutor
25 November 1999 - Nahimana pleads not guilty to three new counts
24 November 1999 - Not guilty plea entered on behalf of Muhimana
18 November 1999 - Barayagwiza withdraws request seeking partial stay of appeals order
9 November 1999 - Press release by Carla Del Ponte, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, concerning the case of Jean–Bosco Barayagwiza
8 November 1999 - Genocide suspect arrested in Dar-es-Salaam
8 November 1999 - Barayagwiza seeks partial stay of appeal order
4 November 1999 - Appeals Chamber orders release of accused Barayagwiza
October 1999
20 October 1999 - Trial of Ignace Bagilishema to open on 27 October 1999
20 October 1999 - Ms Del Ponte welcomes cooperation of Rwanda government
13 October 1999 - Special representative of Rwandan government visits Tribunal
8 October 1999 - The Registrar has sole authority to assign counsel
4 October 1999 - President Pillay honoured by the Noel Foundation UNIFEM
September 1999
20 September 1999 - President Obasanjo pledges Nigeria support for Tribunal
18 September 1999 - Former Bourgmestre of Mabanza Ignace Bagilishema pleads not guilty to seven counts in amended indictment
3 September 1999 - Casmir Bizimungu, former Minister of Health, pleads not guilty
August 1999
26 August 1999 - Agreement on enforcement of Tribunal sentences signed in Benin
17 August 1999 - Three former cabinet ministers plead not guilty
13 August 1999 - International media visit ICTR Detention Facility
13 August 1999 - Tribunal lays groundwork to expedite trials
July 1999
6 July 1999 - Goverments appraise ICTR as Registrar meets envoys
June 1999
28 June 1999 - Trial of Musema ends
24 June 1999 - Laurent Semanza pleads not guilty to fresh charges
18 June 1999 - Trial of former militia ends
7 June 1999 - New composition of Trial Chambers
May 1999
31 May 1999 - Three new judges for the Tribunal
April 1999
20 April 1999 - Provisional detention of former Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs extended for a further 21 days
15 April 1999 - Former Minister of Information pleads not guilty to six counts on his initial appearance
1 April 1999 - Former Bourgmestre of Mabanza, Ignace Bagilishema, pleads not guilty to thirteen counts
March 1999
31 March 1999 - Implementation of Trial Chamber's decision in Bernard Ntuyahaga case was correct, ICTR Registry says
24 March 1999 - Judge Dionysios Kondylis (Greece) resigns
23 March 1999 - Bernard Ntuyahaga files urgent motion to remain in ICTR custody, appeals Court's ruling against acquittal
23 March 1999 - Press briefing by the Registrar, Dr Agwu Okali
19 March 1999 - Statement by the Registry on behalf of the Chambers
9 March 1999 - Cooperation and assistance of states key to success of ICTR
February 1999
25 February 1999 - The six lawyers of Jean-Paul Akayesu, former Bourgmestre of Taba
23 February 1999 - Casimir Bizimungu, former Rwandan Foreign Minister, transferred to Arusha
16 February 1999 - Three new judges of Tribunal to be sworn in on 22 February 1999
12 February 1999 - ICTR Registrar meets Mali's Head of State, concludes agreement on enforcement of Tribunal sentences
11 February 1999 - Niyitegeka arrested in Nairobi and transferred to Arusha
8 February 1999 - Trial of George Rutaganda resumes
3 February 1999 - Defence Counsel for Laurent Semanza replaced
January 1999
29 January 1999 - Omar Serushago’s sentence to be delivered on 5 February 1999
25 January 1999 - Trial Chamber holds sessions in the cases of Anatole Nsengiyumva and Ferdinand Nahimana
25 January 1999 - Trial of Alfred Musema starts
20 January 1999 - Trial of Alfred Musema to begin on 25 January 1999