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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

Current events of August 4, 1998 (1998-08-04) (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; 3,900,000 people are killed before it ends in 2003, making it the bloodiest war, to date, since World War II. Accusations of Rwanda backing them up have been made with Rwanda denying it. (BBC) Current events of August 5, 1998 (1998-08-05) (Wednesday) Armed conflicts and attacks 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) Disasters and accidents Korean Air Flight 8702 crashes near the airport due to bad weather, starting a fire. There were no fatalities but 25 people were injured. Current events of August 7, 1998 (1998-08-07) (Friday) Yangtze River Floods: In China the Yangtze river breaks through the main bank; before this, from August 1–5, peripheral levees collapsed consecutively in Jiayu County Baizhou Bay. The death toll exceeds 12,000, with many thousands more injured. 1998 U.S. embassy bombings: The bombings of the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, kill 224 people and injure over 4,500; they are linked to terrorist Osama bin Laden, an exile of Saudi Arabia. Current events of August 15, 1998 (1998-08-15) (Saturday) The Omagh bombing is carried out in Northern Ireland by the Real IRA. Current events of August 24, 1998 (1998-08-24) (Monday) The first RFID human implantation is tested in the United Kingdom. Current events of August 26, 1998 (1998-08-26) (Wednesday) Computer virus CIH activates and attacks Windows 9x.

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