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November 1994 was the eleventh month of that common year. The month, which began on a Tuesday, ended on a Wednesday after 30 days.

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Current events of November 1, 1994 (1994-11-01) (Tuesday) The Canadian Government announces that it is revising its immigration laws, with tighter limits being placed on the total number of immigrants admitted into the country, with preference given to those with higher education or skills that would benefit the nation's economy. Current events of November 2, 1994 (1994-11-02) (Wednesday) Japan's House of Representatives approves the final version of a package of broad political reforms in the hope that restructuring the electoral system would rid the country of blatant corruption. The new legislation would introduce single-seat electoral constituencies, which would break the power of large political parties that could no longer depend solely on seats awarded by proportional representation. Current events of November 4, 1994 (1994-11-04) (Friday) Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic announces that the Bosnian Serb Supreme Command has asked the Bosnian Serb Parliament next week to impose martial law on Serb territory to counter the latest military setbacks. Serb missile attacks on north-western Bosnia, which wounded seven people, including a child, are labeled as "terrorism" by the United Nations. Roy McMichael pleads guilty to negligence charges in the U.S. District Court for letting a barge run aground on January 7, spilling nearly 800,000 gallons of oil into the Atlantic Ocean off Puerto Rico. A Nigerian court agrees to free opposition leader Moshood Abiola, the presumed winner of last year's aborted election, who has been jailed five months on treason charges. Public transport is paralyzed in Guatemala after bus companies withdrew services following 48 hours of violence in which more than 20 buses were destroyed. Four Nigerians convicted of murdering a woman whose home they broke into are beheaded in Mecca. UNITA rebels in Angola threaten to tear up the new peace pact and launch all-out war if government attacks on them do not stop. Current events of November 5, 1994 (1994-11-05) (Saturday) A letter by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, announcing that he has Alzheimer's disease, is released. George Foreman wins the WBA and IBF World Heavyweight Championships by KO'ing Michael Moorer, becoming the oldest heavyweight champion in history. Johan Heyns, an influential Afrikaner theologian and critic of apartheid, is assassinated. Current events of November 6, 1994 (1994-11-06) (Sunday) A flood in Piedmont, Italy, kills dozens of people. Current events of November 7, 1994 (1994-11-07) (Monday) WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides the world's first internet radio broadcast. Current events of November 8, 1994 (1994-11-08) (Tuesday) Georgia Representative Newt Gingrich leads the United States Republican Party in taking control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in midterm congressional elections, the first time in 40 years the Republicans secure control of both houses of Congress. George W. Bush is elected Governor of Texas. Hurricane Gordon hits Central America, Jamaica, Cuba, the Bahamas, Haiti and the Southeastern United States, causing $594 million in damages and 1,152 fatalities. Current events of November 9, 1994 (1994-11-09) (Wednesday) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Chandrika Kumaratunga becomes President after winning 62% of the popular vote during national elections. Current events of November 10, 1994 (1994-11-10) (Thursday) The Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council issues a declaration, signed by President Saddam Hussein, officially recognizing the sovereignty of Kuwait, the integrity of its borders, and its political independence. Current events of November 13, 1994 (1994-11-13) (Sunday) Voters in Sweden decide to join the European Union in a referendum. The first passengers travel through the Channel Tunnel. Current events of November 14, 1994 (1994-11-14) (Monday) The United States ambassador to the United Nations presents the Security Council with evidence that Saddam Hussein had spent more than $500 million on dozens of luxurious palaces for family members while millions of Iraqis were still living in poverty. As a result, the Security Council decided to leave the economic sanctions on Iraq in place. Current events of November 16, 1994 (1994-11-16) (Wednesday) A federal judge issues a temporary restraining order, prohibiting the State of California from implementing Proposition 187, that would have denied most public services to illegal aliens. The Supreme Council of Ukraine votes overwhelmingly to add the country's name to those of other nations formally committed to observing the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty. Current events of November 17, 1994 (1994-11-17) (Thursday) Albert Reynolds, leader of the Fianna Fail party, resigns as Prime Minister of Ireland one day after leading members of the Labour Party, junior partners in the ruling coalition, quit their Cabinet posts. Current events of November 20, 1994 (1994-11-20) (Sunday) The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol. Current events of November 27, 1994 (1994-11-27) (Sunday) In an uncommon procedure that permitted political parties to field more than one candidate for an elective office - thereby eliminating primary contests - Uruguay's Colorado Party wins a plurality of 32.2% of the popular vote in national elections. The most popular of the Colorado Party's three candidates, former President Julio Maria Sanguinetti, becomes head of state and government. Current events of November 28, 1994 (1994-11-28) (Monday) Voters in Norway decide not to join the European Union in a referendum.

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