1999 Daytona 500, Silly season
The start of the 1999 season was marked by three owners (Andy Petree, Travis Carter, and Joe Gibbs) expanding to 2 full-time teams for the first time in their careers. Their drivers were Kenny Wallace (Petree), Darrell Waltrip (Carter), and rookie Tony Stewart (JGR). Several new teams debuted, including Joe Bessey's new #60 and the #58 Ford owned by Scott Barbour. Speedweeks would also be marked by controversy involving Junie Donlavey's #90 Ford.


1999 Daytona 500, Silly season
Rookie driver Mike Harmon was dismissed from his team just before the Gatorade 125 qualifying races after reports surfaced that Harmon's sponsor, Big Daddy's Barbecue Sauce, was not living up to its contract obligations, as well as the team wanting a veteran driver to find more speed on the track; Donlavey's team wound up signing Mike Wallace, who'd driven for the team in the 1994-96 period.


1999 Daytona 500, Qualifying and Gatorade 125s
Jeff Gordon won the pole for the race with a speed of just over 195 mph, and would start alongside former Indy Racing League champion Tony Stewart, who was making his Winston Cup debut. A total of 59 drivers would make an attempt to qualify for the 1999 Daytona 500. Bobby Labonte would win the first Gatorade 125 qualifying race after taking the lead from Gordon on lap 39. A lap 1 incident, the only caution of the First Duel, ended Dan Pardus and Jeff Green's chances at making the Daytona 500. Dale Earnhardt won the 2nd Gatorade duel after taking the lead from Stewart on lap 8. The second duel was marred by two caution periods that ended Dick Trickle, Glen Morgan, and David Green's chances at qualifying for the race. This would be Earnhardt's final win at Daytona.


1999 Daytona 500, Qualifying and Gatorade 125s
Drivers qualified for the Daytona 500 either by finishing in the top 16 in their qualifying race, through a 2-lap qualifying run, or a provisional starting spot based on owner points from the 1999 season. They had three chances to make a 2-lap time trial run that would be fast enough to make the Daytona 500.


1999 Daytona 500, Race summary
This race was known for Jeff Gordon's daring three-wide pass on Rusty Wallace and Mike Skinner. He passed Wallace after ducking to the apron, nearly plowing into the damaged car of Ricky Rudd. Skinner jumped to the outside and they raced three-wide for three laps until Dale Earnhardt  (the defending Daytona 500 winner) gave Gordon the needed push. The race was also known for a determined Earnhardt repeatedly trying to pass Gordon for the lead on the final lap, only for Gordon to beat him to the finish. The race had a 13-car pileup on lap 135, in which eventual series champion Dale Jarrett flipped over twice but however, he was uninjured. This was also the first Winston No Bull 5 race of the season.


1999 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
The 1999 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Yankee Conference.


1999 Delhi hit-and-run case
Six persons, including three police officers were killed by a speeding BMW E38 in the Lodhi Colony area of Delhi, India, on 10 January 1999. After following trails of the engine oil, police found the BMW at 50 Golf Links, the residence of Rajeev Gupta. It was then revealed that Sanjeev Nanda, grandson of Indian Navy Chief and son of Indian arms dealer Suresh Nanda was driving the car after returning from a party with Siddhartha Gupta (son of Rajeev Gupta), and Manik Kapoor.


1999 Delhi hit-and-run case
While Nanda and several related parties were initially acquitted and released in a trial in 1999, he was later found guilty in 2008 and sentenced to two years in prison, which was reduced to time served, a large fine, and two years of community service by the Indian Supreme Court in 2012. The case attracted media attention, and was viewed by India Today as "a test of the judicial system's ability to take on the powerful".


1999 Delhi hit-and-run case, Hit-and-run case
In the early morning of 10 January 1999, Sanjeev Nanda was returning from a late night party in Gurgaon with some friends.


1999 Delhi hit-and-run case, Hit-and-run case
Nanda had reportedly been instructed by his parents not to drive that night, but was driving anyway. There was a police checkpoint on Lodhi Road and it appears that the constable may have challenged the car, though it is also possible that the car was going so fast that it was out of control. Sanjeev's BMW crashed through all the people at the police checkpoint, immediately killing two constables and two others. Another policeman and another bystander died later in hospital. The seventh victim survived.


1999 Delhi hit-and-run case, Hit-and-run case
After running through the policemen, he allegedly stopped the car to check the damage, saw people under the car, and according to the prosecution, at this point a co-passenger said: "Let's go," and they quickly drove away. The car was then driven to a house in Golf Links, New Delhi, where a watchman and driver were instructed to clean the bumpers and bonnet of the car. Subsequently, the police charged these three with destroying evidence. A few days later, a witness came forward to describe the scene. At the time of the crash, he was on his way to the railway station.


1999 Delhi hit-and-run case, NDTV sting operation
NDTV carried out a sting operation in which defence attorneys were filmed offering money to a witness. Later the Delhi High Court debarred the advocates for four months.


1999 Delhi hit-and-run case, Investigation
The vehicle's broken registration plate was found on the scene the next morning. Preliminary investigations revealed that the car would have been going at 140 km/h when it hit the victims.


1999 Delhi hit-and-run case, Investigation
Within a few hours of the incident, Inspector Jagdish Pandey of the Police Control Room of Delhi Police traced the car by trailing the oil leak to the grade from the spot of the accident. They found the one-month-old car, purchased in his sister Sonali Nanda's name, with foreign number plates, which had not been registered in India. Attempts to clean it were still in progress. Nanda and his friends were arrested, but his clothes, and those of the others who helped clean the car, were never found. Nanda and his friends were charged with culpable homicide in court.


1999 Delhi hit-and-run case, Re-trial
The case went up for re-trial and was tried on a fast-track basis. On 2 September 2008, Nanda was convicted by a Delhi court for killing six persons. On 3 August 2012 the Supreme Court reduced his prison sentence to the two years he had already spent in prison, but the court added a large fine, and sentenced Nanda to do community service for two years.


1999 Delhi hit-and-run case, In popular culture
The case inspired the Bollywood movie Jolly LLB (2013) starring Arshad Warsi and Boman Irani. and the Tollywood movie Sapthagiri LLB (2017) starring Saptagiri and Sai Kumar which in turn inspired by Jolly LLB and kollywood movie Manithan


1999 Delta State gubernatorial election
The 1999 Delta State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee James Ibori won the election, defeating the APP candidate.


1999 Delta State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Delta State is elected using the plurality voting system.


1999 Delta State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,547,685. Total number of votes cast was 911,605, while number of valid votes was 899,287. Rejected votes were 12,318.


1999 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary
The 1999 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary was the selection process by which the Democratic Progressive Party of the Republic of China (Taiwan) chose its candidate for the 2000 presidential election. The DPP candidate for president was selected through a series of member of the party in Thursday, April 15, 1999.


1999 Denmark Open
The 1999 Denmark Open in badminton was held in Vejle, from October 13 to October 17, 1999. It was a four-star tournament and the prize money was US$120,000.


1999 Denmark Open darts
1999 Denmark Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Denmark in 1999.


1999 Denver Broncos season
The 1999 season was the Denver Broncos' 30th in the National Football League (NFL) and their 40th overall. The 1999 Broncos were heavily favored to win a third consecutive Super Bowl, but after winning a second against the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII in Miami, the team suffered the retirement of Super Bowl XXXIII MVP quarterback John Elway during the off-season. Elway had spent his entire career with the Broncos, and much of the focus in the weeks leading up to the season centered on the void left by Elway's departure. Head coach Mike Shanahan announced that third-round 1998 draft pick Brian Griese, son of Miami Dolphins Quarterback Bob Griese, would take the reins of the offense, passing over veteran and credible back-up quarterback Bubby Brister.


1999 Denver Broncos season
In the preseason, the Broncos played in the first and so far only NFL game held in Australia. On August 7, before a crowd of 73,811 spectators at Stadium Australia in Sydney, the Broncos defeated the San Diego Chargers 20–17.


1999 Denver Broncos season
Although no one expected a serious defense of their title, the Broncos would stumble out of the gate this season, losing the first four regular season games. Many of the games would be decided in the final two minutes of play, but the Broncos found themselves on the losing end at 6–10. It was their first losing season since 1994, their worst season since 1990 and the worst record of the five-team AFC West. This was the worst-ever season for a team defending their Super Bowl title in a non-strike season. Only the 1982 49ers had a lower winning percentage as they failed to defend their first Super Bowl championship.


1999 Denver Broncos season
The Broncos and the Falcons combined for an 11–21 record in 1999. This is, as of 2019, the worst combined record for both defending conference and/or Super Bowl champions in the season following a Super Bowl appearance. The 11-21 mark was matched by the Buccaneers and Raiders four years later, one season removed from Super Bowl XXXVII.


1999 Denver Broncos season
Statistics site Football Outsiders calculates that the Broncos went from the league's third-easiest schedule in 1998, to the hardest schedule in 1999:


1999 Denver Broncos season
Before 2011, the worst one-year increase in strength of schedule belonged to the 1999 Broncos. Denver had ridden the third-easiest schedule (in a 30-team league) to a Lombardi Trophy in 1998, only to fall apart the next season under the weight of John Elway's retirement, Terrell Davis'[s] Week 4 injury, and – oh, by the way – the toughest schedule in the league.


1999 Denver Broncos season
This was the largest single-season change in Football Outsiders' rankings until the 2011 St. Louis Rams.


1999 Denver Broncos season
Week 4 saw star running back Terrell Davis, who was last year's league MVP, hurt his knee and was placed on injured reserve for the remainder of the season.


1999 Derby City Council election
The 1999 Derby City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 29.0%.


1999 Derbyshire Dales District Council election
The 1999 Derbyshire Dales District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Derbyshire Dales District Council in Derbyshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.


1999 Des Moines mayoral election
The 1999 Des Moines mayoral election was held on October 5, 1999 to elect the mayor of Des Moines, Iowa. It saw Preston Daniels win reelection.


1999 Detroit Lions season
The 1999 season was the Detroit Lions' 70th in the National Football League (NFL). They finished the season with an 8–8 record, an improvement on their 5–11 record from the previous season, and qualified for the playoffs as the third-placed team in the NFC Central. It was their sixth playoff appearance of the decade, capping one of the most successful 10-year stretches in franchise history.


1999 Detroit Lions season
In 2004, Football Outsiders' Mike Tanier named the 1999 Lions as one of the "worst playoff teams ever".


1999 Detroit Lions season
The Lions had just lost Barry Sanders to an abrupt retirement and started the season with second-year pro Charlie Batch at quarterback before he was lost to an injury and replaced by Gus Frerotte.


1999 Detroit Lions season
The team won six of their first eight games, including a victory over the eventual Super Bowl champion St. Louis Rams, which made the Lions a surprise contender at the midway point of the season; however, they managed only two more wins in the second half of the season and lost their final four games.


1999 Detroit Lions season, Regular season
The season had an inauspicious beginning as future Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders suddenly retired on the eve of training camp. Undaunted, coach Bobby Ross led the Lions to a fast start, highlighted by a Week 9 win over the then 6–1 St. Louis Rams.


1999 Detroit Lions season, Regular season
The following week, Ross made a questionable decision to go for a failed two-point conversion after a touchdown against Arizona. The game ended with Detroit trailing by four points in the red zone trying to score a game-winning touchdown. The Lions would lose at Green Bay the following week, but defeat Chicago at home to get back on track.


1999 Detroit Lions season, Regular season
The following week, the Lions picked up the franchise's first win vs. Washington since 1965, putting the team at an 8–4 and in sole possession of the second seed in the NFC. However, the Lions collapsed down the stretch and lost their last four regular season games to finish 8–8.


1999 Detroit Lions season, Regular season
Two other NFC teams—the Packers and Carolina Panthers—finished 8–8, but the Lions beat the Panthers 24–9 in Week 7 and they held the conference record tiebreaker over the Packers, thus allowing Detroit to make the playoffs as the sixth seed despite losing their final four games.


1999 Detroit Lions season, Regular season
This would be the Lions' last playoff appearance until the 2011 season.


1999 Detroit Shock season
The 1999 WNBA season was the second for the Detroit Shock. The Shock entered the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.


1999 Detroit Tigers season
The 1999 Detroit Tigers had a record of 69–92 and finished in third place 27½ games behind the Indians. After a century of baseball at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull, the 1999 season was the last for the team at Tiger Stadium. On September 27, 1999, Robert Fick had the final hit of the final game at Detroit's Tiger Stadium, a rooftop grand slam, which was the stadium's 11,111th home run. In the 2000 season, the Tigers moved to Comerica Park.


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium
The final game at Tiger Stadium was played on September 27, 1999, between the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals. The Tigers were victorious 8–2. The winning pitcher was Detroit starter Brian Moehler. The losing pitcher was Jeff Suppan.


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The pregame ceremony
Prior to the final game at Tiger Stadium, a ceremony was held. It was emceed by then current Tiger broadcaster and Ford C. Frick Award recipient Ernie Harwell. The National Anthem was performed by The Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit Singers. At the ceremony, owner Mike Ilitch spoke along with then Michigan governor John Engler, then Detroit mayor Dennis Archer and Commissioner of Baseball Bud Selig. Also featured at the ceremony was longtime Tiger right fielder and Hall of Famer Al Kaline.


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The pregame ceremony
Instead of both managers exchanging lineups before the game, both clubs appointed honorary captains. Representing the Tigers was Kaline and representing the Royals was former MVP and Hall of Fame third baseman George Brett.


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The pregame ceremony
Well, here's Robert Fick. Another man who's counted on in the future, wearing Norm Cash's number 25..remember, Al told him he'd hit a home run today. AND HE DID! There she goes! And it is...on the roof! Robert Fick, a grand slam that hits the roof and comes back! Kaline called it! How do you like that? Look at these flashbulbs! What a moment! – Frank Beckmann on WKBD television, calling Fick's eighth inning grand slam off Jeff Montgomery, the final home run hit at Tiger Stadium.


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The pregame ceremony
Tigers lead it 8–2. Two down in the ninth inning. Jones is ready. He delivers. Here's a swing and a miss. The game is over, and Tiger Stadium is no more. – Ernie Harwell, calling Carlos Beltrán's strikeout to end the game on WJR radio.


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The postgame ceremony
The game ended at 7:07 pm. The grounds crew then surrounded home plate. Groundskeeper Charlie McGee, using a pick axe, dug up home plate at 7:13. It would then be transported by Tiger pitchers Matt Anderson, Jeff Weaver, and Francisco Cordero, with police escort, to Comerica Park.


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The postgame ceremony
Ernie Harwell then read a history of Tiger Stadium accompanied by music from the movie Field of Dreams. He introduced a film containing images of such Tiger legends as Ty Cobb, Sam Crawford, Hughie Jennings and Harry Heilmann. In addition, the Tigers Hall of Famers were honored: Heinie Manush, Mickey Cochrane, Charlie Gehringer, Hank Greenberg, Hal Newhouser, George Kell, and Harwell.


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The postgame ceremony
Following remarks from Willie Horton and former manager Sparky Anderson, there emerged from the center field gate players from times past, including Mark Fidrych, Bill Freehan, Dick McAuliffe, Dave Bergman, Mickey Stanley, Willie Horton, Kirk Gibson, Cecil Fielder, Al Kaline, the combination of Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker, and Elden Auker. A line was formed from the center field flagpole to home plate, along which was passed the flag that had flown from the pole in dead center over the finale.


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The postgame ceremony
After Auker passed the flag to catcher Brad Ausmus, players threw souvenirs into the stands as some reached over and put dirt from the warning track into plastic bags. It was at this time that Harwell gave his final goodbye: "Tonight, we say good-bye. ... Farewell, old friend Tiger Stadium. We will remember."


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, The postgame ceremony
At 8:19, the scoreboard was shut off. At quarter to nine, a final team picture was taken, and by 9 the stands were empty. As the last of the fans left, a sign was hung on the famous right-center field overhang which read: "Today, there is crying in baseball. So long, old friend."


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, Ernie Harwell's farewell
"Ladies and gentlemen, less than six months ago, we began a warm season of farewells, and with each passing day we came a little bit closer to this historic occasion.


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, Ernie Harwell's farewell
"The Lions, Joe Louis and Nelson Mandela. 6,873 regular-season games, 35 postseason contests and a trio of spectacular All-Star Games, Tiger Stadium has been home to this great game of baseball. But more than anything, it has been a cherished home to our memories.


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, Ernie Harwell's farewell
"Will you remember that last base hit? The last out? How about that last pitch? Or maybe it's the first time as a child when you saw that green, green grass that will forever be etched into your mind and soul.


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, Ernie Harwell's farewell
"Tonight, we say good-bye. But we will not forget. Open your eyes, look around and take a mental picture. Moments like this shall live on forever.


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Final game at Tiger Stadium, Ernie Harwell's farewell
"It's been 88 moving years at Michigan and Trumbull. The tradition built here shall endure along with the permanence of the Olde English D.  But tonight we must say good-bye.


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1999 Detroit Tigers season, Player stats, Relief pitchers, Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1999 Deutschlandsberg bus crash
On 24 January 1999, a bus carrying Hungarian teenagers on a skiing holiday went off the road in the mountains near Deutschlandsberg in Styria, Austria. 18 people were killed and 32 injured.


1999 Deutschlandsberg bus crash, Accident
The bus was carrying 45 people, primarily teenagers aged between 15 and 18 from two schools in Kőszeg; they were returning to their lodgings at the castle in Limberg at the end of the first day of a weeklong skiing holiday. At about 4.45 p.m., on a steep downward slope, the driver found himself unable to brake the bus.


1999 Deutschlandsberg bus crash, Accident
He collided with barriers on the left side of the road, but guided the bus around two curves, overtaking other vehicles; however, on the third curve at a point between Deutschlandsberg and Trahütten, at a speed of about 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) as recorded on the tachograph, the bus left the road, went through an embankment, and after approximately 15 metres (49 ft) collided with the opposite slope below a farmhouse, overturned once or twice, and came to rest upside down against a tree; its fall was observed by the house's owner through the kitchen window. 18 people were killed and 32 injured, 17 seriously.


1999 Deutschlandsberg bus crash, Aftermath
Emergency services reached the accident site quickly because they had been at a minor accident a short distance away; some parents were also following the bus in a car, including a physician who when she began to render aid, found her own daughter's body. The injured were treated at hospitals in Deutschlandsberg and Graz; the dead were all identified within three days. The accident coincided with a summit meeting of the heads of state of Austria, Hungary and Slovakia; the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, planned to visit the injured. Hungary declared a national day of mourning on 31 January.


1999 Deutschlandsberg bus crash, Aftermath
The road at the time was not snowy or icy. Investigation of the accident showed that the Neoplan bus was twenty years old and had a high mileage. There were no brake marks on the road, and it was concluded that despite having been tested and passed a few months before, the brakes had failed. The driver, who was one of the people seriously injured in the crash, had said he was very tired, having not had enough rest since his previous assignment.


1999 Deutschlandsberg bus crash, Aftermath
He was found responsible for putting the bus into the wrong gear, which made it impossible for him to use the engine to brake, although he was trying with both hands to shift gears. He was sentenced by a court in Graz to three years in prison for reckless endangerment, but released after 15 months, and returned home to Szombathely, where he died in August 2001.


1999 Deutschlandsberg bus crash, Aftermath
The accident location is marked with a cross. A memorial service was held in Deutschlandsberg to mark the fifteenth anniversary in 2014.


1999 Dhivehi League
In the 1999 Dhivehi League, Club Valencia won the championship.


1999 Direct Line International Championships
The 1999 Direct Line International Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Eastbourne Tennis Centre in Eastbourne in the United Kingdom that was part of Tier II of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 14 June until 19 June 1999. Natasha Zvereva won the singles title.


1999 Direct Line International Championships, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


1999 Direct Line International Championships, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


1999 Direct Line International Championships, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


1999 Direct Line International Championships, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:


1999 Direct Line International Championships, Finals, Doubles
Martina Hingis /  Anna Kournikova defeated  Jana Novotná /  Natasha Zvereva, 6–4 retired


1999 Direct Line International Championships – Doubles
The 1999 Direct Line International Championships – Doubles was the doubles event of the twenty-fifth edition of the Eastbourne International, a WTA Tier II tennis tournament held in Eastbourne, England and part of the European grass court season. Mariaan de Swardt and Jana Novotná were the defending doubles champions but each competed with different partners in 1999. De Swardt partnered Elena Tatarkova and reached the semifinals where they lost to Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova. Novotná teamed with Natasha Zvereva and they retired in the final to Hingis and Kournikova after losing the first set 4–6.


1999 Direct Line International Championships – Singles
The 1999 Direct Line International Championships – Singles was the singles event of the twenty-fifth edition of the Eastbourne International, a WTA Tier II tournament held in Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom and part of the European grass court season. Jana Novotná was the defending champion but retired earlier in the year.


1999 Direct Line International Championships – Singles
Natasha Zvereva won in the final 0–6, 7–5, 6–3 against Nathalie Tauziat.


1999 Direct Line International Championships – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.


1999 Division 1 (Senegal)
The 1999 Division 1 season was the 34th of the competition of the first-tier football in Senegal. The tournament was organized by the Senegalese Football Federation. The season began on January 10 and finished on 19 September 1999. ASC Jeanne d'Arc won the seventh title and participated in the 2000 CAF Champions League the following year. ASEC Ndiambour participated in the 2000 CAF Cup of Cups and Compagnie sucrière sénégalaise in the 2000 CAF Winners' Cup.


1999 Division 1 (Senegal)
Four clubs would relegate into Division 2 the following season and the number of clubs in Division 1 was reduced to twelve.


1999 Division 1 (Senegal)
ASEC Ndiambour was the defending team of the title. A total of 14 clubs participated in the competition. The season featured 183matches and scored 305 goals.


1999 Division 1 (Senegal), Overview
The league was contested by 14 teams with ASC Jeanne d'Arc winning the championship.


1999 Djiboutian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Djibouti on 9 April 1999. Following the retirement of Hassan Gouled Aptidon, who had served as President since independence in 1977, his nephew Ismail Omar Guelleh won the nomination of the ruling People's Rally for Progress. His only opponent was Ahmed-Idriss Moussa who ran as an independent, with the support of the National Democratic Party-Democratic Renewal Party coalition. The result was victory for Guelleh, who won 74% of the vote.


1999 Donegal County Council election
An election to Donegal County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 29 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic
The 1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Cairo, Egypt that was part of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from April 19 through April 25, 1999. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won the singles title.


1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic, Champions, Doubles
Laurence Courtois /  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario defeated  Irina Spîrlea /  Caroline Vis, 7–5, 1–6, 7–6(7–3)


1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:


1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic – Doubles
The 1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic – Doubles was the doubles event of the only edition of the Dreamland Egypt Classic; a WTA Tier III tournament and then the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Africa. Laurence Courtois and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won in the final 7–5, 1–6, 7–6(7–3) against Irina Spîrlea and Caroline Vis.


1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic – Singles
The 1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic – Singles was the singles event of the only edition of the Dreamland Egypt Classic; a WTA Tier III tournament and then the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Africa. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario won it, defeating Irina Spîrlea, 6–1, 6–0, in the final.


1999 Dreamland Egypt Classic – Singles, Seeds
The top two seeds received a bye to the second round.


1999 Dubai Sevens
The 1999 Dubai Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground between 2–3 December 1999. It was the 12th edition of the Dubai Sevens with it being inaugural event for the IRB Sevens World Series. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament and were divided into four groups of four teams with the top two qualifying through to the cup quarter-finals.


1999 Dubai Sevens
After winning their group, New Zealand defeated Fiji in the cup final by a score of 38–14. In the minor placings, Australia won the plate final over France while Scotland won the bowl final over Zimbabwe.


1999 Dubai Sevens, Pool stage
The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The 16 teams were separated into four groups of four teams and teams in the same pool played each other once. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for the 1999 Dubai Sevens title.


1999 Dubai Tennis Championships
The 1999 Dubai Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that were part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from 8 February through 14 February 1999. Unseeded Jérôme Golmard won the singles title.


1999 Dubai Tennis Championships, Finals, Doubles
Wayne Black /  Sandon Stolle defeated  David Adams /  John-Laffnie de Jager 4–6, 6–1, 6–4


1999 Dubai Tennis Championships – Doubles
The 1999 Dubai Tennis Championships was a tennis tournaments played on outdoor hard courts at the Aviation Club Tennis Centre in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates that were part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. The tournament was held from February 8 through February 14, 1999.


1999 Dubai Tennis Championships – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1999 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles
Àlex Corretja was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Andrew Ilie.


1999 Dubai Tennis Championships – Singles
Jérôme Golmard won the title, defeating Nicolas Kiefer 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


1999 Dubai World Cup
The 1999 Dubai World Cup was a horse race held at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse on Sunday 28 March 1999. It was the 4th running of the Dubai World Cup.


1999 Dubai World Cup
The winner was Hamdan Al Maktoum's Almutawakel, a four-year-old bay colt trained in Dubai by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Richard Hills. Almutawakel's victory was the first in the race for his owner, trainer and jockey.


1999 Dubai World Cup
Almutawakel had been campaigned on turf in Europe in 1997 and 1998, recording his most important success Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly Racecourse in May 1998. The 1999 Dubai World Cup attracted a strong field including Silver Charm (the previous year's winner) and Victory Gallop from North America, while the Godolphin stable were represented by Daylami and High-Rise. Racing on dirt for the first time Almutawakel took the lead in the straight and won by three-quarters of a length from Malek with Victory Gallop three-quarters of a length away in third.


1999 Dublin City Council election
An election to Dublin City Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 52 councillors were elected from thirteen electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


1999 Dublin South-Central by-election
A by-election was held in the Dáil Éireann Dublin South-Central constituency in Ireland on 27 October 1999. It followed the death of  Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) Pat Upton on 22 February 1999.


1999 Dublin South-Central by-election
The election was won by Mary Upton of the Labour Party and sister of Pat Upton. The other candidates being Dublin City Councillor Michael Mulcahy for Fianna Fáil, Dublin City Councillor Catherine Byrne for Fine Gael, Aengus Ó Snodaigh for Sinn Féin, John Goodwillie for the Green Party, Shay Kelly for the Workers' Party, Manus MacMeanmain for Christian Solidarity, Eammon Murphy as an Independent and John Burns for Natural Law. Mulcahy, Byrne and Ó Snodaigh would all go on to represent the constituency as TDs in the future.


1999 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 1999 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The team was led by head coach Carl Franks.


1999 Dundee City Council election
The 1999 City of Dundee City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of City of Dundee Council, as part of that years Scottish local elections.


1999 Dunhill Cup Vietnam
1999 Dunhill Cup Vietnam was a friendly international football tournament held in Vietnam in 1999. It was the last edition of the Dunhill friendly tournaments. It was won by South Korea.


1999 Dunhill Cup Vietnam
Although the tournament's participants both send their national squads, some teams like Bulgaria, China, South Korea, Russia and Iran sent mostly their Olympic players into the teams. They were all registered as the senior squads instead. Some notable international players, like Maksim Buznikin, Lee Dong-gook and Ali Karimi, participated in the tournament and would have become parts of their national squads later. For South Korea, the tournament was also a perpetration for the 2002 FIFA World Cup to be held in home soil.


1999 Durham mayoral election
The 1999 Durham mayoral election was held on November 2, 1999 to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Nick Tennyson.


1999 Dutch Figure Skating Championships
The 1999 Dutch Figure Skating Championships took place between 2 and 3 January 1999 in 's-Hertogenbosch. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles.


1999 Dutch TT
The 1999 Dutch TT was the seventh round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 26 June 1999 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.


1999 Dutch TT, Championship standings after the race (500cc)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round seven has concluded.


1999 Dwars door België
The 1999 Dwars door België was the 54th edition of the Dwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 24 March 1999. The race started in Kortrijk and finished in Waregem. The race was won by Johan Museeuw.


1999 Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council election
An election to Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 28 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


1999 Düzce earthquake
The 1999 Düzce earthquake occurred on 12 November at 18:57:22 local time with a moment magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing damage and at least 845 fatalities in Düzce, Turkey. The epicenter was approximately 100 km (62 mi) to the east of the extremely destructive 1999 İzmit earthquake that happened a few months earlier. Both strike-slip earthquakes were caused by movement on the North Anatolian Fault.


1999 Düzce earthquake, Tectonic setting
The western and central parts of Turkey lie on the eastern part of the Anatolian Plate, which is currently being forced to the west by the continuing northward movement of the Arabian Plate. In northern Turkey, this westward motion is taken up by a major zone of dextral (right-lateral) strike-slip, the North Anatolian Fault.


1999 Düzce earthquake, Tectonic setting
The 1999 Düzce event is the most recent in a sequence of large earthquakes that have affected the North Anatolian Fault, starting towards the eastern end with the 1939 Erzincan earthquake, then propagating towards the west with events in 1942, 1943, 1944, 1951, 1957, 1967 and finally the 1999 İzmit event. At its western end the North Anatolian Fault splits into two main segments, with the northern of these giving rise to the 1999 earthquakes.


1999 Düzce earthquake, Earthquake
The earthquake had an estimated magnitude in the range 7.1–7.2 on the moment magnitude scale. The International Seismological Centre gives a magnitude of 7.16±0.1 for this event in their catalogue. The maximum measured intensity was IX at a seismometer about 4 km from the epicentre, with a peak ground acceleration of 147.80%g and a peak ground velocity of 113.02 cm/sec.


1999 Düzce earthquake, Earthquake, Ground rupture
A surface rupture of 40 km was identified in the field along the Düzce Fault, part of the northern splay of the North Anatolian Fault. This was extended by an additional 15 km at the eastern end using SPOT imagery. The maximum identified lateral displacement was 5 m, with an average displacement of 3 m. At the western end of the fault, there was a maximum 3.5 m of vertical displacement.


1999 Düzce earthquake, Earthquake, Rupture propagation
Analysis of seismometer records suggests that the rupture propagated towards the east faster than the S-wave velocity (supershear) and to the west slower than the S-wave velocity. Supershear rupture propagation is characteristic of strike-slip earthquakes, particularly on fault segments that are relatively simple and planar in geometry.


1999 Düzce earthquake, Damage
Düzce and surrounding areas had already been quite badly affected by the İzmit earthquake a few months earlier, so that many buildings were already in a weakened state when the November earthquake struck.


1999 Düzce earthquake, Damage
The number of fatalities in Düzce is recorded as 478, with an additional 313 in the town of Kaynaşlı and 48 in the city of Bolu. A significant number of deaths were attributed to the presence of traditional heaters causing fires and related smoke effects, particularly in Kaynaşlı.


1999 Düzce earthquake, Relief efforts
Following criticism of their response to the İzmit earthquake, the Turkish government reacted quickly to the November earthquake, with rapid deployment of military personnel, police and medical teams to the area. Field hospitals were provided by teams from Russia, Japan, Egypt and Israel. Search and rescue teams were sent from many countries including Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Israel, United Kingdom, United States, Greece, Germany, Russia, Spain, the Netherlands, France, Algeria, Sweden and Switzerland. An estimated 2,000 rescuers were present, including 150 search dogs.


1999 Düzce earthquake, Relief efforts
Many of those made homeless by the earthquake were temporarily placed in encampments, but this was problematic as the weather was generally wet and temperatures at night were at or near freezing and many of the tents were not "winterized". A year after the earthquake, about 7,500 people were still living in tents with about 30,000 accommodated in prefabricated houses.


1999 E3 Prijs Vlaanderen
The 1999 E3 Harelbeke was the 42nd edition of the E3 Harelbeke cycle race and was held on 27 March 1999. The race started and finished in Harelbeke. The race was won by Peter Van Petegem of the TVM team.


1999 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
The 1999 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 38th tournament in league history. It was played between March 12 and March 20, 1999. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final five games were played at the Olympic Arena (subsequently renamed Herb Brooks Arena) in Lake Placid, New York. By winning the tournament, Clarkson received the ECAC's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.


1999 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
The tournament featured three rounds of play. The two teams that finish below tenth place in the standings are not eligible for tournament play. In the first round, the first and tenth seeds, the second and ninth seeds, the third seed and eighth seeds, the fourth seed and seventh seeds and the fifth seed and sixth seeds played a modified best-of-three series, where the first team to receive 3 points moves on, with the three highest-seeded winners advancing to the semifinals and the remaining two winners playing in the Four vs. Five matchup.


1999 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Format
After the opening round every series becomes a single-elimination game. In the semifinals, the highest seed plays the winner of the four vs. five game while the two remaining teams play with the winners advancing to the championship game and the losers advancing to the third place game. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.


1999 ECAC Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Conference Standings
Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1999 East Carolina Pirates football team
The 1999 East Carolina Pirates football team was an American football team that represented East Carolina University as a member of Conference USA during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth season under head coach Steve Logan, the team compiled a 9–3 record. The Pirates offense scored 333 points while the defense allowed 225 points.


1999 East Dorset District Council election
The 1999 East Dorset District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of East Dorset District Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrats.


1999 East Hampshire District Council election
The 1999 East Hampshire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of East Hampshire District Council in Hampshire England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrats.


1999 East Hampshire District Council election, Election result
One seat was vacant at the time of the election.


1999 East Lothian Council election
Elections to East Lothian Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.


1999 East Northamptonshire District Council election
The 1999 East Northamptonshire District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of East Northamptonshire District Council in Northamptonshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. This was the first election to be held under new ward boundaries. The Conservative Party regained overall control of the council from the Labour Party, which it had lost at the previous election in 1995.


1999 East Renfrewshire Council election
1999 Elections to East Renfrewshire Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament election. The council remained under no overall control.


1999 East Timorese crisis
The 1999 East Timorese crisis began with attacks by pro-Indonesia militia groups on civilians, and expanded to general violence throughout the country, centred in the capital Dili. The violence intensified after a majority of eligible East Timorese voters chose independence from Indonesia. Some 1,400 civilians are believed to have died. A UN-authorized force (INTERFET) consisting mainly of Australian Defence Force personnel was deployed to East Timor to establish and maintain peace.


1999 East Timorese crisis, Background
Independence for East Timor, or even limited regional autonomy, was not allowable under Suharto's New Order. Notwithstanding Indonesian public opinion in the 1990s occasionally showing begrudging appreciation of the Timorese position, it was widely feared that an independent East Timor would destabilise Indonesian unity. Renewed United Nations-brokered mediation efforts between Indonesia and Portugal began in early 1997. The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, however, caused tremendous upheaval in Indonesia and led to Suharto's resignation in May 1998, ending his thirty-year presidency.


1999 East Timorese crisis, Background
Prabowo, by then in command of the powerful Indonesian Strategic Reserve, went into exile in Jordan and military operations in East Timor were costing the bankrupt Indonesian government a million dollars a day. The subsequent "reformasi" period of relative political openness and transition, included unprecedented debate about Indonesia's relationship with East Timor. For the remainder of 1998, discussion forums took place throughout Dili working towards a referendum. Indonesian Foreign Minister Alatas described plans for phased autonomy leading to possible independence as "all pain, no gain" for Indonesia. On 8 June 1998, three weeks after taking office, Suharto's successor B. J. Habibie announced that Indonesia would soon offer East Timor a special plan for autonomy.


1999 East Timorese crisis, Background
In late 1998, the Australian Government of John Howard drafted a letter to Indonesia advising of a change in Australian policy, and advocating a referendum on independence within a decade. President Habibie saw such an arrangement as implying "colonial rule" by Indonesia and he decided to call a snap referendum on the issue.


1999 East Timorese crisis, Background
Indonesia and Portugal announced on 5 May 1999 that a vote would be held allowing the people of East Timor to choose between the autonomy plan or independence. The vote, to be administered by the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET), was originally scheduled for 8 August but later postponed until 30 August. Indonesia also took responsibility for security; this arrangement caused worry in East Timor, but many observers believe that Indonesia would have refused to allow foreign peacekeepers during the vote.


1999 East Timorese crisis, Voting and violence
As groups supporting autonomy and independence began campaigning, a series of pro-integration paramilitary groups of East Timorese began threatening violence—and indeed committing violence—around the country. Alleging pro-independence bias on the part of UNAMET, the groups were seen working with and receiving training from Indonesian soldiers. Before the May agreement was announced, an April paramilitary attack in Liquiça left dozens of East Timorese dead. On 16 May 1999, a gang accompanied by Indonesian troops attacked suspected independence activists in the village of Atara; in June another group attacked a UNAMET office in Maliana.


1999 East Timorese crisis, Voting and violence
Indonesian authorities claimed to be helpless to stop what it claimed was violence between rival East Timorese factions, but Ramos-Horta joined many others in scoffing at such notions. In February 1999 he said: "Before [Indonesia] withdraws it wants to wreak major havoc and destabilization, as it has always promised. We have consistently heard that over the years from the Indonesian military in Timor."


1999 East Timorese crisis, Voting and violence
As militia leaders warned of a "bloodbath", Indonesian "roving ambassador" Francisco Lopes da Cruz declared: "If people reject autonomy there is the possibility blood will flow in East Timor." One paramilitary leader announced that a "sea of fire" would result in the event of a vote for independence. As the date of the vote drew near, reports of anti-independence violence continued to accumulate.


1999 East Timorese crisis, Voting and violence
The day of the vote, 30 August 1999, was generally calm and orderly. 98.6 per cent of registered voters cast ballots, and on 4 September UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced that 78.5 per cent of the votes had been cast for independence. Brought up on the "New Order"'s insistence that the East Timorese supported integration, Indonesians were either shocked or incredulous that the East Timorese had voted against being part of Indonesia. Many accepted media stories blaming the supervising United Nations and Australia who had pressured Habibie for a resolution.


1999 East Timorese crisis, Voting and violence
As UNAMET staff returned to Dili following the ballot, towns began to be systematically razed. Within hours of the results, paramilitary groups had begun attacking people and setting fires around the capital Dili. Foreign journalists and election observers fled, and tens of thousands of East Timorese took to the mountains. Indonesian Muslim gangs attacked Dili's Catholic Diocese building, killing two dozen people; the next day, the headquarters of the ICRC was attacked and burned to the ground. Almost one hundred people were killed later in Suai, and reports of similar massacres poured in from around East Timor.


1999 East Timorese crisis, Voting and violence
The vast majority of the UN staff locked down in their Dili compound, which had been flooded with refugees, refused to evacuate unless the refugees were withdrawn as well, insisting they would rather die at the hands of the paramilitary groups. At the same time, Indonesian troops and paramilitary gangs forced over 200,000 people into West Timor, into camps described by Human Rights Watch as "deplorable conditions". After several weeks the Australian Government offered to allow the refugees in the UN compound along with the UN staff to be evacuated to Darwin, and all the refugees and all except four UN staff were evacuated.


1999 East Timorese crisis, Voting and violence
When a UN delegation arrived in Jakarta on 8 September, they were told by Indonesian President Habibie that reports of bloodshed in East Timor were "fantasies" and "lies". General Wiranto of the Indonesian military insisted that his soldiers had the situation under control, and later expressed his emotion for East Timor by singing the 1975 hit song "Feelings" at an event for military wives.


1999 East Timorese crisis, Indonesian withdrawal and peacekeeping force
The violence was met with widespread public anger in Australia, Portugal and elsewhere and activists in Portugal, Australia, the United States and other nations pressured their governments to take action. Australian Prime Minister John Howard consulted United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and lobbied U. S. President Bill Clinton to support an Australian-led international peacekeeping force to enter East Timor to end the violence. The United States offered crucial logistical and intelligence resources and an "over-horizon" deterrent presence, but did not commit forces to the operation. Finally, on 11 September, Bill Clinton announced:


1999 East Timorese crisis, Indonesian withdrawal and peacekeeping force
I have made clear that my willingness to support future economic assistance from the international community will depend upon how Indonesia handles the situation from today.


1999 East Timorese crisis, Indonesian withdrawal and peacekeeping force
Indonesia, in dire economic straits, relented. President BJ Habibie announced on 12 September that Indonesia would withdraw its soldiers and allow an Australian-led international peacekeeping force to enter East Timor. The Indonesian garrison in the east of the island was Battalion 745, the bulk of which was withdrawn by sea, but one company, taking the battalion's vehicles and heavy equipment, withdrew westwards along the northern coastal road, towards Dili and the Indonesian border, leaving death and destruction as they went. They murdered dozens of innocent and unarmed villagers along the way and, near Dili, killed one journalist and attempted to kill two more.


1999 East Timorese crisis, Indonesian withdrawal and peacekeeping force
On 15 September 1999, the United Nations Security Council expressed concern at the deteriorating situation in East Timor, and issued  calling for a multinational force to restore peace and security to East Timor, to protect and support the United Nations mission there, and to facilitate humanitarian assistance operations until such time as a United Nations peacekeeping force could be approved and deployed in the area.


1999 East Timorese crisis, Indonesian withdrawal and peacekeeping force
The International Force for East Timor, or INTERFET, under the command of Australian Major General Peter Cosgrove, entered Dili on 20 September and by 31 October the last Indonesian troops had left East Timor. The arrival of thousands of international troops in East Timor caused the militia to flee across the border into Indonesia, from whence sporadic cross-border raids by the militia against INTERFET forces were conducted.


1999 East Timorese crisis, Indonesian withdrawal and peacekeeping force
The United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) was established at the end of October and administered the region for two years. Control of the nation was turned over to the Government of East Timor and independence was declared on 20 May 2002. On 27 September of the same year, East Timor joined the United Nations as its 191st member state.


1999 East Timorese crisis, Indonesian withdrawal and peacekeeping force
The bulk of the military forces of INTERFET were Australian—more than 5,500 troops at its peak, including an infantry brigade, with armoured and aviation support—while eventually 22 nations contributed to the force which at its height numbered over 11,000 troops. The United States provided crucial logistic and diplomatic support throughout the crisis, while the cruiser USS Mobile Bay operated in open ocean at arm's length, whilst Australian, Canadian and British ships entered Dili. A US Marine infantry battalion of 1,000 men—plus organic armour and artillery—was also stationed off the coast aboard the USS Belleau Wood to provide a strategic reserve in the event of significant armed opposition.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum
An independence referendum was held in East Timor on 30 August 1999. The referendum's origins lay with the request made by the President of Indonesia, B. J. Habibie, to the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on 27 January 1999, for the United Nations to hold a referendum, whereby the Indonesian province would be given choice of either greater autonomy within Indonesia or independence.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum
Voters rejected the proposed special autonomy, leading to their separation from Indonesia. This led to mass violence and the destruction of infrastructure in East Timor, before the UN Security Council ratified the resolution on 15 September for the formation of a multinational force (INTERFET) to be immediately sent to East Timor to restore order and security and end the humanitarian crisis. East Timor would officially achieve recognised independence on 20 May 2002.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum
By many Indonesians (including the government), the referendum is also called the East Timorese poll (Indonesian: Jajak pendapat Timor Timur), since the referendum was legally non-binding and required the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) statement to revoke its previous 1978 statement if the majority of voters rejected the proposal.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background
Indonesia had initially invaded East Timor in December 1975, soon after the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (FRETLIN), had declared the territory's independence. Indonesia annexed East Timor the following year, and under President Suharto, its occupation of the territory was often characterised by violence and brutality. Up until 1999, Indonesia was faced with constant pressure and criticism from the UN and the international community regarding its occupation of East Timor. The Dili massacre on 12 November 1991 increased international attention on the situation and further pressured Indonesia. More pressure on Indonesia followed when two East Timorese leaders - Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo and José Ramos-Horta - received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background
B.J. Habibie succeeded Suharto in March 1998, and sought reform on the East Timor issue with international pressure mounting. Visiting diplomats from various countries such as Austria and the United Kingdom arrived in East Timor and in June 1998 affirmed that the East Timorese people should have the final decision regarding the region's commitment to Indonesia. In July, in the United States Senate, a resolution backed a United Nations led and supervised referendum for the East Timor to decide their attachment to Indonesia. On July 24, President Habibie decreed a series of withdrawals of Indonesian forces from the region. East Timor youths from July to September 1998 conducted a free speech campaign that demonstrated to the "UN and the Indonesian government their rejection of autonomy and endorsement of an UN-supervised referendum."


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background
The Indonesian government was going through a period of reform during this period. It had invested largely in East Timor and Habibie faced pressure to protect Indonesia's interests in the territory, particularly from Indonesia's security branches: Dephankam (Department of Defence and Security), TNI (Armed Forces) and Deplu (Department of Foreign Affairs). Hoping to have East Timor accepted by the international community as a legitimate part of Indonesia, on January 27, 1999, Habibie announced that East Timor would be permitted to vote on accepting "autonomy" within Indonesia. If special autonomy in Indonesia was not accepted, then East Timor would be allowed independence. Many international and East Timorese leaders, including the jailed resistance leader Xanana Gusmão, asked for a five-to-ten year transition period, recognising that a quick all or nothing ballot could prove disastrous.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background
In the preceding months, President Habibie had made various public statements whereby he mentioned that the costs of maintaining monetary subsidies to support the province were not balanced by any measurable benefit to Indonesia. Due to this unfavourable cost-benefit analysis, the most rational decision would be for the province, which was not part of the original 1945 boundaries of Indonesia, to be given democratic choice on whether they wanted to remain within Indonesia or not. This choice was also in line with Habibie's general democratisation program in the immediate post-Suharto period.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background
As the follow-up step to Habibie's request, the United Nations organised a meeting between the Indonesian government and the Portuguese government (as the previous colonial authority over East Timor). On 5 May 1999, these talks resulted in the "Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the Portuguese Republic on the Question of East Timor" which spelled out the details of the requested referendum. The referendum was to be held to determine whether East Timor would remain part of Indonesia, as a Special Autonomous Region, or separate from Indonesia. The referendum was organised and monitored by the United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) and 450,000 people were registered to vote including 13,000 outside East Timor.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background
The UN Consultation, originally scheduled for 8 August 1999, was initially delayed until 30 August due to the deteriorating security circumstances created by Jakarta-backed militia violence.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background, Proposed special autonomy
The agreement between the Indonesian and Portuguese governments included a "Constitutional Framework for a special autonomy for East Timor" as an annexe. The framework would establish a "Special Autonomous Region of East Timor" (SARET) within the unitary state of the Republic of Indonesia.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background, Proposed special autonomy
The institutions of the SARET would include an executive branch consisting of a governor (elected by the SARET legislature) and an advisory board, a legislative branch, the Regional Council of People's Representatives, an independent judiciary including Courts of First Instance, a Court of Appeal, a Court of Final Appeal and a Public Prosecutor's Office, and a regional police force.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background, Proposed special autonomy
The Indonesian government would retain control of defence, employment law, economic and fiscal policies and foreign relations, whilst Indonesian laws would have continuity in the territory. The autonomous government would have had competence over all matters not reserved for the Government of Indonesia, including the right to adopt a coat of arms as a symbol of identity. It would be able to designate persons as having "East Timorese identity" and could limit rights of land ownership for persons without this identity. A traditional civil code could also have been adopted. The SARET could enter into agreements with city and regional governments for economic, cultural and educational purposes. The SARET would have been entitled to participate in cultural and sporting organisations where other non-state entities participate.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background, Proposed special autonomy
The Indonesian government did not invest much time or resources in demonstrating to the people of East Timor the benefits of retaining its autonomy with the state. The months leading up to the referendum were characterised by intimidation and acts of violence committed by pro-integrationist militia groups. In March 1999, U.S. military intelligence noted "close ties" between the military and local militias, "many created by Indonesian Special Forces and Intelligence officers". It specifically mentioned "Wiranto's decision in early 1999 to provide hundreds of weapons to militia groups". The new Indonesian leader President Habibie prior to the vote, stressed the advantages of East Timor accepting special autonomy within Indonesia, referring to the importance of "national unity" and wanting the developmental effort in East Timor to continue onwards.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background, Proposed special autonomy
The United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) included the involvement of "240 international staff, 270 civilian police, 50 military liaison officers, 425 U.N. volunteers, and 668 local East Timorese staff for translation and driving," along with the additions of East Timorese people who were hired to help run the referendum. Special four wheel drive vehicles were flown into East Timor by the United Nations in order to cope with local conditions. All vehicles were fitted with radios which, together with 500 hand-held radios. The 5 May Agreement contained strict criteria on who could vote in the referendum.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background, Proposed special autonomy
Those eligible to vote were defined as "persons born in East Timor", "persons born outside East Timor but with at least one parent having been born in East Timor", and "persons whose spouses fall under either of the two categories above". East Timorese living in exile overseas could also vote if they could get to polling centres in Portugal and Australia.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Background, Proposed special autonomy
In total, 200 registration centres were established in order to allow the East Timorese people to decide between the two options, which were either "Do you accept the proposed special autonomy for East Timor within the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia?" or "Do you reject the proposed special autonomy for East Timor, leading to East Timor's separation from Indonesia? ".


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Ballot paper and logos
Logo used on ballot paper to indicate that voter accepts autonomy proposal


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Ballot paper and logos
Logo used on ballot paper to indicate that voter rejects autonomy proposal


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Reactions
The aftermath of the referendum results saw mass violence, killings and destruction targeted at the East Timorese. Mass violence was reported in the region and the enclave of Oecussi-Ambeno saw 1,000 men, women, and children reportedly murdered immediately after the referendum. The International Commission of Inquiry on East Timor, released by the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in January 2000, established that the TNI and the militias of East Timor were complicit in the violence and destruction that took place, which was based on the testimonies of East Timor peoples as well as United Nations staff.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Reactions
It concluded that the post referendum violence "took the form of vengeance" and included "executions, gender violence ("women were targeted for sexual assault in a cruel and systematic way"), destruction of 60 to 80 percent of both public and private property, disruption of up to 70 percent of the health services, and the displacement and forcible relocation of thousands of people to West Timor". The report thus confirms how the militia initiated violence was conducted to create the illusion of a civil conflict between East Timorese, and how the Indonesian army was "responsible for the intimidation, terror, killings and other acts of violence" committed in East Timor throughout 1999.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Reactions
A multinational force was deployed by the UN Security Council on September 15 named InterFET, which was largely constituted by Australian Defence Force personnel under the command of Major-General Peter Cosgrove, to be deployed to East Timor to restore order and to establish and retain peace. When the UN returned to East Timor from 22 October after being forced to leave for genuine fear for its members, they found the territory destroyed with a population largely missing or terrified.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Reactions
"An estimated 80 percent of schools and clinics were destroyed, less than a third of the population remained in or near their homes, markets had been destroyed and transportation either stolen and taken across the border or burned, while telephone communications were nonexistent." Most of the trained professionals in East Timor happened to be Indonesian or Indonesia sympathisers, who largely left the territory after the results of the referendum.


1999 East Timorese independence referendum, Reactions
The newly-elected People's Consultative Assembly accepted the result on 19 October 1999 by issuing a statement TAP MPR No. V/MPR/1999 on East Timorese referendum, repealing the previous TAP MPR No. VI/MPR/1978 that formally annexed East Timor to Indonesia. The United Nations passed a resolution establishing the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) that would lead to independence in May 2002.


1999 Eastbourne Borough Council election
The 1999 Eastbourne Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Eastbourne Borough Council in East Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.


1999 Eastbourne Borough Council election, Election result
The Conservative party gained two seats from the Liberal Democrats to move the two parties level on 15 seats each. This was the first time the Liberal Democrats had not had a majority in eight years, but they retained control through the mayor's casting vote. Overall turnout at the election was 32.36%, slightly up on the 31.77% at the 1998 election.


1999 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round
The 1999 Eastern Creek V8 Supercar round was the first round of the 1999 Shell Championship Series. It was held from 26 to 28 March at Eastern Creek Raceway in Sydney, New South Wales.


1999 Eastern District Council election
The 1999 Eastern District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 37 elected members to the 46-member District Council.


1999 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
The 1999 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season.


1999 Eastern League season
The 1999 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.


1999 Eastern League season
The Harrisburg Senators defeated the Norwich Navigators 3 games to 2 to win the Eastern League Championship Series.


1999 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Divisional Series, Northern Division
The Norwich Navigators defeated the Trenton Thunder in the Northern Division playoffs 3 games to 2.


1999 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Divisional Series, Southern Division
The Harrisburg Senators defeated the Erie SeaWolves in the Southern Division playoffs 3 games to 1.


1999 Eastern League season, Playoffs, Championship Series
The Harrisburg Senators defeated the Norwich Navigators in the ELCS 3 games to 2. In the final game of the series, the Navigators were leading 11-9 in the bottom of the ninth. The bases were loaded, there was 2 outs and a full count. That's when Milton Bradley hit a grand slam to win the game, and league championship, for the Senators.


1999 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
The 1999 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Rick Rasnick, the Eagles compiled a 4–7 record (4–4 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the West Division of the Mid-American Conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 338 to 239. The team's statistical leaders included Walter Church with 2,015 passing yards, Eric Powell with 583 rushing yards, and Brandon Campbell with 764 receiving yards. Donald "Blake" McCall received the team's most valuable player award.


1999 Eastleigh Borough Council election
Elections to Eastleigh Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrat party kept overall control of the council.


1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election
The 1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Sam Egwu won the election, defeating the APP candidate.


1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Ebonyi State is elected using the plurality voting system.


1999 Ebonyi State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 902,327. Total number of votes cast was 517,893, while number of valid votes was 505,862. Rejected votes were 12,031.


1999 Eddisbury by-election
The Eddisbury by-election, 1999 was a parliamentary by-election held on 22 July 1999 for the British House of Commons constituency of Eddisbury in Cheshire.


1999 Eddisbury by-election
On 25 May 1999 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced the appointment of Eddisbury's Member of Parliament (MP), the Rt. Hon. Sir Alastair Goodlad, as High Commissioner to the Commonwealth of Australia. This created a vacancy in the seat which Sir Alastair had retained as the Conservative candidate in the 1997 general election. Sir Alastair resigned from the House of Commons by accepting the office of Steward and Bailiff of the Three Hundreds of Chiltern on 28 June 1999 to formally vacate his seat.


1999 Eddisbury by-election, Candidates
The Conservatives selected Stephen O'Brien, a former SDP member who lived in Chichester, to defend the seat. Labour nominated Margaret Hanson, wife of David Hanson (Labour MP for Delyn), who had also fought the seat at the 1997 election. Labour had been only just over 1,000 votes behind the Conservatives in 1997 and ran an energetic campaign, raising the issue of fox hunting which she pledged to ban. Prime Minister Tony Blair went to the constituency to campaign for her, an unusual move as it is convention for incumbent Prime Ministers not to visit byelection campaigns.


1999 Eddisbury by-election, Candidates
Polling day was 22 July and the result was a virtual carbon copy of that in 1997; each party had fought to a standstill.


1999 Edmonton Eskimos season
The 1999 Edmonton Eskimos, coached by Don Matthews, finished in third place in the West Division with a 6–12 record. They were defeated in the West Semi-Final by the Calgary Stampeders.


1999 Edo State gubernatorial election
The 1999 Edo State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Lucky Igbinedion won the election, defeating the APP candidate.


1999 Edo State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Edo State is elected using the plurality voting system.


1999 Edo State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,414,511. Total number of votes cast was 827,563, while number of valid votes was 815,554. Rejected votes were 12,009.


1999 Edward Jancarz Memorial
The 7th Edward Jancarz Memorial was the 1999 version of the Edward Jancarz Memorial, an annual motorcycle speedway event. The event took place on 19 June in the Stal Gorzów Stadium in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland. The Memorial was won by Tomasz Gollob who beat Robert Sawina, Hans Nielsen and Sławomir Drabik in the final.


1999 Edward Jancarz Memorial, Heat details
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t - exclusion for touching the tapes •  x - other exclusion •  e - retired or mechanical failure •  f - fell •  ns - non-starter •  nc - non-classify


1999 Edward R. Murrow Awards (Radio Television Digital News Association)
The 1999 Edward R. Murrow Awards were presented by the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA), now renamed the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) in recognition of what the association terms "outstanding achievements in electronic journalism." National winners were selected from a pool of regional award winners. Below are the 1999 national award winners, which recognizes coverage that aired during the previous 1998 calendar year.


1999 Edward R. Murrow Awards (Radio Television Digital News Association)
Categories that are not listed either had no entrants or the entries received were not deemed worthy of the award. The category currently called Breaking News was called "Spot News Coverage" in 1999, so the lists below have been edited to read Breaking/Spot News to avoid any confusion.


1999 Edward R. Murrow Awards (Radio Television Digital News Association)
The information on this page was retrieved using the Archive.org Internet Wayback Machine to access the now defunct website for RTNDA.org, a domain that was abandoned when the organization was renamed RTDNA.


1999 Egger Tennis Festival
The 1999 Egger Tennis Festival was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 29th edition of the Austrian Open, and was part of the Tier IV Series of the 1999 WTA Tour. It took place in Pörtschach, Austria, from July 5 through July 11, 1999.


1999 Egger Tennis Festival, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


1999 Egger Tennis Festival, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


1999 Egger Tennis Festival, Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:


1999 Egger Tennis Festival, Finals, Doubles
Silvia Farina /  Karina Habšudová defeated  Olga Lugina /  Laura Montalvo, 6–4, 6–4


1999 Egger Tennis Festival – Doubles
The 1999 Egger Tennis Festival – Singles was the singles event of the twenty-ninth edition of the Egger Tennis Festival; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the second most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Austria. Laura Montalvo and Paola Suárez were the defending champions, but they didn't compete together this year. Montalvo played with Olga Lugina as the third seed, while Suárez teamed up with Virginia Ruano Pascual as the second seed.


1999 Egger Tennis Festival – Doubles
Ruano Pascual and Suárez were defeated in the first round with home qualifiers Barbara Schwartz and Patricia Wartusch, while Montalvo and Lugina reached the final, where they were defeated by Silvia Farina and Karina Habšudová.


1999 Egger Tennis Festival – Singles
The 1999 Egger Tennis Festival – Singles was the singles event of the 29th edition of the Egger Tennis Festival; a Tier IV tournament and the second most prestigious women's tennis event held in Austria. Patty Schnyder, the defending champion, was upset in the first round by qualifier Lenka Němečková.


1999 Egger Tennis Festival – Singles
Karina Habšudová defeated in the final Silvija Talaja, in three sets, to win her first WTA title after three finals.


1999 Egypt Cup Final
1999 Egypt Cup Final, was the final match of 1998–99 Egypt Cup, when Zamalek played Ismaily at Cairo Stadium in Cairo.


1999 Egypt Cup Final
Zamalek won the game 3–1, claiming the cup for the 19th time.


1999 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum
Presidential elections were held in Egypt on 26 September 1999. The vote took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of Hosni Mubarak after he was nominated for the post by the People's Assembly. Mubarak was supported by all four main opposition parties, with the exception of the Nasserist Party.


1999 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum
His candidacy was approved by 93.8%, with voter turnout reported to be 79.2%.


1999 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum, Background
The People's Assembly nominated Mubarak on 2 June by a vote of 443 to zero, with 11 abstentions.


1999 Ekiti State gubernatorial election
The 1999 Ekiti State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The AD nominee Niyi Adebayo won the election defeating the PDP candidate.


1999 Ekiti State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Ekiti State is elected using the plurality voting system.


1999 Ekiti State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,075,278. Total number of votes cast was 504,958, while number of valid votes was 494,963. Rejected votes were 9,995.


1999 Elite League speedway season
The 1999 Elite League speedway season was the 65th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom. It was the third known as the Elite League and was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).


1999 Elite League speedway season, Season summary
In 2000, the league increased to ten teams with the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers moving up from the Premier League, and the Swindon Robins dropping down. The league operated on a standard format without play-offs.


1999 Elite League speedway season, Season summary
Despite coming up a division Peterbrough completely rebuilt their team for the season. They brought in three Australians Jason Crump from Oxford Cheetahs, Ryan Sullivan from Poole Pirates and Craig Watson from Newport Wasps, in addition to recalling Zdeněk Tesař. Poole ran Peterborough close, only losing the league by one point and losing in the cup final to them.


1999 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup
The 1999 Speedway Star Knockout Cup was the 61st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.


1999 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup, Final
The second leg of the final was due to be completed on 22 October but was abandoned after just two heats due to heavy rain.


1999 Elite League speedway season, Elite League Knockout Cup, Final, Second leg
Peterborough Panthers were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92-88.


1999 Eliteserien
The 1999 season of the Eliteserien, the highest women's football (soccer) league in Norway, began on 24 April 1999 and ended on 16 October 1999.


1999 Eliteserien
18 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number nine and ten were relegated, while two teams from the First Division were promoted through a playoff round.


1999 Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council election
Elections to Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 increasing the number of seats by 3. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


1999 Emperor's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 80 teams, and Nagoya Grampus Eight won the championship.


1999 Emperor's Cup Final
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1999 Emperor's Cup Final
1999 Emperor's Cup Final was the 79th final of the Emperor's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 1, 2000. Nagoya Grampus Eight won the championship.


1999 Emperor's Cup Final, Overview
Nagoya Grampus Eight won their 2nd title, by defeating Sanfrecce Hiroshima – with Wagner Lopes and Stojković goal.


1999 Empress's Cup, Overview
It was contested by 18 teams, and Tasaki Perule FC won the championship.


1999 Empress's Cup Final
1999 Empress's Cup Final was the 21st final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at National Stadium in Tokyo on January 16, 2000. Tasaki Perule FC won the championship.


1999 Empress's Cup Final, Overview
Tasaki Perule FC won their 1st title, by defeating defending champion Prima Ham FC Kunoichi on a penalty shoot-out.


1999 English Greyhound Derby
The 1999 William Hill Greyhound Derby took place during May and June with the final being held on 26 June 1999 at Wimbledon Stadium. The winner Chart King received £50,000 and returned to Ireland as the newly crowned English and Scottish Greyhound Derby champion.


1999 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Distances
1½, head, 2½, short head, Dis (lengths)The distances between the greyhounds are in finishing order and shown in lengths. One length is equal to 0.08 of one second.


1999 English Greyhound Derby, Final result, Race Report
The rank outsider Frisby Full was first from the traps and led the two Irish runners Chart King and Deerfield Sunset until the third bend. Chart King and Deerfield Sunset then drew alongside, with the former getting the room at the bend and going on to win by just over a length from Frisby Full with Deerfield Sunset finishing third. Pottos Storm finished a creditable fifth, a good achievement for a greyhound associated with hurdling, he had won the 1999 Grand National. Pure Patches was knocked over and finished last.


1999 English National Badminton Championships
The 1999 English National Badminton Championships were held in Haywards Heath, from 5-7 February, 1999. The event was sponsored by Liverpool Victoria.


1999 English National Badminton Championships
Darren Hall extended his singles record by winning a tenth and final title.


1999 English cricket season
The 1999 cricket season was the 100th in which the County Championship has been an official competition. The title was won by Surrey. Sponsorship by Britannic Assurance came to an end with PPP (Private Patients Plan) Healthcare taking over and the decision was made to split the championship into two divisions the following season. The top nine teams would form the first division with the bottom nine teams going into the second division. The Sunday League changed to a new format National League with games played midweek under floodlight. On the international scene, England hosted the 1999 Cricket World Cup and New Zealand defeated England 2–1 in the Test series.


1999 English cricket season, Annual reviews
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1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election
The 1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The PDP nominee Chimaroke Nnamani won the election, defeating the APP candidate.


1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Enugu State is elected using the plurality voting system.


1999 Enugu State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,466,472. Total number of votes cast was 845,320, while number of valid votes was 842,415. Rejected votes were 3,005.


1999 Epping Forest District Council election
Elections to Epping Forest Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 29%. This was the last time the Epping Residents Association had representation on the district council.


1999 Epping Forest District Council election, By-elections, Sheering by-election
Councillor Yeo who previously represented Sheering died in early 1999 prompting a by-election which was subsequently won by the Conservatives' John Harrington who completed Yeo's term until being elected to a full term in 2000.


1999 Epsom Derby
The 1999 Epsom Derby was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on Saturday 5 June 1999. It was the 220th running of the Derby, and it was won by Oath. The winner was ridden by Kieren Fallon and trained by Henry Cecil. The pre-race favourite Dubai Millennium finished ninth.


1999 Epsom Derby, Full result
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. shd = short-head; hd = head; nk = neck.† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.


1999 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Two-year-old races
Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1998.


1999 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, The road to Epsom
Early-season appearances in 1999 and trial races prior to running in the Derby.


1999 Epsom Derby, Form analysis, Subsequent Group 1 wins
Group 1 / Grade I victories after running in the Derby.


1999 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Sires of National Hunt horses
Saffron Walden (7th) - Initially exported to Japan before standing in Ireland


1999 Epsom Derby, Subsequent breeding careers, Other Stallions
Oath (1st) - Exported to Japan, exported to India - Love Caerna (3rd Yushun Himba 2007)Beat All (3rd) - Gentleman Jon (1st Badger Ales Trophy 2016)Compton Admiral (8th) - Beauchamp Xerxes (2nd Cocked Hat Stakes 2009)Salford Express (14th) - Minor jumps winners


1999 Equatorial Guinean legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Equatorial Guinea on 7 March 1999. They were won by the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, which took 75 of the 80 seats in the Chamber of People's Representatives.


1999 Erewash Borough Council election
Elections to Erewash Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999 as part of nationwide local elections.


1999 Esiliiga
The 1999 Esiliiga is the ninth season of the Esiliiga, second-highest Estonian league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1992.


1999 Esiliiga, Promotion playoff
Lelle SK beat FC Lootus Kohtla-Järve. Lelle SK remained in Meistriliiga, Lootus in Esiliiga.


1999 Estonian Figure Skating Championships
The 1999 Estonian Figure Skating Championships (Estonian: Eesti Meistrivõistlused 1999) were held in Tallinn from February 19 to 21, 1999. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior and junior levels.


1999 Estonian Figure Skating Championships, Junior results
The 1999 Estonian Junior Figure Skating Championships took place in Tallinn from March 12 through 13, 1999.


1999 Estonian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Estonia on 7 March 1999. The elections proved disastrous for the ruling Estonian Coalition Party, which won only seven seats together with two of its smaller allies. Following the elections, a coalition government was formed by Mart Laar of the Pro Patria Union, including the Reform Party and the Moderates. It remained in office until Laar resigned in December 2001, after the Reform Party had left the same governing coalition in Tallinn municipality, making opposition leader Edgar Savisaar new Mayor of Tallinn. The Reform Party and the Estonian Centre Party then formed a coalition government that lasted until the 2003 elections.


1999 Estonian parliamentary election, Electoral system
The threshold was 5% of the national vote. Electoral cartels were not allowed any more, but it didn't prevent a party from including members of another party in its list.


1999 Estoril Open
The 1999 Estoril Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Estoril Court Central in the Oeiras Municipality in Portugal that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier IVa of the 1999 WTA Tour. The tournament was held from 5 April until 12 April 1999. Albert Costa and Katarina Srebotnik won the singles title.


1999 Estoril Open, WTA Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


1999 Estoril Open, WTA Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


1999 Estoril Open, WTA Entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:


1999 Estoril Open, WTA Entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry from the doubles qualifying draw:


1999 Estoril Open, Finals, Men's Doubles
Tomás Carbonell /  Donald Johnson defeated  Jiří Novák /  David Rikl, 6–3, 2–6, 6–1


1999 Estoril Open, Finals, Women's Doubles
Alicia Ortuño /  Cristina Torrens Valero defeated  Anna Földényi /  Rita Kuti-Kis, 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–3


1999 Estoril Open – Men's Doubles
Donald Johnson and Francisco Montana were the defending champions, but did not participate together this year. Johnson partnered Tomás Carbonell, successfully defending his title. Montana partnered Chris Haggard, losing in the semifinals.


1999 Estoril Open – Men's Doubles
Carbonell and Johnson won in the final 6–3, 2–6, 6–1, against Jiří Novák and David Rikl.


1999 Estoril Open – Men's Singles
Alberto Berasategui was the defending champion, but lost in the first round this year.


1999 Estoril Open – Men's Singles
Albert Costa won the tournament, beating Todd Martin in the final, 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–3.


1999 Estoril Open – Women's Doubles
The 1999 Estoril Open – Women's Doubles was the doubles event of the first edition of the WTA Tour Estoril Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Portugal. This tournament was part of the ITF Tour last year, and it was won by Caroline Dhenin and Émilie Loit. They did not compete in the event this year.


1999 Estoril Open – Women's Doubles
Alicia Ortuño and Cristina Torrens Valero won in the final 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–3 against Anna Földényi and Rita Kuti-Kis.


1999 Estoril Open – Women's Singles
The 1999 Estoril Open – Women's Singles was the singles event of the first edition of the WTA Tour Estoril Open; a WTA Tier IV tournament and the most prestigious women's tennis tournament held in Portugal. This tournament was part of the ITF Circuit last year, and it was won by Barbara Schwartz. Schwartz was eliminated in the second round of this year's event.


1999 Estoril Open – Women's Singles
Katarina Srebotnik won in the final 6–3, 6–1 against Rita Kuti-Kis.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
The 1999 Euro Beach Soccer Cup was the second Euro Beach Soccer Cup, one of Europe's two major beach soccer championships at the time, held in September 1999, in Alicante, Spain.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Four teams participated in the tournament, which was played as part of the 1999 World Series. The World Series was played in 2 groups of 4 teams - a World Group (for non-European teams) and a European Group, which doubled as the Euro Beach Soccer Cup for 1999. Both groups played in a knock-out format, with semi-finals followed by a third place match and a final.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Hosts Spain won the championship, with Portugal finishing second. France beat Italy in the third place play off to finish third and fourth respectively.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer Cup
Winners Spain went on to play the winners of the World Group, Brazil, in the final of the 1999 World Series, ultimately losing 7–1.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer League
The 1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, was the second edition of the Euro Beach Soccer League (EBSL), the premier beach soccer competition contested between European men's national teams, known as the European Pro Beach Soccer League at the time, occurring annually since its establishment in 1998. The league was organised by Beach Soccer Company (BSC) between May 22 and September 20, 1999 in five different nations across Europe.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer League
The format established in the maiden season continued to be used; the teams of the league continued to compete as one group across a number of rounds of fixtures to gain regular match points and additional bonus points for the overall league table.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer League
Switzerland did not return from last season and were replaced by Austria who competed for the first time. Yugoslavia, who competed in 1998, were due to participate again, however to due political reasons were forced to withdraw.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer League
By winning the final in Monte Carlo, Spain secured their first European title. Defending champions Germany finished fifth.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Participating teams
Six teams took part in the 1999 season of the EBSL.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Format
The format remained the same as that established in 1998, only adjusted to the differing number of stages this year than in previous editions as follows:


1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Format
Matches were split into six rounds of fixtures known as stages, with two stages hosted Italy and one in Austria, Spain, Monaco and Portugal, whilst the other participating nation, Germany, did not host any stage. Four teams took part in each, with each individual team taking part in four of the six stages overall.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Format
Each stage was played as a small knock-out tournament, with semi-finals, the final and a third place decider being the fixtures throughout all six rounds. Teams earned points for their successes per game and per stage which were then tallied up in the final league table.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Format
The team who topped the table after all six stages was crowned the winner of the league.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Organisation, Point distribution
Points were allocated for the following achievements in each stage, contributing to the final points total in the league table.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 1
The first stage took place in A Coruña, Spain. Portugal were crowned champions of the opening stage of the season.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 2
The second stage took place in Syracuse, Italy. The Spanish were the victors in the second stage.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 3
The third stage took place in Vienna, Austria. Germany won the stage, their first title of the season.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 4
The fourth stage took place in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. Matches that were being played as primarily part of a different event, the 1999 Mundialito tournament, were simultaneously counted as stage 4 of this year's EBSL.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 4
The four nations took part in the European group of the Mundialito's group stage, played in a round robin format. The 1st round of group games were concurrently classed as the semi finals of stage 4. The subsequent round of group stage matches that saw the corresponding winners of the semi finals face-off and the losers also play each other counted as the stage final and third place respectively – this happened to be the 3rd and final round of matches of the group stage. These results originally saw Portugal crowned champions of the stage:


1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 4
However, after the Mundialito took place, a retrospective decision was made to void Portugal's results above in terms of being part of the EBSL's fourth stage. Portugal's results were documented as punitive forfeits.


1999 Euro Beach Soccer League, Stages, Stage 4
With Portugal's semi final win vs. France changed to a forfeit, this meant that the "new" stage final was the match which saw the amended semi final winners of Germany and now France play each other, whilst the "new" third place match was that which saw the amended semi final losers of Austria and now Portugal face-off. These fixtures happened during the 2nd round of group stage matches and hence the results of said round were retrospectively considered as the official stage final and third place match instead.