1999 Jiji earthquake, Damage, Economic damage
The Taiwan Stock Exchange was closed for business for five days following the earthquake. A significant proportion of the world supply of computer memory chips (RAM) was at the time made in Taiwan, and the six-day shutdown of Hsinchu Science Park and other factories resulting from the quake caused computer memory prices to triple on world markets. With Taiwan struggling to recover from the after-effects of the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, the economic damage of the earthquake was a great cause for concern, with estimates that the total cost would be some 10% of the entire gross domestic product of the country in 1999.


1999 Jiji earthquake, Damage, Causes of building collapse and public reaction
The immediate rescue efforts were still ongoing when public anger began to mount at shoddy construction that many felt was responsible for the high number of casualties. Legal building codes, enforcement of those codes, and the construction companies themselves all came in for criticism. Constructors and architects of modern buildings that collapsed were detained by the authorities, their assets frozen and travel documents seized. One of the issues highlighted after the quake was "soft stories": high, open ground floors in high-rise buildings with little structural support.


1999 Jiji earthquake, Damage, Causes of building collapse and public reaction
This led to the ground floor collapsing first in a quake, either toppling the other floors or starting a pancake collapse. Buildings in Taiwan over 50 metres (160 ft) tall require a peer review process; no building that had undergone this process collapsed, contrasting with a number of dramatic failures of buildings just under 50 metres in height.


1999 Jiji earthquake, Rescue efforts
Immediately following the earthquake an emergency cabinet meeting was convened to discuss how to tackle the aftermath. The same day the ROC military was mobilised, with large numbers of conscripted soldiers heading to stricken regions to assist in distributing emergency supplies, clearing roads, and rescuing people trapped in the rubble. Helicopters were used to evacuate injured people from mountainous regions to hospitals, and to supply food to communities inaccessible by road. The military also assumed the leading role in recovering the dead from damaged structures.


1999 Jiji earthquake, Rescue efforts
One of the last people to be rescued was a six-year-old boy pulled alive from the rubble of his collapsed home in Taichung County by a team of South Korean and Japanese search and rescue workers, some 88 hours after the quake. Even later, nearly 130 hours after the earthquake, two brothers emerged alive from the ruins of the Tunghsing Building in Taipei to the astonishment of rescuers. The brothers survived on the water sprayed from fire hoses, rotten fruit, and their own urine.


1999 Jiji earthquake, International response
There was widespread international sympathy for those affected by the earthquake, and over 700 rescue workers from more than 20 countries aided in the immediate aftermath. Initially Taiwan's isolated diplomatic situation caused a delay in a response from the United Nations, which abides by the “One China Policy”, and so chose not to act without the approval of the Beijing government because of its geopolitical clout.


1999 Jiji earthquake, Clean-up and reconstruction
On 25 September President Lee Teng-hui declared a state of emergency in the affected areas, giving sweeping powers to local authorities to ignore the usual bureaucratic and legal restrictions on measures to bring relief to people and locations most in need. This was the first time emergency powers had been used since the death of former President Chiang Ching-kuo in 1989.


1999 Jiji earthquake, Clean-up and reconstruction
Many charities, corporations, and private individuals contributed to the relief effort and the later reconstruction. Private donations directly to the government-run disaster fund totalled NT$33.9 billion, while organisations including the Presbyterian Church of Taiwan, Rotary International, Cathay Life Insurance, Dharma Drum Mountain, I-Kuan Tao, the Tzu Chi Foundation and various temple, church, and community groups all contributed to aiding survivors and funding reconstruction.


1999 Jiji earthquake, Clean-up and reconstruction
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provided both direct relief and translation services for the foreign rescue teams, while the Red Cross of the People's Republic of China contributed US$3m to the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China, which amassed a fund of NT$1.8bn towards disaster relief.


1999 Jiji earthquake, Clean-up and reconstruction
Following the election of President Chen Shui-bian in March 2000, the reconstruction policies were continued despite the change in ruling party. Chen said in his inaugural address in May 2000 that "our people experienced an unprecedented catastrophe last year, and the wounds are yet to be healed. The new cabinet feels that restoration cannot be delayed ... Reconstruction has to cover every victim and every earthquake-affected area."


1999 Jiji earthquake, Clean-up and reconstruction
One task that had to be undertaken was the setting of new land ownership boundaries in areas where the landscape had been significantly altered by the quake. The whole island was elongated about 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) in the north–south axis and compressed west–east by the forces unleashed. One solution offered to land issues was to offer landowners an equivalent parcel of government land not located on a fault line.


1999 Jiji earthquake, Aftermath
Following the earthquake, the Atomic Energy Council installed the automation seismic trip system (ASTS) to Taiwan's existing three nuclear power plants to further ensure plant safety. Installation and testing were completed in November 2007.


1999 Jiji earthquake, Legacy
The quake has become part of the Taiwanese consciousness, and is often referred to simply as 9-21 (九二一; Jiǔ'èryī) after the date it occurred (21 September). Unhappiness with the government's performance in response to the disaster was reflected in a drop in support for vice-president Lien Chan who was standing as the Kuomintang candidate for the 2000 presidential election.


1999 Jiji earthquake, Legacy
In Wufeng, a township in southern Taichung County, the damage was especially devastating; the village's Guangfu Junior High School lay directly on the fault line and was severely damaged by the quake. Today the junior high school is the site of the National Museum of Natural Science's 921 Earthquake Museum.


1999 Jiji earthquake, Legacy
A fault from the earthquake was discovered in Zhushan Township, Nantou County by a professor from National Taiwan University conducting research in the area in November 2002. To preserve the surface rupture, the Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park was established and opened to the public in 2013.


1999 Jiji earthquake, Legacy
A permanent fault shift in Shigang District resulted in serious damage to the Shihgang Dam, as well as the necessity of patching affected roads and trails with inclines, in order to restore their usefulness. Two notable examples of this are the biking/hiking trail between Dongshi District and Fengyuan District, and Fengshi Road which also connects these two districts. Some locals humorously call this new inclination "Singapore", in Chinese (新加坡; 'newly-added slope').


1999 Jiji earthquake, Legacy
The tenth anniversary of the earthquake in 2009 was marked by commemorative activities in some of the areas affected. Taipei, Dongshi, Wufeng, Puli, Jiji (Chi-Chi) and Zhongxing New Village held various events to remember the victims of the earthquake, the rescuers who aided them, and the reconstruction efforts which followed.


1999 Jiji earthquake, Legacy
The Taiwan Chelungpu-fault Drilling Project (TCDP), co-led by Taiwanese scholars Kuo-Fong Ma, Yiben Tsai and international collaborators in the US and Japan, drilled research boreholes to investigate the Chelungpu Fault. This led to multiple discoveries about the causes of the earthquake and empirical breakthroughs in seismology, most notably the first measurement of an earthquake slip zone. The drilling project also uncovered that the earthquake was in part caused by the movement of underground water. The team defined such earthquakes as "isotropic event," an earthquake-like event caused by natural hydraulic fracturing. This finding has important implications for fracking operations.


1999 Johan Cruyff Shield
The fourth edition of the Johan Cruyff Shield (Dutch: Johan Cruijff Schaal) was held on 8 August 1999 between 1998–99 Eredivisie champions Feyenoord and 1998–99 KNVB Cup winners Ajax. Feyenoord won the match 3–2.


1999 Jordan League
The 1999 Jordan League was the 48th season of Jordan Premier League, the top-flight league for Jordanian association football clubs. The championship was won by Al-Faisaly, while Kfarsoum, Al-Arabi, Al-Baqa'a, and Al-Torra were relegated. A total of 12 teams participated.


1999 Junior League World Series
The 1999 Junior League World Series took place from August 16–21 in Taylor, Michigan, United States. Arroyo, Puerto Rico defeated Hermosillo, Mexico in the championship game.


1999 Junior League World Series
This year featured the debut of the Far East region.


1999 Junior World Acrobatic Gymnastics Championships
The 1999 Junior World Sports Acrobatics Championships was the sixth edition of the junior acrobatic gymnastics competition, then named sports acrobatics, and took place in Nowa Ruda, Poland, from October 7 to 9, 1999. The competition was organized by the International Gymnastics Federation.


1999 K League
The 1999 K League was the 17th season of K League. In the second leg of the playoffs final, Saša Drakulić's golden goal scored with his hand caused controversy. His handball was recognized as a goal by the Chinese referee Sun Baojie, and it directly determined Suwon's league title. Under the influence of controversy, Drakulić failed to win the MVP Award.


1999 K League Championship
The 1999 K League Championship was the sixth competition of the K League Championship, and was held to decide the 17th champions of the K League. It was contested between the top four clubs of the regular season. The first round was played as a single match between third place and fourth place of the regular season. The winners of the first round advanced to the semi-final, and played against runners-up of the regular season over two legs. The winners of the regular season directly qualified for the best-of-three final.


1999 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
The 1999 Kaduna State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. Ahmed Makarfi of the PDP defeated Suleiman Zuntu of the APP and Wakili Kadima of AD to come winner in the elections.


1999 Kaduna State gubernatorial election
Ahmed Makarfi emerged winner in the PDP gubernatorial primary election. His running mate was Stephen Rijo Shekari.


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


1999 Kaduna State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state for the election was 2,536,702. However, 2,557,800 were previously issued voting cards in the state.


1999 Kano State gubernatorial election
The 1999 Kano State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. PDP candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso won the election, defeating APP Magaji Abdullahi and other candidates.


1999 Kano State gubernatorial election, Results
Rabiu Kwankwaso from the PDP won the election. Magaji Abdullahi and AD candidate contested in the election.


1999 Kano State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 3,680,990, total votes cast was 943,189, valid votes was 908,956 and rejected votes was 34,233.


1999 Kansas City Chiefs season
The 1999 season was the Kansas City Chiefs' 40th in the National Football League and their 30th overall. The season began with the promotion of defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham to head coach following the resignation of Marty Schottenheimer after the Chiefs finished with a 7–9 record in 1998.


1999 Kansas City Chiefs season
The team improved on that in 1999, finishing with a 9–7 record, which was good enough for second place in the AFC West. However, the Chiefs were denied the division title and a playoff berth in the final game of the season against the Oakland Raiders, when Raiders kicker Joe Nedney kicked a field goal in overtime. This game also was the final game future Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Thomas played in before his death on February 8, 2000.


1999 Kansas City Royals season
The 1999 Kansas City Royals season involved the Royals finishing 4th in the American League Central with a record of 64 wins and 97 losses.


1999 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


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


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


1999 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1999 Kansas City Royals season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1999 Kansas City Wizards season
The 1999 Kansas City Wizards season was played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. MLS did not allow matches to end in ties in 1999 and thus Shootouts were used to decide draws, the stats that follow do not include shootout goals scored and the teams actually point total in the regular season was 20 even though it is shown below as 24. Shootout win= 2 points, Shootout loss= 0 points. The Wizards first ever manager Ron Newman was let go and replaced with Bob Gansler.


1999 Kansas City Wizards season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1999 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 1999 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Terry Allen. They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.


1999 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The 1999 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season  The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1999 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11–1, and a 7–1 record in Big 12 Conference play. The season culminated with a win over Washington in the 1999 Holiday Bowl. The Wildcat defense did not give up a score in the third quarter all season.


1999 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The Wildcats tied a school record for shutouts in a season with three. They shutout Temple, Utah State, and Missouri. The Wildcats shutout Missouri three times in five games in Manhattan between 1991 and 1999. The Wildcats also shutout three opponents in 1991 and 2002.


1999 Kansas State Wildcats football team, Game summaries, at #15 Texas
K-State won its first ever Big 12 trip to Austin, and first since 1942 (a 64-0 loss). They beat Texas soundly 48-7 in Manhattan in the 1998 campaign. David Allen returned a 74 yard punt for a NCAA record-tying touchdown and also scored a running touchdown as Texas turned the ball over a whopping six times. Kicker Jamie Rheem set a new school record with five field goals from 22, 23, 32, 27, and 20 yards. Linebacker Mark Simoneau scored on a pick six with 8:31 left in the fourth quarter extend the Wildcats' lead to 24-17. Jonathan Beasley who was removed from the game in the previous week's 35-28 victory over Iowa State relieved a struggling starting quarterback Adam Helm in the second quarter.


1999 Karl Schäfer Memorial
The 1999 Karl Schäfer Memorial (also known as the Vienna Cup) took place from October 6 through 9th, 1999. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, and ice dancing.


1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
The 1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election took place in October 1999 in 224 constituencies in Karnataka, India. The elections were conducted to elect the government in the state of Karnataka for the next five years.


1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
The Indian National Congress secured a huge majority winning 132 seats. The National Democratic Alliance composed of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (United) faction was a distant second winning only 63 seats. The Janata Dal (Secular) faction of former prime minister Deve Gowda also bit dust winning only 10 seats. The election was held simultaneously with the Lok sabha elections. The Janata Dal government collapsed in mid-1999 owing to a split in the Janata Dal.


1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election
The Chief minister J.H.Patel, party president C.Byregowda and many other prominent leaders were part of the Janata dal (United) faction and along with Ramakrishna Hegde allied with the Bharatiya Janata Party  whereas the former prime minister Deve Gowda and his associates including the deputy chief minister Siddaramaiah joined the Janata dal (secular) faction. Owing to the anti-incumbency against both the factions of JD, Congress won handsomely. S.M. Krishna of the Congress was sworn in as Chief Minister on 11 October 1999.


1999 Katsina State gubernatorial election
The 1999 Katsina State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. PDP candidate Umaru Musa Yar'Adua won the election, defeating APP candidate.


1999 Katsina State gubernatorial election, Results
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua from the PDP won the election. APP and AD candidates contested in the election.


1999 Katsina State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 2,236,067, total votes cast was 939,282, valid votes was 881,783 and rejected votes was 57,499.


1999 Kazakh legislative election
Legislative elections were held in Kazakhstan on 10 October 1999, with a second round on 24 October. The result was a victory for the new Otan party, which won 23 of the 77 seats. Voter turnout was 62.5%.


1999 Kazakh legislative election, Background
President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced by public decree on 7 July 1999 that the elections to both Houses of the Parliament (the Senate and Assembly) would take place on 17 September 1999 and 10 October 1999 respectively. The former Soviet republic, independent since 1991, wanted to project with these elections a democratic image because its January presidential election had been criticized in the West as unfair. For the first time, 10 of the 77 seats in the Assembly were contested on a party basis and opposition candidates were given access to the media.


1999 Kazakh legislative election, Elections
International and domestic observers described the parliamentary election as flawed. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, that had deployed 200 observers to monitor the vote, reported that the election had fallen far short of international standards. It was alleged that innocent candidates had been treated unfairly and that voters had been pressured not to vote for certain candidates.


1999 Kazakh legislative election, Elections
About 60 percent of the eight million registered voters turned out for the ballot which was a much lower turnout than the one for the 1995 elections, at which voter participation was 79%.


1999 Kazakh legislative election, Elections
In the election to the Assembly, the ten seats allotted to political parties were decided in the first round on October 10, as well as 20 seats where candidates secured a majority. The remaining 47, where there was no clear majority, were decided at a second round which took place on 24 October.


1999 Kazakh legislative election, Elections
Kazakhstan's election commission called for new voting to be held in three of the 67 voting districts. The new polls would be held in Atyrau city and the South Kazakhstan and Dzhambul regions. The Kazakh election laws do not allow the original candidates to run again in the new voting in these three districts.


1999 Kazakh legislative election, Elections
For the Senate, on 17 September, deputies in the regional and city assemblies elected the 16 contested seats. Twelve of the new senators were nominated by Maslihats (provinces) and the other four were self-nominated.


1999 Kazakh presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Kazakhstan on 10 January 1999. Incumbent president Nursultan Nazarbayev won the election with over 80% of the vote, and was sworn into office on 20 January 1999. Most observers viewed the election as blatantly unfair, further confirming that Nazarbayev was not interested in promoting a democratic system of government. Voter turnout was reported to be 87.0%.


1999 Kazakh presidential election, Background
Kazakhstan's second presidential election was originally scheduled to occur in 1996. However, after a 1995 referendum the date was then set to be in December 2000. Parliamentary action in the fall of 1998, however, ultimately resulted in the election occurring in early 1999.


1999 Kazakh presidential election, Background
On 7 October 1998, nineteen amendments to the constitution were passed by Parliament and signed into law by President Nazarbayev. One amendment to article 94 read: "By consent of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan the present term of the powers of the President of the Republic may be reduced by resolution of the Parliament of the Republic, adopted at the joint session of its Chambers by the majority of votes of the total number of deputies of each Chamber. In such case the Majilis of the Parliament within one month shall order elections of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan."


1999 Kazakh presidential election, Background
Acting under this new amendment, the following day Parliament asked Nazarbayev to shorten his current term in office. The president agreed, after which the Majilis set 10 January 1999 as the date for new elections.


1999 Kazakh presidential election, Background
The main opposition candidate, Akezhan Kazhegeldin, was barred from running in the election, a move criticized by many observers. A recently passed law prohibited anyone convicted of a crime from running in the election. Kazhegeldin had recently been convicted of participating in an unsanctioned election rally, thereby becoming ineligible to seek office.


1999 Kazakh presidential election, Conduct
Even before the election, groups such as the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) expressed concern about the short preparation and campaigning period. OSCE pressed the Kazakh government to postpone the election so that all candidates could have adequate time to campaign, but to no avail. American Vice President Al Gore called Nazarbayev in November 1998 to express concerns about the upcoming election.


1999 Kazakh presidential election, Conduct
The lack of fair access to mass media also concerned many observers. According to OSCE, most major media outlets focused disproportionately on Nazarbayev.


1999 Kazakh presidential election, Conduct
Serikbolsyn Abdilin, the runner-up in the election, claimed widespread voter fraud and a failure to properly count ballots.


1999 Kazakh presidential election, Conduct
The U.S. Department of State commented that the undemocratic nature of the elections "cast a shadow on bilateral relations".


1999 Kazakh presidential election, Results
Nazarbayev's party, the Party of People's Unity of Kazakhstan, was reformed into the Otan Party two months after the elections.


1999 Kazakhstan Cup Final
The 1998–99 Kazakhstan Cup Final was the 7th final of the Kazakhstan Cup. The match was contested by Kaisar-Hurricane and Vostok-Altyn at Central Stadium in Almaty. The match was played on 16 Jule 1999 and was the final match of the competition.


1999 Kazakhstan Cup Final, Background
Kaisar-Hurricane played the second Kazakhstan Cup Final. In the first final they lost Irtysh with the score 2-1.


1999 Kazakhstan Cup Final, Background
Vostok-Altyn played the third Kazakhstan Cup Final. In a Kazakhstan Cup Final they have won against Aktyubinets (1994 final, 1-0) and have lost Kairat (1996-97 final, 2-0).


1999 Kazakhstan Cup Final, Background
Kaisar-Hurricane and Vostok-Altyn played twice during the season of league. In the first game, on Jule 20, 1998 Vostok-Altyn won 2–0 on Vostok Stadium. As a part of Vostok-Altyn - Aleksandr Antropov and Vladimir Kashtanov scored. On August 4, 1998, Kaisar-Hurricane won a victory 2–0 with goals Andrei Vaganov and Azamat Niyazymbetov.


1999 Kazakhstan Premier League
The 1999 Kazakhstan Top Division was the eighth season of the Top Division, now called the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan.


1999 Kazakhstan Premier League, Teams
Following the conclusion of the previous season, Nasha Kompaniya, Bolat and Naryn were relegated, with Tobol, Access-Esil, Zhetysu, Sintez and Kairat being promoted in their place. Prior to the start of the season, Irtysh Pavlodar became Irtysh-Bastau, Astana became Zhenis Astana, Khimik became Akmola, Tomiris became Sintez and Vostok became Vostok Altyn.


1999 Kebbi State gubernatorial election
The 1999 Kebbi State gubernatorial election occurred on January 9, 1999. APP candidate Adamu Aliero won the election, defeating PDP candidate Mohammed Kaliel.


1999 Kebbi State gubernatorial election, Results
Adamu Aliero from the APP won the election. PDP candidate Mohammed Kaliel and AD candidate contested in the election.


1999 Kebbi State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,167,171, total votes cast was 500,938, valid votes was 472,062 and rejected votes was 28,876.


1999 Kensington and Chelsea by-election
The Member of Parliament for Kensington and Chelsea, The Rt. Hon Alan Clark (Conservative), died of a brain tumour on 5 September 1999.


1999 Kensington and Chelsea by-election
This was the first safe Conservative seat to have a by-election in the 1997–2001 UK Parliament. There was immediate speculation that Michael Portillo, the most high-profile casualty of the 1997 general election, would use it to return to frontline politics. Portillo immediately confirmed his interest in the seat, but was then confronted with the publication of an interview he had given previously that summer in which he had confirmed that while at Peterhouse, Cambridge he had had homosexual affairs.


1999 Kensington and Chelsea by-election
Portillo was selected as Conservative candidate but faced demonstrations organised by gay rights group OutRage! and its principal campaigner Peter Tatchell who protested against his vote for an unequal age of consent for gay and straight sex, and support for the ban on homosexuality in the UK armed forces while Secretary of State for Defence. Tatchell continued to try to confront Portillo throughout the election, not assuaged by Portillo saying that he had changed his mind on the age of consent.


1999 Kensington and Chelsea by-election
The Labour Party selected Robert Atkinson, who had fought the 1997 election and was a local councillor. The Liberal Democrats also renominated their general election candidate, Robert Woodthorpe Browne. Because of the prominence of the byelection in central London and the big political name, there were a wide variety of fringe and minor party candidates. Polling day was set for 25 November. Michael Portillo returned safely to Parliament.


1999 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
The 1999 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University  in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Dean Pees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 2–9 record (2–6 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC East, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 376 to 213.


1999 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
The team's statistical leaders included Chante Murphy with 676 rushing yards, Jose Davis with 1,969 passing yards, and Jason Gavadza with 654 receiving yards.


1999 Kentucky Derby
The 1999 Kentucky Derby was the 125th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 1, 1999. There were 151,051 in attendance.


1999 Kentucky Wildcats football team
The 1999 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. They participated as members of the Southeastern Conference in the Eastern Division. They played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The team was coached by Hal Mumme.


1999 Kentucky gubernatorial election
The 1999 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 1999, for the post of Governor of Kentucky. Democratic incumbent Governor Paul E. Patton defeated Republican nominee Peppy Martin to win a second term. It was the first time that the election was held since the Kentucky General Assembly changed its term limits law in 1992, allowing Patton to run again and leaving Virginia as the only state that prohibits its Governor from serving immediate successive terms.


1999 Kerry County Council election
An election to Kerry County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 27 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


1999 Kettering Borough Council election
Elections to Kettering Borough Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election and boundary changes had taken place since the last election in 1995. The Labour Party lost its overall majority, the council coming under no overall control.


1999 Khulna mosque bombing
1999 Khulna mosque bombing was a terrorist bomb attack on an Ahmadiyya Mosque in Khulna, Bangladesh in 8 October 1999. In the explosion 8 people died and around 30 were injured. In 10 October 1999 Bangladesh Army removed a time bomb from the headquarters complex of Ahmadiyya mission in Dhaka, three days after the bombing. Two days after a bomb was recovered from Jannatul Ferdous Ahmadiya mosque in Mirpur, Dhaka.


1999 Khulna mosque bombing, Background
The Ahmadiyya are small sect of Islam whom many conservative Muslims consider heretical. There are about 100, 000 Ahmadiyyas in Bangladesh, where 90 percent of the population follow Islam.


1999 Khulna mosque bombing, Attack
On 8 October 1999 a remote controlled bomb went off during Friday prayers in the Ahmadiyya mosque in Khulana, Southern Bangladesh, killing eight people.


1999 Kids' Choice Awards
The 12th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards was held on May 1, 1999, at Pauley Pavilion at UCLA in Los Angeles, California. 3rd Storee, Britney Spears, TLC, and NSYNC performed live from Orlando, Florida. About 6.2 million children participated in voting. The ceremony is also notable as leading into "Help Wanted", the pilot episode and first airing of the now-long running animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.


1999 Kids' Choice Awards, Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first, in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.


1999 Kildare County Council election
An election to Kildare County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


1999 Kilkenny County Council election
An election to Kilkenny County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 26 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


1999 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
The 1999 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 105th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 12 July 1999. The championship began on 21 August 1999 and ended on 24 October 1999.


1999 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
On 24 October 1999, Glenmore won the title after a 1-14 to 2-08 defeat of Graigue-Ballycallan in the final at Nowlan Park. It was their fifth championship title overall and their first title in four championship seasons. It remains their last championship triumph.


1999 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
The 1999 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a horse race held at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 24 July 1999. It was the 49th running of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.


1999 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
The winner was Godolphin's Daylami, a five-year-old grey horse trained at Newmarket, Suffolk by Saeed bin Suroor and ridden by Frankie Dettori. Daylami's victory was the fourth in the race for bin Suroor and the third for Dettori and Godolphin. In addition, Godolphin's leader Sheikh Mohammed, had won the race with Belmez (1990), Opera House (1993) and King's Theatre (1994).


1999 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, The race
The race attracted a field of eight runners: six from the United Kingdom, and one each from Ireland and Hong Kong. Favourite for the race was the Henry Cecil-trained Oath, the winner of the Epsom Derby. The Godolphin stable fielded two runners, the five-year-old Daylami, originally trained in France, whose wins included the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Eclipse Stakes, Man o' War Stakes and the Coronation Cup and the four-year-old Nedawi, winner of the 1998 St Leger Stakes.


1999 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, The race
The other British-trained runners were Fruits of Love (Dubai Sheema Classic, Hardwicke Stakes)), Daliapour (runner-up to Oath in the Epsom Derby and to Montjeu in the Irish Derby) and Silver Patriarch, (1997 St Leger, Gran Premio del Jockey Club, Coronation Cup). The international contingent consisted of the Hong Kong Horse of the Year Indigenous and the Irish colt Sunshine Street. Oath headed the betting at odds of 9/4 ahead of Daylami (3/1) and Fruits of Love (4/1) with Daliapour and Nedawi on 8/1.


1999 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, The race
Daliapour took the early lead and set the pace from Nedawi, Daylami and Oath. Nedawi moved to the front and led the field into the straight ahead of Daliapour, Oath and Silver Patriarch as Daylami was switched to the outside by Dettori and began to make rapid progress. Daylami overtook Nedawi approaching the final furlong and quickly went clear of his opponents to win by five lengths. Nedawi held off the fast-finishing Fruits of Love by half a length to take second with Silver Patriarch, Sunshine Street and Indigenous filling the next three places. Oath and Daliapour, the only three-year-olds in the race, came home seventh and eighth, both having sustained injuries.


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents
In May to July 1999 four teenage girls from the Kingwood region of Houston, Texas engaged in a robbery spree, robbing four grocery stores and a bakery. These stores were in Harris and Montgomery counties. The girls called themselves the "Queens of Armed Robbery", and bought recreational drugs and body piercings with their money.


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents
Jacqueline Helfgott, author of Criminal Behavior: Theories, Typologies and Criminal Justice, wrote that the fact the perpetrators were girls from upper-middle-class backgrounds meant the crime made news in Greater Houston and throughout the United States. Helfgott stated that despite the girls' use of recreational drugs, their accounts and the accounts of other people cited boredom as the primary reason for the crime.


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents
The film Sugar & Spice is loosely based on the incident.


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Perpetrators
The perpetrators, all students or alumna of Kingwood High School, were:


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Crimes
The girls planned the crimes while eating at a Kingwood Wendy’s. The group targeted five places: Stop N Drive, Ryan's Bakery, Jack's Food Store/Jack's Grocery, Porter Food Store, and a store in Montgomery County. All of these places were on the periphery of Kingwood: either north along Porter Road or south on Hamblen Road.


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Crimes
Stop N Drive, the first location, was robbed on May 30 of that year. It was located in Montgomery County, on Texas State Highway Loop 494, outside of the western portion of Kingwood. Forest Cove Stop-n-Drive was robbed on July 1, and there the girls got $800 ($1396.86 according to inflation), the largest amount in the robberies. Others resulted in cash and cigarettes. Ryan's Bakery was held up on July 5, and the adjacent Jack's Food Store was held up the subsequent weekend.


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Crimes
The girls used a 1999 Pontiac Firebird owned by Maddox's father as the getaway car. In each robbery two girls actively robbed while the others served as lookouts. Maddox was the only girl who participated in all of the robberies. They had watched television to get the modus operandi of the crime, and they had disguised themselves as males by using sunglasses, masks, hoods, and gloves. Their weapons were a .22 caliber rifle, a semiautomatic pistol, and a shotgun.


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Crimes
Shaila Dewan of the Houston Press wrote that, according to Billy Stephens of the Houston Police Department (HPD), the fact that "the robberies were so well planned and executed" was what "struck" him the most, and not merely that the perpetrators were upper middle class females.


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Crimes
Dunn and Morneau discussed the robberies with other people, attracting the attention of authorities.


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Arrest and prosecution
The HPD had the perpetrators in custody by August 6 of that year. Prior to the arrest the police sent undercover officers to eavesdrop on the girls when they were in public. The police stated that of the perpetrators, Dunn was the most cooperative. An assistant principal of Kingwood High identified perpetrators after listening to audiotapes of the robberies that occurred in Montgomery County.


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Arrest and prosecution
Convictions for armed robbery could have resulted in any sentence from probation to 99 years of prison. Maddox, who police said was the ringleader, was tried as an adult and was the only girl who opted to have her case to go on trial. Maddox's case went on trial in Dallas, Texas, with a change of venue, in March 2000. The three other girls testified against her. She was convicted on April 10 of that year, and on April 14 she received a prison sentence of 7 1/2 years. Maddox received a longer sentence since she was the ringleader.


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Arrest and prosecution
Dunn and Warzeka pleaded guilty to armed robbery and chose to have juries determine their sentences. The girls each received two concurrent prison sentences of 7 years, with parole eligibility in 3 years.


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Arrest and prosecution
Morneau, who agreed to testify against her accomplices, received deferred adjudication from Mark Kent Ellis, a Texas state district judge. He required her to attend boot camp and serve parole. She attended her boot camp at the Harris County Boot Camp in Atascocita, and she had to serve 10 years of probation and perform 2,000 hours of community service. Morneau had stayed in the car during the robberies, so she got a lighter sentence.


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Arrest and prosecution, Incarceration and parole hearings
Maddox chose to stay in the Dallas County Jail as her appeal was launched; if a prisoner is sentenced to fewer than ten years in prison in Texas, he or she may stay in a county jail while his or her appeal occurs. As of 2000 Dunn was located in the Harris County Jail and Warzeka was in the Lucile Plane State Jail. Maddox and Warzeka were later moved to the Gatesville Unit (now the Christina Crain Unit).


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Arrest and prosecution, Incarceration and parole hearings
Two of the girls had their first parole eligibility in 2003. Warzeka and Dunn were denied parole in 2003, and their only other eligible parole date was 2005. Their full sentence was to expire on August 4, 2006.


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Arrest and prosecution, Incarceration and parole hearings
Dunn received her General Education Development (GED) diploma while in prison and began tertiary educational coursework there. While in prison Warzeka had received her GED, and then her associate's degree. The University of Texas had accepted her so she could do her studies for a bachelor's degree.


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Aftermath and legacy
After the incident occurred, Cynthia Calvert, the editor of the Kingwood Observer and a parent of a student at Kingwood High; and an official at the Humble Independent School District; as well as other people in the Kingwood community described the criminal incidents as, in the words of Dewan, "an anomaly". According to Helfgott, the news coverage of the crime exposed the prevalence of drug use in Kingwood and the notion that if the teenagers encountered any legal trouble, their parents would make the problems disappear.


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Aftermath and legacy
Some newspapers referred to the crime as "Quentin Tarantino comes to Pleasantville".


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Aftermath and legacy
In an opinion letter to the Houston Chronicle, member of Houston City Council Jolanda "Jo" Jones argued that the relatively lenient sentencing is an example of favorable treatment based on class in the Harris County legal system.


1999 Kingwood robbery incidents, Aftermath and legacy
The film Sugar & Spice was loosely based on the incidents. Marla Sokoloff, one of the actresses, stated that "It's not the same, of course, yet I'm not sure if Sugar & Spice would have been made if that hadn't happened."


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


1999 Kogi State gubernatorial election
The 1999 Kogi State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee Abubakar Audu won the election, defeating the PDP candidate.


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


1999 Kogi State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,265,442. Total number of votes cast was 974,892 while number of valid votes was 961,206. Rejected votes were 13,686.


1999 Korea Cup
The 1999 Korea Cup International Football Tournament (Korean: 99 코리아컵 국제축구대회) was the 23rd and the last competition of Korea Cup. It was held from 12 to 19 June 1999, and was won by Croatia.


1999 Korea Cup squads
These are the squads for the 1999 Korea Cup in South Korea, which took place from 12 June to 19 June 1999. The players' listed age is their age on the tournament's opening day (12 June 1999).


1999 Korea Super Prix
The 1999 Korea Super Prix was the inaugural Korea Super Prix race held on the streets of Changwon on November 28, 1999. It was won by British driver Darren Manning for TOM'S.


1999 Korean FA Cup
1999 Korean FA Cup, known as the Sambo Computer FA Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 4th edition of the Korean FA Cup.


1999 Korean League Cup
In 1999 season, There were two Korean League Cup competitions. One is Adidas Cup 1999 and the other is Daehan Fire Insurance Cup 1999 This article is regarding Adidas Cup 1999.


1999 Korean League Cup, Format
All of the Adidas Cup Tournament's matches are played in Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul. In the 1st and 2nd rounds, no extra time is allotted.


1999 Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup)
In 1999 season, There were two Korean League Cup competitions. One is Adidas Cup 1999 and the other is Daehan Fire Insurance Cup 1999. This article is regarding Daehan Fire Insurance Cup 1999


1999 Korean League Cup (Supplementary Cup)
Tournament was started March 31 and ended May 23, 1999.


1999 Korean National Semi-Professional Football League
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1999 Korean National Semi-Professional Football League
The 1999 National Semi-Professional Football League (Korean: 1999년 전국실업축구연맹전) was thirty-sixth season of National Semi-Professional Football League. The 1999 season was divided into spring league and autumn league. Spring league was held from 8 to 23 April 1999 and autumn league was held from 2 to 16 September 1999.


1999 Korfball World Championship
The 6th Korfball World Championship was held in Adelaide (Australia) in July 1999, with the participation of 12 national teams.


1999 Kowloon City District Council election
The 1999 Kowloon City District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 22 elected members to the 27-member District Council.


1999 Kremlin Cup
The 1999 Kremlin Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow in Russia that was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. The men's tournament was held from 8 November through 14 November 1998, while the women's tournament was held from 18 October through 24 October 1999. Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Nathalie Tauziat won the singles titles.


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


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


1999 Kremlin Cup, Finals, Men's Doubles
Justin Gimelstob /  Daniel Vacek defeated  Andriy Medvedev /  Marat Safin 6–2, 6–1


1999 Kremlin Cup, Finals, Women's Doubles
Lisa Raymond /  Rennae Stubbs defeated  Julie Halard-Decugis /  Anke Huber 6–1, 6–0


1999 Kremlin Cup – Men's Doubles
Jared Palmer and Jeff Tarango were the defending champions, but Palmer did not participate this year. Tarango partnered Yevgeny Kafelnikov, losing in the first round.


1999 Kremlin Cup – Men's Doubles
Justin Gimelstob and Daniel Vacek won the title, defeating Andriy Medvedev and Marat Safin 6–2, 6–1 in the final.


1999 Kremlin Cup – Men's Singles
Yevgeny Kafelnikov was the defending champion and won in the final 7–6(7–2), 6–4 against Byron Black.


1999 Kremlin Cup – Women's Doubles
The 1999 Kremlin Cup – Women's Doubles was the women's doubles event of the fourth WTA edition of the Kremlin Cup; a WTA Tier I tournament and the most prestigious tournament held in Russia. Mary Pierce and Natasha Zvereva were the defending champions, but Pierce competed this year with Barbara Schett, whereas Zvereva competed with Elena Tatarkova.


1999 Kremlin Cup – Women's Doubles
Pierce and Schett withdrew after their first round victory, whereas Zvereva and Tatarkova were defeated in the semifinals by eventual champions Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs.


1999 Kremlin Cup – Women's Doubles Qualifying
The 1999 Kremlin Cup was a WTA tennis tournament, played on indoor carpet courts.


1999 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles
Mary Pierce was the defending champion, but lost to  Ai Sugiyama in the second round.


1999 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles
Nathalie Tauziat won the title, defeating Barbara Schett in the final 2–6, 6–4, 6–1.


1999 Kremlin Cup – Women's Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye to the second round.


1999 Kroger St. Jude International
The 1999 Kroger St. Jude International was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Memphis, United States, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the twenty-ninth edition of the tournament and was held from 15 February through 21 February. Third-seeded Tommy Haas won the singles title.


1999 Kroger St. Jude International, Finals, Doubles
Todd Woodbridge /  Mark Woodforde defeated  Sébastien Lareau /  Alex O'Brien, 6–3, 6–4


1999 Kroger St. Jude International – Doubles
The 1999 Kroger St. Jude International was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor Hard courts in Memphis, United States, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the twenty-ninth edition of the tournament and was held 15 February – 21 February.


1999 Kroger St. Jude International – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1999 Kroger St. Jude International – Singles
The 1999 Kroger St. Jude International was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor Hard courts in Memphis, United States, that was part of the Championship Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the twenty-ninth edition of the tournament and was held 15 February – 21 February.


1999 Kroger St. Jude International – Singles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1999 Kuwaiti general election
General elections were held in Kuwait on 4 July 1999. A total of 288 candidates contested the election, which saw pro-government candidates and secular opposition candidates emerge as the two largest blocs in Parliament. Voter turnout was 83%.


1999 Kvalserien
The 1999 Kvalserien was the 25th edition of the Kvalserien. It determined two teams of the participating ones would play in the 1999–2000 Elitserien season and which four teams would play in the 1999–2000 Allsvenskan season.


1999 Kwai Tsing District Council election
The 1999 Kwai Tsing District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 28 elected members to the 36-member District Council.


1999 Kwara State gubernatorial election
The 1999 Kwara State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The APP nominee Mohammed Lawal won the election, defeating the PDP candidate.


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


1999 Kwara State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 940,425. Total number of votes cast was 585,468 while number of valid votes was 567,568. Rejected votes were 17,900.


1999 Kwun Tong District Council election
The 1999 Kwun Tong District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 34 elected members to the 42-member District Council.


1999 Kyalami Superbike World Championship round
The 1999 Kyalami Superbike World Championship round was the opening round of the 1999 Superbike World Championship season and the 1999 Supersport World Championship season. It took place on the weekend of 26–28 March 1999 at the 4.26 km Kyalami Circuit in South Africa. The round was marred by the death of Brett MacLeod after a crash in the Supersport race.


1999 Kyalami Superbike World Championship round, Superbike, Race 1, Summary
Carl Fogarty got the holeshot from pole position and led Corser and Haga into the first corner. Doriano Romboni made a strong start, but dropped back due to the pain of his injured hand. Aprilia's World Superbike debut lasted less than 3 laps, after Peter Goddard dropped it at the chicane. The field became spread out by lap 5, with Fogarty 3 seconds ahead of team-mate Corser, who was battling with Slight for second. Ducati riders Lucio Pedercini and Carlos Macias both crashed out on lap 16. After 25 laps, Carl Fogarty won his 49th World Superbike race, ahead of Corser, Slight, Haga and Edwards. The Kawasakis of Yanagawa and Lavilla suffered tyre, suspension and power difficulties but managed sixth and eighth respectively, with Chili between them in seventh.


1999 Kyrgyzstan League, Overview
It was contested by 12 teams, and Dinamo Bishkek won the championship.


1999 L'Amicale riots
The 1999 L'Amicale Riots started in the evening of Sunday 23 May 1999 in the capital city of Port Louis after angry supporters of Scouts Club vandalised several buildings as their team had lost a match against rival soccer club Fire Brigade. A few hours later a gambling house called L'Amicale caught fire, causing the death of 7 individuals who were trapped inside. This example of football hooliganism became known as L'Affaire L' Amicale in the years following the original riots.


1999 L'Amicale riots, Background
The soccer match between Fire Brigade versus Scouts Club ended by 17:00 at Anjalay Stadium in Belle Vue. The club Fire Brigade had won the game with a score of 1–0 after being awarded a controversial penalty. This triggered protests and incidents amongst the supporters of the rival teams who were present at Anjalay Stadium. Sugar cane fields were torched in rural areas. When the supporters returned to the capital city of Port Louis they vandalised a number of buildings including the office of Mauritius Football Association, Emmanuel Anquetil building and the Pope Hennessy Police Station.


1999 L'Amicale riots, Background
By 19:00 a gambling house known as L’Amicale, located along La Chaussée Street, became engulfed in flames with 275 people trapped inside after rioters threw "Cocktail Molotov " and fire bombs through the historic building's windows and cars on fire blocked all exits. Firefighters took hours to suppress the fire. Subsequently, inside the L'Amicale building 7 badly burnt bodies were recovered. The victims were Yeh Lin Lai Yau Tim, Jean-Alain Law Wing, Eugénie Lai Yau Tim, Catherine Lai Yau Tim, Jeannette Ramboro, Krishna Luckoo, and Abdoo Hakim Fawzi.


1999 L'Amicale riots, Background
Historically the Scouts Club had been known as Muslim Scouts Club as all players and most of its fans were Muslims. On the hand the Fire Brigade players and fans were mostly of Roman Catholic faith and of Creole ethnicity. Local authorities feared that the Port Louis riots would escalate into larger ethnic riots between Creoles and Muslims. Thus the government imposed an 18-month nationwide ban on all soccer games. Only the national team was allowed to play during this period.


1999 L'Amicale riots, Aftermath of riots
In protest against the deaths and violence thousands of Mauritians marched in the streets. In total 25 arrests were made by local police during the week following the riots.


1999 L'Amicale riots, Aftermath of riots
On 20 November 2000 police charged 4 supporters of Scouts Club (Sheik Imram Sumodhee, Khaleeloudeen Sumodhee, Abdool Naseeb Keeramuth and Muhammad Shafiq Nawoor). They were subsequently trialled and sentenced by judge Paul Lam Shang Leen to 45 years in prison for burning the L'Amicale gaming house which caused the deaths of 7 persons trapped inside.


1999 L'Amicale riots, Aftermath of riots
A group of 12 lawyers consisting of former Attorney-General Rama Valayden, barrister Raouf Gulbul, Neelkanth Dulloo, Sanjeev Teeluckdharry, Sameer Hossenbaccus, Ravi Rutnah and 6 others compiled a report entitled Wrongfully Convicted which attempted to highlight flaws in the judgement against the Amicale Four. They released the report on 23 May 2013 in which they suggested that the arson of L'Amicale gaming house seemed to be the work of the Escadron de la mort (Squadron of Death) which was a gang of vigilantes who performed voluntary social work to combat drug traffickers but which had transformed into a radicalized sectarian group.


1999 L'Amicale riots, Aftermath of riots
By 2015 their sentence was commuted to 18 years in prison by the Power Commission of Grace. Their release was scheduled for 17 March 2019 but in January 2018 their lawyers had sent a letter to Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth to inform him of a “miscalculation of the prison administration.” The authorities thus granted their request. On 23 August 2018 the 4 convicted men were released from Riche Lieu Prison after spending 19 years there.


1999 L'Amicale riots, Aftermath of riots
Given that several fires started simultaneously it is believed that they had been meticulously planned instead of being random events. As a result, firemen could not attend to all the sites at the same time as there were more than 100 calls asking for help. Rama Valayden has detailed other forms of evidence in his 2014 report Wrongly Convicted. Soon after their acquittal some of the 4 accused supporters of the Scouts Club received threats in order to discourage them from seeking justice.


1999 L.League
Statistics of L. League in the 1999 season. Prima Ham FC Kunoichi won the championship.


1999 L.League Cup Final
1999 L.League Cup Final was the fourth final of the L. League Cup competition. The final was played at Nihondaira Sports Stadium in Shizuoka on June 13, 1999. NTV Beleza won the championship.


1999 L.League Cup Final, Overview
NTV Beleza won their second title, by defeating defending champion Prima Ham FC Kunoichi, 1–0.


1999 LE31
1999 LE31 is a centaur and damocloid on a retrograde and  eccentric orbit from the outer region of the Solar System. It was first observed on 12 June 1999, by astronomers with the LINEAR program at the Lincoln Lab's ETS near Socorro, New Mexico, in the United States. The unusual object measures approximately 16.8 kilometers (10 miles) in diameter.


1999 LE31, Description
1999 LE31 orbits the Sun at a distance of 4.3–11.9 AU once every 23 years and 2 months (8,462 days; semi-major axis of 8.13 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.47 and an inclination of 152° with respect to the ecliptic.


1999 LE31, Description
It spends most of its orbit located in the outer Solar System between Jupiter and Uranus, and like all centaurs, has an unstable orbit caused by the gravitational influence of the giant planets. Due to this, it must have originated from elsewhere, most likely outside Neptune. It is both a Jupiter and Saturn-crossing minor planet. Of over half a million known minor planets, 1999 LE31 is one of about 60 that has a retrograde orbit.


1999 LE31, Description
1999 LE31 is approximately 16.8 km in diameter. It came to perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) in December 1998. It was last observed in 2000, and will next come to perihelion in February 2022.


1999 LG Cup (Morocco)
The third LG Cup is an exhibition association football tournament that took place in Morocco. This edition of LG cup involved Olympic teams.


1999 LPGA Championship
The 1999 LPGA Championship was the 45th LPGA Championship, played June 24–27 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. This was the third of four major championships that took place on the LPGA Tour in 1999.


1999 LPGA Championship
Three days after turning 39, Juli Inkster shot a final round 65 to win her first LPGA Championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Liselotte Neumann and completed the career grand slam. The fifth of her seven major titles, it was also consecutive major victories; she won her first U.S. Women's Open title three weeks earlier. Inkster successfully defended this LPGA Championship the following year.


1999 LPGA Championship
The DuPont Country Club hosted this championship for 11 consecutive seasons, from 1994 through 2004.


1999 LPGA Tour
The 1999 LPGA Tour was the 50th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 15 to November 14. The season consisted of 38 official money events. Karrie Webb won the most tournaments, six. She also led the money list with earnings of $1,591,959.


1999 LPGA Tour
The season saw the first tournament with a winner's share of over $300,000, the U.S. Women's Open. There were seven first-time winners in 1999: Akiko Fukushima, Jackie Gallagher-Smith, Maria Hjorth, Mi Hyun Kim, Kelli Kuehne, Mardi Lunn, and Catrin Nilsmark.


1999 LPGA Tour
The Jamie Farr Kroger Classic saw the first ever six-way playoff in LPGA Tour history. It was won by Se Ri Pak.


1999 LPGA Tour, Tournament results
The following table shows all the official money events for the 1999 season. "Date" is the ending date of the tournament. The numbers in parentheses after the winners' names are the number of wins they had on the tour up to and including that event. Majors are shown in bold.


1999 LSU Tigers football team
The 1999 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Coached by Gerry DiNardo in his last year at LSU, the Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU fired DiNardo before the final game of the season against conference opponent Arkansas after eight consecutive losses and named Assistant Coach Hal Hunter as interim head coach for the final game. DiNardo was given the opportunity to coach the game vs. Arkansas, but refused (in contrast to his predecessor at LSU, Curley Hallman, who coached the Tigers in their final two games of 1994 after being fired five years to the day prior to DiNardo's dismissal).


1999 LSU Tigers football team
In Coach Hunter's only game as the team's head coach, unranked LSU (2-8, 0-7) dominated #17 Arkansas (7-3, 4-3) in their lone victory over a conference opponent that season. Former Michigan State University head football coach Nick Saban accepted LSU's offer and took over the team in December 1999.


1999 La Flèche Wallonne
The 1999 La Flèche Wallonne was the 63rd edition of La Flèche Wallonne cycle race and was held on 14 April 1999. The race started in Charleroi and finished in Huy. The race was won by Michele Bartoli of the Mapei team.


1999 Labatt Brier
The 1999 Labatt Brier was held from March 6 to 14 at Skyreach Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. Jeff Stoughton of Manitoba defeated Guy Hemmings of Quebec in the final.


1999 Labatt Brier, Teams
Skip : Ken HunkaThird: Brent MacDonaldSecond: Blake MacDonaldLead: Wade JohnstonFifth: Jules Owchar


1999 Labatt Brier, Teams
Skip : Bert GretzingerThird: Bob UrselSecond: Mark WhittleLead: Dave MellofFifth: David Stephenson


1999 Labatt Brier, Teams
Skip : Jeff Stoughton Third: Jon MeadSecond: Garry Van Den Berghe Lead: Doug Armstrong Fifth: Steve Gould


1999 Labatt Brier, Teams
Skip : Russ HowardThird: Wayne TallonSecond: Rick PerronLead: Grant OdishawFifth: Jeff Lacey


1999 Labatt Brier, Teams
Skip : Glenn GossThird: Glenn TurpinSecond: Ken PeddigrewLead: Brett ReynoldsFifth: Geoff Cunningham


1999 Labatt Brier, Teams
Skip : Scott PattersonThird: Phil LoevenmarkSecond: John McClellandLead: Wayne LoweFifth: Gilles Allaire


1999 Labatt Brier, Teams
Skip : Paul FlemmingThird: Blayne IskiwSecond: Andrew DauphineeLead: Tom FetterlyFifth: Peter Eddy


1999 Labatt Brier, Teams
Skip : Rich Moffatt Third: Howard Rajala Second: Chris Fulton Lead: Paul MaddenFifth: Brian Lewis


1999 Labatt Brier, Teams
Skip : Robert Campbell Third: Peter GallantSecond: Mark O'RourkeLead: Mark ButlerFifth: David Campbell


1999 Labatt Brier, Teams
Skip : Guy Hemmings Third: Pierre Charette Second: Guy Thibaudeau Lead: Dale Ness Fifth: Dwayne Fowler


1999 Labatt Brier, Teams
Skip : Gerald ShymkoThird: Gerry AdamSecond: Arnie GeislerLead: Neil CursonsFifth: Steve Sobkow


1999 Labatt Brier, Teams
Skip : Orest Peech Third: Pat Paslawski Second: Brian Wasnea Lead: Don Irwin Alternate: Lonnie Kofoed


1999 Ladies European Tour
The 1999 Ladies European Tour was a series of golf tournaments for elite female golfers from around the world which took place in 1999. The tournaments were sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour (LET).


1999 Ladies European Tour, Tournaments
The table below shows the 1999 schedule. The numbers in brackets after the winners' names show the number of career wins they had on the Ladies European Tour up to and including that event. This is only shown for members of the tour.


1999 Lafayette Leopards football team
The 1999 Lafayette Leopards football team was an American football team that represented Lafayette College during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lafayette tied for second-to-last in the Patriot League.


1999 Lafayette Leopards football team
In their 19th and final year under head coach Bill Russo, the Leopards compiled a 4–7 record. John Fistner, Jim Goff and Chad Williamson were the team captains.


1999 Lafayette Leopards football team
The Leopards were outscored 271 to 207. Lafayette's 2–4 conference tied for fifth place in the seven-team Patriot League standings.


1999 Lafayette Leopards football team
Lafayette played its home games at Fisher Field on College Hill in Easton, Pennsylvania.


1999 Lagos State gubernatorial election
The 1999 Lagos State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on January 9, 1999. The AD nominee Bola Tinubu won the election defeating the PDP candidate.


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


1999 Lagos State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 4,093,143. Total number of votes cast was 1,184,372, while number of valid votes was 1,149,375. Rejected votes were 34,997.


1999 Laois County Council election
An election to Laois County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 25 councillors were elected from five electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


1999 Las Vegas Bowl
The 1999 Las Vegas Bowl was the eighth edition of the annual college football bowl game. It featured the Fresno State Bulldogs and the Utah Utes.


1999 Las Vegas Bowl, Game summary
Fresno State scored first, when Utah placekicker Cletus Truhe had his field goal attempt blocked. It was recovered by Fresno State cornerback Payton Williams and returned 75 yards for a touchdown, to make it 7–0 Fresno State. Running back Mike Anderson scored on a 34-yard touchdown run later in the 1st quarter to tie it at 7. He would finish the game with a Las Vegas Bowl record 254 yards rushing, and the game's MVP award. The second quarter would provide no scoring.


1999 Las Vegas Bowl, Game summary
Kicker Jeff Hanna gave Fresno State a 10–7 lead in the third quarter with a 27-yard field goal. Mike Anderson would give the lead back to Utah with a 5-yard touchdown run, making it a 14–10 Utah lead. Fresno State scored in the fourth quarter, on a 2-yard touchdown run by Derrick Ward, but the all important extra point was blocked, leaving Fresno State with a 16–14 lead. Utah would later win it on a 33-yard Cletus Truhe field goal.


1999 Las Vegas mayoral election
The 1999 Las Vegas mayoral election took place on May 4 and June 8, 1999 to elect the mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections, and was officially nonpartisan. It saw the election of Oscar Goodman.


1999 Las Vegas mayoral election
With no candidate winning a majority in the initial round of the election, a runoff was held between the top-two finishers.


1999 Latakia protests
The 1999 Latakia protests (or 1999 Latakia incident) were violent protests and armed clashes, which erupted in Latakia, Syria following 1998 People's Assembly's Elections. The violent events were an explosion of a long-running feud between Hafez al-Assad and his younger brother Rifaat. Two people were killed in fire exchanges of Syrian police and Rifaat's supporters during police crack-down on Rifaat's port compound in Latakia. According to opposition sources, denied by the government, the protests left hundreds of dead or injured.


1999 Latakia protests, Background, Attempted 1984 coup d'etat
When Hafez al-Assad suffered from heart problems in 1983, he established a six-member committee to run the country. Rifaat was not included, whereas the council consisted entirely of Sunni Muslim loyalists close to Hafez. This caused unease in the Alawi-dominated officer corps, and several high-ranking officers began rallying around Rifaat, while others remained loyal to Hafez's instructions. Rifaat's troops, then numbering more than 55,000 with tanks, artillery, aircraft and helicopters, began asserting control over Damascus, with a clear attempt to succeed his brother.


1999 Latakia protests, Background, Attempted 1984 coup d'etat
Tensions between forces loyal to Hafez and those loyal to Rifaat were extreme, but by early 1984, Hafez had recovered and assumed full control, at which point most officers rallied around him. In what at first seemed a compromise, Rifaat was made vice-president with responsibility for security affairs, but this proved a wholly nominal post. Rifaat was then sent abroad on "an open-ended working visit." Both his closest supporters and others who had failed to prove their loyalty to Hafez were purged from the army and Ba'ath Party in the years that followed. Rifaat was, thereafter, confined to exile in France and Spain. He nominally retained the post of vice president until 1998, when he was stripped even of the title. He had retained a large business empire both in Syria and abroad, partly through his son Sumer.


1999 Latakia protests, Background, 1998 People's Assembly elections
Elections to the People's Assembly in Syria were held on 30 November and 1 December 1998, at which the NPF, led by the ruling Ba'ath party, won the majority of seats. On 11 February 1999, a national referendum verified the Assembly's decision to nominate President Assad for a fifth term in office. It was also speculated that Bashar al-Assad to be promoted to vice-presidency, after already acquiring colonel army rank in January that year. In June, Syrian authorities undertook a campaign by Bashar to counter corruption in public office, which resulted in several officials and businessmen detained. In October, after a nine-month trial, former Syrian intelligence service director got a lengthy prison sentence for alleged corruption and embezzlement of public funds.


1999 Latakia protests, Protests
In September, large scale arrests by security forces of some 1,000 people in Damascus and Latakia aimed on supporters and relatives of Rifaat al-Assad. In October, subsequent closures of Rifaat's interests provoked several days of violent clushes between Rifaat's supporters and security forces. The official version was that Rifaat had ignored a series of decrees from the Syrian Transport Ministry, ordering a demolition of his 'jetty' and an accompanying complex that had been established on 11,410 sq. meters of public land.


1999 Latakia protests, Protests
When the police were sent to enforce the closure of the compound, they encountered small-arms fire and retreated. The security forces then attacked and occupied the port, resulting in two people killed. Opposition reports of those events, rejected by the Syrian Government, indicated that hundreds of people were killed of injured.


1999 Latakia protests, Protests
After the events, the Information Minister, Muhammad Salman, warned that if Rifaat returns to Syria he would face criminal charges. It was never explained why the 'illegal' port of Rifaat had been tolerated for four years (1995–1999), before the crack-down. The 1999 crackdown in Lattakia destroyed much of Rifaat's remaining business network in Syria; large numbers of Rifaat's supporters were arrested. This was seen as tied to the issue of succession, with Rifaat having begun to position himself to succeed the ailing Hafez, who in his turn sought to eliminate all potential competition for his designated successor, his son Bashar al-Assad.


1999 Latakia protests, Rifaat's reaction to Bashar's presidency succession
In France, Rifaat loudly protested the succession of Bashar al-Assad to the post of president, claiming that he himself embodies the "only constitutional legality" (as vice president, alleging his dismissal was unconstitutional). He made threatening remarks about planning to return to Syria at a time of his choosing to assume "his responsibilities and fulfill the will of the people." He also exclaimed that he will rule benevolently and democratically, which he will do so with "the power of the people and the army" behind him.


1999 Latin Billboard Music Awards
The 6th annual Billboard Latin Music Awards which honor the most popular albums, songs, and performers in Latin music took place in Miami.


1999 Latvian Higher League
The 1999 season in the Latvian Higher League, named Virslīga, was the ninth domestic competition since the Baltic nation gained independence from the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991. Eight teams competed in this edition, with Skonto FC claiming the title.


1999 Latvian pensions referendum
A referendum on state pensions was held in Latvia on 13 November 1999. A bill amending the state pension law had been passed by the Saeima on 5 August. It proposed equalising the retirement age of 60 for men and 57.5 for women at 62 by 2006, as well as beginning to withhold pensions from pensioners earning more than double the state pension the following year and withholding payments to all pensioners earning an income by 2005.


1999 Latvian pensions referendum
Voters were asked "are you for or against the repeal of the Amendments in the Law on State Pensions of 5/8/1999?" A large majority (94.6%) voted in favour of repealing the law, although voter turnout was just 25.1%.


1999 Latvian presidential election
The 1999 presidential elections in Latvia took place on June 17, 1999. After no candidate collected the required number of votes in several ballots, a break was announced at the election session, during which Raimonds Pauls, who had received the most support at the time, withdrew his candidacy. After the break, the sitting was resumed with new candidates and Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga was elected the 6th President of Latvia.


1999 Latvian presidential election, Candidates
The initial list of candidates included five candidates: Anatolijs Gorbunovs, Arnis Kalniņš, Vaira Paegle, Jānis Priedkalns and Raimonds Pauls. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga was nominated as a candidate after failing to elect a new president in the first five rounds of voting.


1999 Latvian presidential election, Election process and results
The presidential election took place on June 17 and required 6 rounds of voting to elect a new president.


1999 Latvian presidential election, Election process and results
In the first round of voting, Vaira Paegle and Raimonds Pauls won the largest number of votes, both at 24. As no candidate received at least 51 votes, all the same candidates took part in the second ballot. The results of the second round exactly coincided with the results of the first round: 24 votes for Pauls, 24 for Paegle, 21 for Anatolijs Gorbunovs, 17 for Jānis Priedkalns, and 14 for Arnis Kalniņš. In the third round, Kalniņš, as the owner of the smallest number of votes, no longer participated in the elections in the second round.


1999 Latvian presidential election, Election process and results
In the third round, the largest number of votes was won by Pauls with 32 votes. Paegle received 25, Gorbunov received 23, and Priedkalns received 17. As no candidate still had the required number of votes, the 4th round of voting took place, in which Priedkalns no longer participated. A large number of deputies did not take part in the vote at all, and as a result , Paegle won the largest number of votes with 24. Pauls received 23 and Gorbunovs received 22. Paegle and Pauls took part in the fifth round of voting. Paegle won 24 votes while Pauls won 33.


1999 Latvian presidential election, Election process and results
Consequently, after none of the candidates had been elected by ballot, a new round of elections had to take place with the same or different candidates. After the adjournment of the Saeima sitting, Pauls announced that he had decided to withdraw his candidacy. Consequently, it was necessary to start the vote again, either with the old candidates or with the nominated new ones.


1999 Latvian presidential election, Election process and results
The sitting resumed at 9 p.m. with new candidates Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Ingrīda Ūdre and Valdis Birkavs. The results of the first vote for these candidates were as follows: Ūdre received 12 votes, Valdis Birkavs received 21 votes, and Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga received 50 votes. A total of 84 ballot papers were received, but the vote of one of them caused confusion. Namely, it was not clear whether it should be considered a vote against all candidates or a vote for Vike-Freiberga. As the tellers could not agree on which of these options to accept, it was decided to repeat the vote as a repeat of the first ballot and not as a second ballot. In the repeat vote, Vike-Freiberga received 53 votes and was elected President of Latvia.


1999 Laurence Olivier Awards
The 1999 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 1999 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre.


1999 Laurence Olivier Awards, Productions with multiple nominations and awards
The following 17 productions, including one ballet and one opera, received multiple nominations:


1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km
The 1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km was an endurance race backed by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO), who ran the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF), who ran the JGTC race series. It was run on November 7, 1999.


1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km, Pre-race
Since the mid-1990s, a large number of Japanese automobile manufacturers had begun to compete at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, including Honda, Toyota, and Nissan. Japanese constructors and engine builders were also competing as well, such as Dome, Tom's, and Mugen Motorsports. The ACO therefore was interested in the idea of creating a new sportscar series in Japan similar to the one that had recently been created in the United States, the American Le Mans Series. Thus, the Fuji 1000 km would serve as a one-off experiment to see how well a series would perform in Japan in the future, similar to the one-off 1998 Petit Le Mans for the ALMS.


1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km, Pre-race
With an agreement between the ACO and JAF, the race was agreed to take place at Fuji Speedway, and to combine the ACO's LMP, LMGTP, GTS, and GT class with the JAF's JGTC series GT500 and GT300 classes. The addition of JGTC machinery was done not only to entice Japanese teams into possibly moving into the ACO's sportscars, but also to help fill the field and to bring a crowd. However, the race did not count as part of the JGTC season, thus a full JGTC field was not expected since the race was optional. For the ACO classes, an incentive to bring competitors not only from Japan but also internationally was added in that, like Petit Le Mans, the winners in each class would earn automatic entry to the 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans.


1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km, Post-race
Although the race was very competitive for Japanese manufacturer's Nissan and Toyota, the event was not considered a major success. Only twenty three entrants showed in total, with just sixteen being in the ACO's classes. Although Nissan and Toyota both had more cars they could have entered, each chose only to compete with a single car. A large number of European teams which had been on the entry list also failed to show up, most notably BMW Motorsport with their V12 LMR prototypes.


1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km, Post-race
Toyota and Nissan had both decided to abandon their sportscar efforts after 1999, meaning neither team took their automatic entries for Le Mans in 2000. European interest in the series was also lacking, especially since teams like BMW and Audi seemed more interested in competing in the American Le Mans Series. This left the proposed series with no major manufacturer involvement to help bring in fans as well as other competition.


1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km, Post-race
Consideration for a Japanese series was revived once again in late 2000 when Don Panoz and the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) announced their intentions to expand upon their American Le Mans Series, a series endorsed by the ACO. Panoz would plan an Asian-Pacific Le Mans Series (APLMS), competing throughout the entire Pacific rim. An exhibition event was held in Australia at the end of 2000 with mixed success, with another event played for Malaysia in 2001. However Panoz's other expansion outside the United States, the European Le Mans Series, would suffer from small fields and lack of competition throughout 2001. With a continued lack of interest from major manufacturers in teams in the ELMS as well as the APLMS, both series would be cancelled.


1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000 km, Post-race
In 2006, the ACO was finally able to create a new sports car series in Japan with the launch of the Japan Le Mans Challenge. However, the series suffered from poor number of entries and was replaced by Asian Le Mans Series in 2009, but that series did not run another race again until 2013, by which time Toyota had returned to Le Mans with the TS030 Hybrid.


1999 Leeds Central by-election
The Member of Parliament for Leeds Central, Rt. Hon. Derek Fatchett, (Labour) died suddenly on 9 May 1999. The Labour government rushed to organise for the by-election and moved the writ so that the election could be held on 10 June, the same day as elections to the European Parliament.


1999 Leeds Central by-election
The shortlist for the Labour candidacy included the Chair of Leeds Central Constituency Labour Party, Maggie Giles-Hill, and Shahid Malik, but the selection went to Hilary Benn who had been Special Adviser to David Blunkett, then Secretary of State for Education and Employment. The Conservatives chose their general election candidate Edward Wild. The Liberal Democrats provided the strongest challenge and increased their vote by nearly 20%, but this was not enough to take the seat.


1999 Leeds Central by-election
The campaign was subsumed with the European Parliament elections, and the result was an all-time low turnout for a by-election: at 19.9% it held the record for the lowest turnout in a UK parliamentary election since World War II, until surpassed in 2012 by the Manchester Central by-election.


1999 Leeds City Council election
The 1999 Leeds City Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election, as well as a vacancy each in Horsforth, Moortown and Wetherby. Prior to the election, the Liberal Democrats had gained a seat in Bramley from Labour, and Hunslet councillor, Mark Davies, had defected from Labour to Independent Socialist.


1999 Leeds City Council election
Labour stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout in the election was 27.3%.


1999 Leeds City Council election, Election result
This result had the following consequences for the total number of seats on the council after the elections:


1999 Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The 1999 Legg Mason Tenis Classic was the 30th edition of this tennis tournament and was played on outdoor hard courts. The tournament was part of the International Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was held at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington, D.C. from August 16 through August 22, 1999.


1999 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Finals, Doubles
Justin Gimelstob /  Sébastien Lareau defeated  David Adams /  John-Laffnie de Jager, 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–3


1999 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles
Grant Stafford and Kevin Ullyett were the defending champions. Stafford chose not to participate this year. Ullyett partnered with Piet Norval but lost in the semifinals to the eventual champions Justin Gimelstob and Sébastien Lareau. Justin Gimelstob and Sébastien Lareau won in the final over David Adams and John-Laffnie de Jager, 7–5, 6–7(2–7), 6–3.


1999 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Singles
Andre Agassi was the defending champion and won for the second straight year in the final 7–6(7–3), 6–1, over Yevgeny Kafelnikov.


1999 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team
The 1999 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Lehigh was co-champion of the Patriot League, but lost in the first round of the Division I-AA national playoffs.


1999 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team
In their sixth year under head coach Kevin Higgins, the Mountain Hawks compiled a 10–2 record. Ian Eason, Kevin Joseph, Brett Snyder and Phil Stambaugh were the team captains.


1999 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team
The Mountain Hawks outscored opponents 478 to 220. Lehigh's 5–1 conference record tied for best in the seven-team Patriot League standings. The co-championship represented Lehigh's first back-to-back Patriot title, and its fourth first-place finish of the 1990s.


1999 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team
The Mountain Hawks were ranked No. 19 in the preseason Division I-AA national poll, and remained ranked throughout the year, rising as high as No. 7 and finishing the year at No. 14. Though co-champion Colgate was given the Patriot League's automatic berth in the Division I-AA playoffs, Lehigh earned an at-large berth. Both Patriot League playoff teams lost in the first round.


1999 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team
Lehigh played its home games at Goodman Stadium on the university's Goodman Campus in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.


1999 Leitrim County Council election
An election to Leitrim County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 22 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


1999 Letterkenny Town Council election
An election to Letterkenny Town Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 9 councillors were elected by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election
The 1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election was called following the resignation of Paddy Ashdown as Leader of the Liberal Democrats. There were five candidates and all members of the party were balloted using the Alternative Vote preference system. The election was won by Charles Kennedy, who served as leader until his resignation in 2006.


1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election
The chief issue in the election was whether the party should continue its partial collaboration with the Labour Party, which had seen Ashdown and other senior Liberal Democrats appointed to a joint Cabinet committee on electoral reform. Most of the candidates were to various degrees sceptical about this approach, with Simon Hughes the most hostile and Charles Kennedy the strongest defender of Ashdown. The campaign was almost entirely free of bitterness and outspoken comments. Kennedy was generally favoured by the press because of his name recognition, which derived from his frequent appearances on light-hearted panel games on television.


1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election, Candidates, Withdrew from the contest
The following Liberal Democrat politicians initially stood but subsequently withdrew from the election:


1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election, Results
As a result of the first round, Rendel was eliminated. Those of his votes that includes further preferences were redistributed (transferred) to the remaining four candidates.


1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election, Results
As a result of the second round, Ballard was eliminated. Those of her votes that includes further preferences were redistributed to the remaining three candidates.


1999 Liberal Democrats leadership election, Results
As a result of the third round, Bruce was eliminated. Those of his votes that includes further preferences were redistributed to the remaining two candidates.


1999 Liberian Premier League, Overview
It was contested by 9 teams, and Invincible Eleven won the championship.


1999 Liberty Bowl
The 1999 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 31, 1999, at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. The 41st edition of the Liberty Bowl matched the Colorado State Rams and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. The game was sponsored by the Axa Equitable Life Insurance Company and was branded as the AXA Liberty Bowl. Southern Miss won the game 23–17; the game was highlighted by Southern Miss's strong defense, which scored two touchdowns and held Colorado State scoreless in the second half.


1999 Libyan Super Cup
The 1999 Libyan Super Cup was a one-legged Libyan football championship contested between LPL winners Al Mahalah and Libyan Cup winners Al Ittihad. This was the third edition of the Super Cup, and the second in its one-legged form. The match was actually played in January 2000 at the 23 October Stadium in Khoms. The match ended 0-0 after extra time, with Al Ittihad winning a long penalty shootout 11–10, and winning their first Super Cup title.


1999 Libyan Super Cup, Match details
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1999 Lichfield District Council election
The 1999 Lichfield District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Lichfield District Council in Staffordshire, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from the Labour party.


1999 Lichfield District Council election, Campaign
56 Labour, 47 Conservative, 16 Liberal Democrats, 5 Independent and 1 Independent Labour candidates stood in the election. Each ward elected from one to three members of the council depending on the size of the ward. Five Labour candidates in Chase Terrace and Summerfield wards were elected unopposed.


1999 Lichfield District Council election, Campaign
One significant issue in the election campaign was a new traffic system the Labour council had just introduced on 1 April. This had banned vehicles from the centre of the city during the daytime and led to complaints from shopkeepers about loss of business. Other election issues raised in the campaign included rises in council taxes, plans to replace Burntwood Leisure Centre, the sale of 5,000 rented houses to a housing association, a proposed new housing development and anti-pollution measures.


1999 Lichfield District Council election, Campaign
During the campaign Lichfield was one of the councils visited by Conservative leader William Hague, on 29 April, with the overall local elections seen by commentators as crucial to his leadership of the party. Hague accused the Labour council of wasting money. For the Labour party, former EastEnders star Michael Cashman joined party workers in canvassing in Burntwood on 26 April.


1999 Lichfield District Council election, Campaign
In the election the Conservatives required a 7% swing to become the largest party and a 9% swing to gain overall control of the council. Litchfield was number 8 on their list of councils they were hoping to gain.


1999 Lichfield District Council election, Election result
The Conservatives retook control of the council that they had lost in the previous election in 1995. They gained two seats at Stowe ward after a recount and also gained in Lichfield City, Burntwood, Hammerwich and Alrewas wards. However the Liberal Democrats gained a seat in Mease Valley from the Conservatives. The results were sufficient to give the Conservatives a two-seat overall majority.


1999 Lichfield District Council election, Aftermath
Following the election Tony Nichols was elected chairman of the council by the new Conservative majority. However, there was controversy as the new opposition councillors claimed that the Conservatives did not give them as many seats on the council committees that they were legally due following the election.


1999 Liechtenstein health insurance referendum
A referendum on health insurance was held in Liechtenstein on 31 January 1999. The proposal was rejected by 66% of voters.


1999 Liechtenstein local elections
Local elections were held in Liechtenstein in 1999 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities.


1999 Liechtenstein local elections, Election system
The municipal councils (German: Gemeinderat) are composed of an even number of councillors plus the mayor (German: Gemeindevorsteher). The number of councillors is determined by population count: 6 or 8 councillors for population 1,500, 8 or 10 councillors for population between 1,500 and 3,000, and 10 or 12 councillors for population over 3,000.


1999 Liechtenstein local elections, Election system
Councillors were elected in single multi-member districts, consisting of the municipality's territory, using an open list proportional representation system. Voting was on the basis of universal suffrage in a secret ballot. The mayors were elected in a two-round system. If none of the candidates achieved a majority in the first round, a second round would have been held four weeks later, where the candidate with a plurality would be elected as a mayor.


1999 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito's 1999 season was the club's 69th year of existence, the 46th year in professional football, and the 39th in the top level of professional football in Ecuador.


1999 Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito season, Competitions, Copa Libertadores, Round of 16
River Plate and LDU Quito were tied on points and goal difference. River Plate advanced on penalty kicks.


1999 Liga Indonesia Premier Division Final
The 1999 Liga Indonesia Premier Division Final was a football match which was played on 9 April 1999 at Klabat Stadium in Manado. It was contested by Persebaya Surabaya and PSIS Semarang to determine the winner of the 1998–99 Liga Indonesia Premier Division. PSIS won the match 1–0 thanks to a late goal from Tugiyo. With the result, PSIS claim their first-ever professional title.


1999 Liga Perdana 1
The 1999 Liga Perdana 1 season is the second season of Liga Perdana 1. A total of 10 teams participated in the season.


1999 Liga Perdana 1
Terengganu was promoted from Liga Perdana 2 to a now reduced total number of teams competing in the league from 12 to only ten teams.


1999 Liga Perdana 1
The season kicked off on March 20, 1999. Pahang dominated the season and ended up winning the title.


1999 Liga Perdana 1, Teams
10 teams competing in the second season of Liga Perdana 1. Terengganu was promoted while Selangor, Perlis and Olympic 2000 were relegated to Liga Perdana 2.


1999 Liga Perdana 2
The 1999 Liga Perdana 2 season is the second season of Liga Perdana 2. A total of ten teams participated in the season.


1999 Liga Perdana 2
Selangor and Perlis were relegated from Liga Perdana 1 while TMFC and Kelantan TNB were promoted from Malaysia FAM League to a now increased total number of teams competing in the league from eight to become ten teams.


1999 Liga Perdana 2
The season kicked off on 19 March 1999. Johor won the title and was promoted to Liga Perdana 1 alongside Selangor.


1999 Liga Perdana 2, Teams
Ten teams competing in the second season of Liga Perdana 2.


1999 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol
The 1999 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, or 1999 FIBA South American League, was the fourth edition of the second-tier tournament for professional basketball clubs from South America. The tournament began on 9 February 1999 and finished on 30 March 1999. Brazilian team Vasco da Gama won the tournament, defeating Argentine club Boca Juniors in the Grand Finals, and qualified to the 1999 McDonald's Championship.


1999 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, Format
Teams were split into one group of four teams and three teams of three teams each, and played each other in a round-robin format. The top two teams from each group advanced to the final stage, a best-of-three direct playoff elimination where the champion was decided. Unlike the previous tournaments where teams played home and away matches in the group phase, every group played all their matches in the same city.


1999 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, Group stage, Group A
All games in group A were played in Cochabamba, Bolivia.


1999 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, Group stage, Group B
All games in group B were played in Valencia, Venezuela.


1999 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, Group stage, Group C
All games in group C were played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


1999 Liga Sudamericana de Básquetbol, Group stage, Group D
All games in group D were played in Cúcuta, Colombia.


1999 Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
The 1999 season of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano was the 42nd season of top-tier football in Bolivia.


1999 Limerick City Council election
An election to Limerick City Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 17 councillors were elected from four electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


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


1999 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
The 1999 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 105th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board.


1999 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship
On 3 October 1999, Ahane won the championship after a 0-14 to 2-05 defeat of Kilmallock in a final replay. It was their 18th championship title overall and their second title in succession.


1999 Lipton Championships
The 1999 Lipton Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 15th edition of the Miami Masters and was part of the Super 9 of the 1999 ATP Tour and of Tier I of the 1999 WTA Tour. Both the men's and women's events took place at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida in the United States from March 15 through March 29, 1999.


1999 Lipton Championships, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


1999 Lipton Championships, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


1999 Lipton Championships, WTA entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: