1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of at least 1 percent of the electors registered in the constituency for which they sought election. Electors were barred from signing for more than one list of candidates. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.


1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Overview, Election date
The term of the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha expired four years after the date of their previous election. Elections to the Cortes were fixed for the fourth Sunday of May every four years. Legal amendments introduced in 1998 allowed for these to be held together with European Parliament elections, provided that they were scheduled for within a four month-timespan. The previous election was held on 28 May 1995, setting the election date for the Cortes concurrently with a European Parliament election on Sunday, 13 June 1999.


1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Overview, Election date
After legal amendments in 1997, the President of the Junta of Communities was granted the prerogative to dissolve the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process, no nationwide election was due and some time requirements were met: namely, that dissolution did not occur either during the first legislative session or within the legislature's last year ahead of its scheduled expiry, nor before one year had elapsed since a previous dissolution.


1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Overview, Election date
Any snap election held as a result of these circumstances would not alter the period to the next ordinary election, with elected deputies merely serving out what remained of their four-year terms. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the candidate from the party with the highest number of seats was to be deemed automatically elected.


1999 Castilian-Manchegan regional election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 24 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Cortes of Castilla–La Mancha.


1999 Castle Point Borough Council election
The 1999 Castle Point Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Castle Point Borough Council in Essex, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.


1999 Castle Point Borough Council election, Background
Before the election Labour controlled the council with 32 councillors, compared to 5 for the Conservatives and 2 seats were vacant. This came after Labour had won a majority at the 1995 election gaining 30 seats from the Conservatives and meant the Conservatives required a swing of over 10% to take back control.


1999 Castle Point Borough Council election, Background
Both the Conservative and Labour parties contested every ward, while the Green party had 3 candidates. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats did not stand any candidates at the election, despite having put up over a dozen candidates in 1995.


1999 Castle Point Borough Council election, Election result
The Labour held onto control of the council with 24 councillors, but lost 10 seats to the Conservatives who finished with 15 seats. Most of the Conservative advances came in Benfleet, where they picked up 6 seats. Meanwhile, the Conservatives gained both seats in Canvey South after 2 recounts, with the final result in that ward being announced the day after the election. Overall turnout at the election was 32%.


1999 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1999 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 20 June 1999 at the Circuit de Catalunya.


1999 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round six has concluded.


1999 Catalan regional election
The 1999 Catalan regional election was held on Sunday, 17 October 1999, to elect the 6th Parliament of the autonomous community of Catalonia. All 135 seats in the Parliament were up for election.


1999 Catalan regional election
The election saw the Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC) under former Mayor of Barcelona Pasqual Maragall achieve a razor-thin victory in the popular vote, the first time since 1980 that the Convergence and Union (CiU) alliance of incumbent president Jordi Pujol did not come out in top of voters' preferences.


1999 Catalan regional election
However, as a result of the electoral system, CiU was able to retain first place in terms of seats, and together with the conservative People's Party (PP), secure a small majority of 68 seats in the Parliament of Catalonia, compared to the 67 garnered by the combined total of all three left-from-centre parties: the PSC, Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC) and Initiative for Catalonia–Greens (IC–V). The latter of which had recently split from its national referent, United Left (IU), which ahead of the election established a new regional branch, United and Alternative Left (EUiA), which failed to secure any parliamentary representation.


1999 Catalan regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The Parliament of Catalonia was the devolved, unicameral legislature of the autonomous community of Catalonia, having legislative power in regional matters as defined by the Spanish Constitution of 1978 and the regional Statute of Autonomy, as well as the ability to vote confidence in or withdraw it from a regional president.


1999 Catalan regional election, Overview, Electoral system
Transitory Provision Fourth of the Statute established a specific electoral procedure for elections to the Parliament of Catalonia, of application for as long as a specific law regulating the procedures for regional elections was not approved, to be supplemented by the provisions within the Organic Law of General Electoral Regime. Voting for the Parliament was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered in Catalonia and in full enjoyment of their political rights.


1999 Catalan regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The 135 members of the Parliament of Catalonia were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with an electoral threshold of three percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied in each constituency. Seats were allocated to constituencies, corresponding to the provinces of Barcelona, Girona, Lleida and Tarragona, with each being allocated a fixed number of seats: 85 for Barcelona, 17 for Girona, 15 for Lleida and 18 for Tarragona.


1999 Catalan regional election, Overview, Electoral system
The use of the D'Hondt method might result in a higher effective threshold, depending on the district magnitude.


1999 Catalan regional election, Overview, Election date
The term of the Parliament of Catalonia expired four years after the date of its previous election, unless it was dissolved earlier. The regional president was required to call an election fifteen days prior to the date of expiry of parliament, with election day taking place within sixty days after the call. The previous election was held on 19 November 1995, which meant that the legislature's term would have expired on 19 November 1999. The election was required to be called no later than 4 November 1999, with it taking place on the sixtieth day from the call, setting the latest possible election date for the Parliament on Monday, 3 January 2000.


1999 Catalan regional election, Overview, Election date
The president had the prerogative to dissolve the Parliament of Catalonia and call a snap election, provided that no motion of no confidence was in process and that dissolution did not occur before one year had elapsed since a previous one under this procedure. In the event of an investiture process failing to elect a regional President within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Parliament was to be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.


1999 Catalan regional election, Parties and candidates
The electoral law allowed for parties and federations registered in the interior ministry, coalitions and groupings of electors to present lists of candidates. Parties and federations intending to form a coalition ahead of an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election call, whereas groupings of electors needed to secure the signature of at least one percent of the electorate in the constituencies for which they sought election, disallowing electors from signing for more than one list of candidates.


1999 Catalan regional election, Parties and candidates
Below is a list of the main parties and electoral alliances which contested the election:


1999 Catalan regional election, Opinion polls
The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading party's colour. If a tie ensues, this is applied to the figures with the highest percentages. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the parties with the highest percentages in a given poll. When available, seat projections are also displayed below the voting estimates in a smaller font. 68 seats were required for an absolute majority in the Parliament of Catalonia.


1999 Categoría Primera A season
The 1999 Copa Mustang was played in a format not longer used in Copa Mustang. The Apertura was played as follows: it consists of 6 rounds in Cuadrangulares, 15 rounds in a single round robin, and one round (22) with regional derbies. The winners qualify for the Copa Libertadores, runners-up for Copa Conmebol.


1999 Categoría Primera A season
The Finalizacion was played as : again 6 rounds of Cuadrangulares, 15 rounds in a single round robin, one more round of regional derbies, and then another set of Cuadrangulares according to the table; the winners of groups A and B play two matches to decide the remaining places in the Libertadores and Conmebol cups.


1999 Categoría Primera A season, Apertura
The Apertura was played as follows: it consists of six rounds in Cuadrangulares, 15 rounds in a single round robin, and one round (22) with regional derbies. The winners qualify for the Copa Libertadores, runners-up for Copa Conmebol. The teams that get the first place will qualify directly to the end of year final.


1999 Categoría Primera A season, Apertura, Standings
Pts=Puntos; GP=Games Played; W=Wins; D=Draw; L=Lost; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; DIF=Difference


1999 Categoría Primera A season, Finalizacion
The Finalizacion was played as follows: again 6 rounds of Cuadrangulares, 15 rounds in a single round robin, one more round of regional derbies, and then another set of Cuadrangulares according to the table; the winners of groups A and B play two matches to decide the remaining places in the Libertadores and Conmebol cups.. Same as it was in the Apertura, The teams that gets the first place will qualify directly to the end of year final.


1999 Categoría Primera A season, Finalizacion, Standings
Pts=Puntos; GP=Games Played; W=Wins; D=Draw; L=Lost; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; DIF=Difference


1999 Categoría Primera A season, End of Year Standings
Pts=Puntos; GP=Games Played; W=Wins; D=Draw; L=Lost; GF=Goals Favored; GA=Goals Allowed; DIF=Difference


1999 Categoría Primera A season, Championship Final Qualifications
This group stage of the 1999 Copa Mustang will decide the team that will qualify to the great final against the team who won the Apertura. It will be played by eighth teams in two different groups. The first teams from each group will go to a final to decide the team who will advance to the next round.


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


1999 Central African presidential election
Presidential elections were held in the Central African Republic on 19 September 1999. The result was a victory for incumbent President Ange-Félix Patassé of the Movement for the Liberation of the Central African People, who received 51.33% of the vote in the first round, meaning that a second round was not required. Voter turnout was 59.1%.


1999 Central African presidential election
Prior to Constitutional Court head Édouard Frank announcing the results, all nine opposition candidates rejected the outcome, claiming the elections were rigged. However, observers stated that any malpractice was not enough to have changed the results.


1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics
The 1999 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics were held at the Barbados National Stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados between 25–27 June.


1999 Central Asian Games
The 1999 Central Asian Games also known as the 3rd Central Asian Games were held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.


1999 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The 1999 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Dick Flynn, the Chippewas compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC's West Division, and were outscored by their opponents, 344 to 229. The team played its home games in Kelly/Shorts Stadium in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, with attendance of 89,698 in five home games.


1999 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
The team's statistical leaders included Pete Shepherd with 2,295 passing yards, Eric Flowers with 766 rushing yards, and Jammarl O'Neal with 1,085 receiving yards. O'Neal became only the second Central Michigan player to total over 1,000 receiving yards. Defensive tackle Joe Adam was selected as the team's most valuable player.


1999 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
On November 9, 1999, Dick Flynn announced his resignation as Central Michigan's head coach, effective after the final two games of the season. He had been with Central Michigan for 22 years, including the final six years as the head football coach. Flynn compiled a 28-37 record as head coach.


1999 Central and Western District Council election
The 1999 Central and Western District Council election was held on 28 November 1999 to elect all 15 elected members to the 19-member Central and Western District Council, the first election of the Council since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.


1999 Centrobasket
This page shows the results of the 1999 Men's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 1999 Centrobasket, which was held in the city of Havana, Cuba from May 4 to May 9, 1999. The top four teams qualified for the 1999 Pan American Tournament, scheduled for July 14 to July 25 at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.


1999 Centrobasket, Final ranking
1. Cuba2. Puerto Rico3. Dominican Republic4. Panama5. Mexico6. Virgin Islands7. Belize8. Costa Rica


1999 Centrobasket Women
This page shows the results of the 1999 Women's Central American and Caribbean Basketball Championship, also known as the 1999 Centrobasket For Women, which was held in the city of Havana, Cuba from May 4 to May 9, 1999.


1999 Ceredigion County Council election
The second election to the Ceredigion County Council was held on 6 May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election.


1999 Ceredigion County Council election, Overview
Once again, the Independents were the largest group with a number of councillors elected unopposed


1999 Ceredigion County Council election, Overview
Thirty members of the original Council elected in 1995 were again returned.


1999 Ceredigion County Council election, Overview
Fourteen candidates were returned unopposed. Thirteen were sitting Independent or Liberal Democrat councilors; the only exception being Cen Llwyd, who was returned for Plaid Cymru in Llandysiliogogo ward, replacing a retiring Independent.


1999 Ceredigion County Council election, Results, Llanbadarn Fawr (two seats)
Plaid Cymru had won a seat following the death of a previous Independent councillor.


1999 Ceredigion County Council election, By-elections 1999-2004, Aberystwyth East 2000
A by-election was held in the Aberystwyth East ward following the resignation of Plaid Cymru councillor Simon Thomas, who was elected MP for Ceredigion and Pembroke North at a by-election earlier that year.


1999 Ceredigion County Council election, By-elections 1999-2004, Borth 2001
A by-election was held in the Borth ward on 29 March 2001 following the death of Tom Raw-Rees. The seat was held by an Independent candidate.


1999 Ceredigion County Council election, By-elections 1999-2004, Llanbadarn Fawr 2001
A by-election was held in the Llanbadarn Fawr ward following the resignation of Plaid Cymru councillor Gwydion Gruffudd.


1999 Ceredigion County Council election, By-elections 1999-2004, Cardigan 2002
A by-election was held in the Cardigan ward following the resignation of Plaid Cymru councillor Trevor Griffiths.


1999 Ceuta Assembly election
The 1999 Ceuta Assembly election was held on Sunday, 13 June 1999, to elect the 2nd Assembly of the Autonomous City of Ceuta. All 25 seats in the Assembly were up for election. The election was held simultaneously with regional elections in thirteen autonomous communities and local elections all throughout Spain, as well as the 1999 European Parliament election.


1999 Ceuta Assembly election, Electoral system
The Assembly of Ceuta was the top-tier administrative and governing body of the autonomous city of Ceuta. Voting for the Assembly was on the basis of universal suffrage, which comprised all nationals over eighteen, registered and residing in the municipality of Ceuta and in full enjoyment of their political rights, as well as resident non-national European citizens and those whose country of origin allowed Spanish nationals to vote in their own elections by virtue of a treaty.


1999 Ceuta Assembly election, Electoral system
The 25 members of the Assembly of Ceuta were elected using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation, with a threshold of 5 percent of valid votes—which included blank ballots—being applied. Parties not reaching the threshold were not taken into consideration for seat distribution.


1999 Ceuta Assembly election, Electoral system
The Mayor-President was indirectly elected by the plenary assembly. A legal clause required that mayoral candidates earned the vote of an absolute majority of members, or else the candidate of the most-voted party in the assembly was to be automatically appointed to the post. In case of a tie, a toss-up would determine the appointee.


1999 Ceuta Assembly election, Electoral system
The electoral law provided that parties, federations, coalitions and groupings of electors were allowed to present lists of candidates. However, groupings of electors were required to secure the signature of a determined amount of the electors registered in Ceuta. Concurrently, parties and federations intending to enter in coalition to take part jointly at an election were required to inform the relevant Electoral Commission within ten days of the election being called.


1999 Challenge Bell
The 1999 Challenge Bell was a tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Club Avantage Multi-Sports in Quebec City in Canada that was part of Tier III of the 1999 WTA Tour. It was the 7th edition of the Challenge Bell, and was held from November 1 through November 7, 1999. Jennifer Capriati won the singles title.


1999 Challenge Bell, Champions, Doubles
Amy Frazier /  Katie Schlukebir def. Cara Black /  Debbie Graham, 6–2, 6–3


1999 Challenge Bell – Doubles
Lori McNeil and Kimberly Po were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Amy Frazier and Katie Schlukebir.


1999 Challenge Bell – Doubles
Frazier and Schlukebir went on to win the title, defeating Cara Black and Debbie Graham 6–2, 6–3 in the final.


1999 Challenge Bell – Singles
Tara Snyder was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Chanda Rubin.


1999 Challenge Bell – Singles
Jennifer Capriati won the title, defeating Rubin 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 in the final.


1999 Challenge Cup
The 1999 Challenge Cup, known as the Silk Cut Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 98th staging of the Challenge Cup, a European rugby league cup competition.


1999 Challenge Cup
The competition ended with the final on 1 May 1999, which was played at Wembley Stadium, and was the last year the cup final was played there before the stadium was closed for redevelopment.


1999 Challenge Cup
The tournament was won by Leeds Rhinos, who beat London Broncos 52–16 in the final, and was the club's first major silverware since 1978. The Lance Todd Trophy was won by Leroy Rivett, who had become the first player to score four tries in a Challenge Cup final.


1999 Challenge Cup, Final
Leeds Rhinos : 1 Iestyn Harris 2 Leroy Rivett 3 Richie Blackmore 4 Brad Godden 5 Francis Cummins 6 Daryl Powell 7 Ryan Sheridan8 Barrie McDermott 9 Terry Newton 10 Darren Fleary 11 Adrian Morley 12 Anthony Farrell 13 Marc Glanville14 Marcus St Hilaire 15 Lee Jackson 16 Andy Hay 17 Jamie MathiouCoach: Graham Murray


1999 Challenge Cup, Final
London Broncos: 1 Tulsen Tollett 2 Rob Smyth 3 John Timu 4 Greg Fleming 5 Martin Offiah 6 Karle Hammond 7 Shaun Edwards8 Steele Retchless 9 Robbie Beazley 10 Matt Salter 11 Shane Millard 12 Robbie Simpson 13 Peter Gill14 Mat Toshack 15 Glen Air 16 Dean Callaway 17 Chris RyanCoach: Dan Stains


1999 Challenge Tour
The 1999 Challenge Tour was a series of golf tournaments known as the Challenge Tour, the official development tour run by the PGA European Tour. The tour was started as the Satellite Tour in 1986 and was renamed the Challenge Tour ready for the start of the 1990 season.


1999 Challenge Tour
The Challenge Tour Rankings was won by Spain's Carl Suneson.


1999 Challenge Tour, Rankings
The top 15 on the Challenge Tour Rankings gained category 11b membership of the European Tour for the 2000 season.


1999 Chamoli earthquake
The 1999 Chamoli earthquake occurred on 29 March in the Chamoli district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand). Approximately 103 people died in the earthquake.


1999 Chamoli earthquake, Cause
The Himalaya Range has been undergoing crustal shortening along the 2,400 km long northern edge of the Indian Plate which resulted in the formation of several thrust faults including the Main Central Thrust (MCT), the Main Boundary Thrust (MBT) and the Main Frontal Thrust (MFT). The MCT consists of three sub-thrusts: MCT I, MCT II and MCT III. Many earthquakes have occurred along these thrust faults. It is thought that the Chamoli earthquake in 1999 was associated with these fault systems.


1999 Chamoli earthquake, Description
The earthquake was the strongest to hit the foothills of the Himalayas in more than ninety years. Apart from the Chamoli district, the quake also affected five other districts of Uttar Pradesh viz. Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, Bageshwar, Uttarkashi and Pauri Garhwal (all are in Uttarakhand now). Among these, Chamoli and Rudraprayag were the most affected districts. Aftershocks continued and most of the aftershocks occurred in the east of Chamoli. Officials from Pakistan reported that the quake was also felt in Lahore and Gujranwala.


1999 Chamoli earthquake, Damage and casualties
Severe ground deformations resulted from the earthquake. Formation of ground fissures were reported from many areas. Landslides and changes in the groundwater flow were also reported. Well-developed ground cracks were seen in Gopeshwar, Chamoli and Bairagna. Cracks were observed in asphalt roads at several locations. Landslips cut off parts of Mandakini valley and Mandal valley and many major roads.


1999 Chamoli earthquake, Damage and casualties
The death toll was 103. Several hundred people were injured and approximately 50,000 houses were damaged. Over 2,000 villages were affected by the earthquake. Electricity, water supply and communication were also severely affected by the earthquake especially in the Chamoli town, Gopeshwar and Okhimath region of Rudraprayag district. According to Mike Wooldridge, correspondent for the BBC News, Chamoli suffered most damage and almost all the houses and shops built on slopes in the lower part of the town were destroyed.


1999 Chamoli earthquake, Damage and casualties
The bridge deck of a pedestrian suspension bridge situated near Bairagna developed lateral buckling and the cables of the bridge were loosened. Water pipelines in Chamoli and Gopeshwar towns were damaged affecting water supply due to landslides caused by the quake. The concrete-lined canals of the irrigation network in the affected region sustained some cracks.


1999 Chamoli earthquake, Damage and casualties
In Delhi, many buildings sustained non-structural damage. According to Dr B.L. Wadhera, who filed a public interest litigation in the Delhi High Court, cracks developed in the Shastri Bhavan in Delhi which houses several Union Ministries. Damage occurred in several buildings in Dehradun also. A few old buildings of the Survey of India sustained collapse of gable masonry, and cracks developed along the junctions between the pitched roof and the masonry walls.


1999 Chamoli earthquake, Relief efforts
Rescue operations were hampered by landslides, loss of electrical power and the loss of communication links with Chamoli. Many road workers became involved to clear landslide debris from a 16 km stretch of road leading to the worst-affected area. Local people carried out search and rescue operations. Rescue efforts were led by the Indian Army and Paramilitary personnel were also called-in to aid. The army used helicopters to ferry in supplies. Food and other necessary supplies were air-dropped to villages which lacked motorable roads and where roads were damaged due to landslides. Locals organized a committee to make sure that those most affected receive food.


1999 Champion Hurdle
The 1999 Champion Hurdle was a horse race held at Cheltenham Racecourse on Tuesday 16 March 1999. It was the 70th running of the Champion Hurdle.


1999 Champion Hurdle
The winner for the second consecutive year was J. P. McManus's Istabraq, a seven-year-old gelding trained in Ireland by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Charlie Swan.


1999 Champion Hurdle
Istabraq started the 4/9 favourite and won by three and a half lengths from his stable companion Theatreworld, who had also finished runner-up in the previous two years, with the leading British hurdler French Holly in third place. Twelve of the fourteen runners completed the course.


1999 Championnat National 1 Final
The 1999 Championnat National 1 Final was the fourth final of the Algerian Championnat. The match took place on May 30, 1999, at Ahmed Zabana Stadium in Oran with kick-off at 15:00. MC Alger beat JS Kabylie 1-0 to win their six Algerian Championnat.


1999 Champions Cup
The 1999 Liverpool Victoria Champions Cup was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place from August to September 1999 in Croydon, England. It featured players who had won tournaments the previous season.


1999 Champions Cup
Stephen Hendry won the event, beating Mark Williams 7–5 in the final, netting the £175,000 prize fund. Only the champion won any prize money, as part of a "winner takes all" format.


1999 Charity Challenge
The 1999 Charity Challenge was the fifth and final edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 25 to 28 February 1999. The tournament was played at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, and featured twelve professional players.


1999 Charity Challenge
John Higgins won the title for the second time in succession, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–4 in the final.


1999 Charity Challenge, Qualifying
Four qualifying matches were played, under a best-of-nine frames format, the winners going on to play Ken Doherty, O'Sullivan, Stephen Hendry and Higgins, all of whom were seeded to the quarter-final stage.


1999 Charlotte Sting season
The 1999 WNBA season was the third for the Charlotte Sting. The Sting won their first playoff series by defeating the Detroit Shock in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. In the Eastern Conference Finals they would fall to the New York Liberty in three games.


1999 Chatham Cup
The 1999 Chatham Cup was the 72nd annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.


1999 Chatham Cup
Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with an open draw from the quarter-finals on. In all, 132 teams took part in the competition. Note: Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition. Some record five rounds prior to the quarter-finals; others note a preliminary round followed by four rounds proper.


1999 Chatham Cup, The 1999 final
Dunedin Technical made up for their big loss in the 1998 final, winning 4–0.


1999 Chatham Cup, The 1999 final
The Jack Batty Memorial Cup is awarded to the player adjudged to have made to most positive impact in the Chatham Cup final. The winner of the 1999 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Aaron Burgess of Dunedin Technical.


1999 Chattanooga Mocs football team
The 1999 Chattanooga Mocs football team represented the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Mocs were led by sixth-year head coach Buddy Green and played their home games at Finley Stadium. They finished the season 5–6 overall and 3–5 in play to place sixth .


1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election
The 1999 Chelmsford Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Chelmsford Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


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


1999 Cheltenham Borough Council election, Election result
The results saw the Conservatives become the largest party after gaining 9 seats from the Liberal Democrats, therefore depriving the Liberal Democrats of control of the council.


1999 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The 1999 Cheltenham Gold Cup was a horse race which took place at Cheltenham on Thursday March 18, 1999. It was the 72nd running of the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and it was won by See More Business. The winner was ridden by Mick Fitzgerald and trained by Paul Nicholls. The pre-race favourite Florida Pearl finished third.


1999 Cheltenham Gold Cup
The jockey-trainer partnership of Fitzgerald and Nicholls completed a big-race double, as they had also won the previous day's Queen Mother Champion Chase with Call Equiname.


1999 Cheltenham Gold Cup, Full result
* The distances between the horses are shown in lengths or shorter. nk = neck; PU = pulled-up.† Trainers are based in Great Britain unless indicated.


1999 Cherry Hills subdivision landslide
On the night of August 2, 1999, a massive landslide occurred in Cherry Hills subdivision in Antipolo, Rizal province, Philippines that resulted to about 60 death toll and 378 houses buried. The landslide was primarily caused by the heavy rains of the approaching typhoon Olga. The subdivision became a death trap when its foundations was filled with water and the whole complex slid down the hill on which it was built.


1999 Cherry Hills subdivision landslide, Overview, Topography
Cherry Hills subdivision was home to hundreds of families paying-off low cost, concrete houses. The subdivision was owned and developed by Tirso Santillan, president of Philjas Corporation. The subdivision was located in Antipolo, Rizal and was situated in an elevated terrain cut along the perches of the Sierra Madre mountains.


1999 Cherry Hills subdivision landslide, Overview, Topography
Besides its location on the mountain cuts, Cherry Hill was flanked by two subdivision on its either sides. The eastern summit is at elevation of 255 meters while the western side is at elevation of 233 meters. The subdivision cut from the mountain side is approximately 26 meters at its deepest.


1999 Cherry Hills subdivision landslide, Overview, Topography
The subdivision encompasses five hectares with paved roads. The subdivision consisted of light-roofed one or two-storey houses with hollow block wall construction that are either single-detached or row houses.


1999 Cherry Hills subdivision landslide, Overview, Event
Before the landslide occurred, several residents evacuated to the nearby town when cracks began manifesting on the walls of their houses. Tell-tale signs about a possible impending slide was rumored, and ominous signs of changes in elevation and ground movements have been observed.


1999 Cherry Hills subdivision landslide, Overview, Event
At around 7:30 pm, on August 3, 1999, the landslide occurred,


1999 Cherwell District Council election
The 1999 Cherwell District Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of  Cherwell District Council in Oxfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.


1999 Cherwell District Council election
The result saw the Conservative party make gains from both Labour and the Liberal Democrats to become the largest party on the council.


1999 Chicago Bears season
The 1999 season was the Chicago Bears' 80th in the National Football League (NFL). On January 24, Dick Jauron was named head coach. The team improved on their 4–12 from 1998, finishing with a 6–10 under Jauron, who replaced Dave Wannstedt.


1999 Chicago Bears season
Quarterbacks Shane Matthews (1,645), Cade McNown (1,465) and Jim Miller (1,242) combined for 4,352 passing yards during the season, the most in franchise history.


1999 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Organizational changes
Head coach Dave Wannstedt was fired after the 1998 season, forcing the Bears to hire their second head coach in ten years. The candidates included offensive coordinators Sherman Lewis of the Green Bay Packers and Joe Pendry of the Buffalo Bills, defensive coordinators Dave McGinnis (Arizona Cardinals), Dick Jauron (Jacksonville Jaguars) and Gunther Cunningham (Kansas City Chiefs), while DC Jim Haslett (Pittsburgh Steelers) was interviewed. Minnesota Vikings OC Brian Billick and New York Jets DC Bill Belichick were also allowed to be interviewed by the team.


1999 Chicago Bears season, Offseason, Organizational changes
McGinnis was considered the favorite, and was interviewed last; he would be approached by Bears president Michael McCaskey for contractual terms, with McGinnis stating he "needed some time and he would think about it." However, the next day, McCaskey scheduled a press conference to announce McGinnis as the head coach, despite not having been officially hired. As a result, the conference was canceled, and Jauron would instead be hired, while McCaskey would be replaced by Ted Phillips.


1999 Chicago Cubs season
The 1999 Chicago Cubs season was the 128th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 124th in the National League and the 84th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 67–95.


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


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


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


1999 Chicago Marathon
The 1999 Chicago Marathon was the 22nd running of the annual marathon race in Chicago, United States and was held on October 24. The elite men's race was won by Morocco's Khalid Khannouchi in a time of 2:05:42 hours and the women's race was won by Kenya's Joyce Chepchumba in 2:25:59. Khannouchi's winning time was a marathon world record, and only his third outing over the distance. That record stood for two and a half years before the Moroccan beat it again at the 2002 London Marathon.


1999 Chicago White Sox season
The 1999 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 100th season. They finished with a record 75-86, good enough for 2nd place in the American League Central, 21.5 games behind the 1st place Cleveland Indians.


1999 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


1999 Chicago White Sox season, Player stats, Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


1999 Chicago mayoral election
The Chicago mayoral election of 1999, which took place on February 23, 1999, resulted in the re-election of incumbent Richard M. Daley over Bobby Rush, with 428,872 votes to Rush's 167,709. Daley garnered a landslide 71.9% of the total vote, winning by a 44-point margin. This was the first officially nonpartisan Chicago mayoral election, per a 1995 Illinois law.


1999 Chicago mayoral election
As was the case in all of his reelection campaigns, Daley did not attend any debates.


1999 Chicago mayoral election
Joe Banks Jr. was denied inclusion on the ballot due to issues regarding the filing of his nomination papers.


1999 Chicago mayoral election, Results
Daley won a majority of the vote in 33 of the city's 50 wards. Rush won a majority of the vote in the remaining 17 wards.


1999 Chiefs season
1999 was another tough year for the Waikato Chiefs rugby team in the Super 12 Tournament. This year winning 5 of their 11 games and finished 6th overall on the table, this year the team was coached by Ross Cooper and captained by Michael Collins.


1999 China International
The 1999 China International was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place from 8–14 March 1999 at the JC Mandarin Hotel in Shanghai, China. The tournament was the inaugural staging of the event as a ranking tournament, after the 1997 edition had previously been held as an invitational tournament. This edition was the seventh ranking event out of the 1998/1999 season.


1999 China International
John Higgins won the tournament by defeating Billy Snaddon 9–3 in the final. Mehmet Husnu recorded a maximum break against Eddie Barker during qualifying for the tournament.


1999 China International, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


1999 China Open (snooker)
The 1999 China Open (also known as the 1999 China International) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 19 December 1999 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. The tournament was the fourth ranking event out of the 1999/2000 season.


1999 China Open (snooker)
The defending champion was John Higgins, but he was eliminated in the fifth round of the qualifiers, losing 1–5 against Peter Lines.


1999 China Open (snooker)
Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament by defeating Stephen Lee 9–2 in the final.


1999 Chinese FA Cup
The PHILIPS 1999 China FA Cup (Chinese: 1999飞利浦中国足球协会杯) was the 5th edition of Chinese FA Cup after professional football league was established in China. The cup title sponsor was Philips.


1999 Chinese Football Super Cup
The 1999 Chinese Football Super Cup (Chinese: 1999年度中国足球超霸杯赛) was the 5th Chinese Football Super Cup, contested by Chinese Jia-A League 1999 and 1999 Chinese FA Cup double winners Shandong Luneng Taishan and Chinese Jia-A League 1999 runners-up Liaoning FC. Liaoning won their first title after winning 4–2.


1999 Chinese Football Super Cup, Match details
Man of the Match:  Qu Leheng (Liaoning FC) Assistant referees:Liu Tiejun (Beijing)Zheng Weixiang (Guangzhou)Fourth official:Huang Junjie (Shanghai)


1999 Chinese Jia-A League
The 1999 Chinese Jia-A League season is the sixth season of professional association football and the 38th top-tier overall league season in China. It was named the Pepsi Chinese Jia-A League for sponsorship reasons, while the league started on March 21 and ended on December 5, 1999 and saw Shandong Luneng win the championship.


1999 Chinese Jia-A League, Awards
Goalkeeper: Gao Jianbin (Sichuan Quanxing)Defence: Cheng Gang (Qingdao Hainiu), Li Weifeng (Shenzhen Pingan), Zhang Enhua (Dalian Wanda), Xie Feng (Shenzhen Pingan)Midfield: Zhang Xiaorui (Tianjin Teda F.C. ), Li Tie (Liaoning Fushun), Ma Mingyu (Sichuan Quanxing), Li Xiaopeng (Shandong Luneng)Attack: Su Maozhen (Shandong Luneng), Qu Shengqing (Liaoning Fushun),


1999 Chinese Jia-A League, Remarks
Newcomer Liaoning Fushun was in the race of title into the final round. Shenyang survived demotion miraculously amid heavy match fixing accusations. Later police investigation shows the game results in the final round were arranged.


1999 Chinese Taipei National Football League
Statistics of Chinese Taipei National Football League in the 1999 season.


1999 Chinese football match-fixing scandal
The 1999 Jia-A League match-fixing controversy refers to a match between Chongqing Longxin and Shenyang Haishi during the final round of the 1999 Chinese Jia-A League, held on December 15, 1999. The match was won by Shenyang Haishi by 2–1 under heavy match fixing accusation from Chongqing fans. Both teams eventually were investigated and fined by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) in 2000 for passive play as no evidence of bribery was found. In a documentary of the game aired by CCTV-5's Football Night program, referee Lu Jun was suggested to play a central role in ensuring final round's results.


1999 Chinese football match-fixing scandal, Background
The last two positions of the league were scheduled for demotion. Wuhan Hongtao K already locked up one before the final round of the season. There were 5 teams trying to avoid a similar fate in the final round, including Shenzhen Pingan and Dalian Wanda with 28 points, Qingdao Hainiu and Guangzhou Songri with 27 points, as well as Shenyang Haishi with 25 points. The tie breaker was the face-to-face record, so if every team tie at 28 points, both Qingdao and Shenzhen would rank last.


1999 Chinese football match-fixing scandal, Background
With a 2-game winning streak, Qingdao was expected to win over Jilin Aodong, a team had no important goal to fight for and was on the road. Guangzhou was expected to at least tie with Tianjin Taida. Shenyang was on the cliff as it was at least 2-points behind others and the opponent Chongqing Longxin was fighting for the second place.


1999 Chinese football match-fixing scandal, The game
To reduce incentive of match fixing based on results in other stadiums, all games were scheduled to start on the same time. With a first-half goal by Chongqing striker Mark Williams, Shenyang Haishi's demotion seemed inevitable, as the scoreboard did not show how much control of the ball Chongqing had.


1999 Chinese football match-fixing scandal, The game
However, the match's second half was delayed by six minutes. By that time Chongqing played passively for the second half, triggering accusations of match-fixing from fans. Shenyang tied the game in the 71st minute, and turned the table with a goal in the final minute, 10 minutes after the other games had ended.


1999 Chinese football match-fixing scandal, Aftermath
As arranged by Lu Jun, Guangdong Songsi lost to Tianjin Taida and was relegated. CFA questioned coaches, players and staff from both Chongqing and Shenyang but did not find any evidence of foul playing; however it still fined both teams for passive playing. In response, CFA changed its code of conduct to include point deduction as a punishment for passive play.


1999 Chinese football match-fixing scandal, Aftermath
Zhang Jianqiang, the director of the CFA's referee committee who was bribed by the president of the Shenyang Haishi club, appointed Lu Jun to be the fourth official of the game, who just negotiated a plan for Guangzhou Songsi to lose to Tianjin Taida. Lu allowed the game's delay in spite of league rules. Both Zhang and Lu were convicted by the Tieling Intermediate People's Court for their roles in fixing the match among other charges, and were banned from football for life, initially by CFA, and then by FIFA.


1999 Chorley Borough Council election
Elections to Chorley 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 Christchurch Borough Council election
The 1999 Christchurch Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Christchurch Borough Council in Dorset, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.


1999 Chrono des Herbiers
The 1999 Chrono des Herbiers was the 18th edition of the Chrono des Nations cycle race and was held on 17 October 1999. The race started and finished in Les Herbiers. The race was won by Serhiy Honchar.


1999 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
The 1999 Cincinnati Bearcats football team represented the University of Cincinnati in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team, coached by Rick Minter, played their home games in Nippert Stadium, as it has since 1924.


1999 Cincinnati Bengals season
The 1999 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 32nd year in professional football and its 30th with the National Football League. In what would be the final season of pro football being played at Riverfront Stadium, then known as Cinergy Field, the Bengals struggled out of the gates again losing 10 of their first 11 games. After winning two straight, the Bengals faced the expansion Cleveland Browns in the final game at Riverfront Stadium. The Bengals would win the game 44–28 before losing their final two games to finish with a 4–12 record.


1999 Cincinnati Reds season
The Cincinnati Reds' 1999 season was a season in American baseball. During the season the Reds became a surprising contender in the National League Central, winning 96 games and narrowly losing the division to the Houston Astros, ultimately missing the playoffs after losing a tie-breaker game to the New York Mets. As of 2019, the 1999 Reds currently hold the Major League record for the most wins by a team that failed to reach the playoffs in the Wild Card era.


1999 Cincinnati Reds season, Regular season, Summary
In the May 19 contest versus the Colorado Rockies, the Reds won by a 24−12 final, tied for the fourth-highest run-scoring output in MLB history. The Reds' Jeffrey Hammonds hit three home runs this game; following the season, Colorado acquired him via trade. Both Hammonds and Sean Casey totaled four hits. Casey was on base seven times with three walks, and hit two home runs and six RBI. The Reds totaled six home runs; Casey added two, and Brian Johnson one. Colorado's Larry Walker and Dante Bichette both had four hits. Bichette also had five RBI, and Vinny Castilla hit a three-run home rum.


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


1999 Cincinnati Reds season, Player stats, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games Pitched; GS = Games Started; IP = Innings Pitched; W= Wins; L = Losses; K = Strikeouts; ERA = Earned Run Average; WHIP = Walks + Hits Per Innings Pitched


1999 Cincinnati Reds season, Awards and honors, Legacy
The 96 wins by the 1999 Cincinnati Reds were the most since the 1976 Big Red Machine who compiled 102 victories en route to their second consecutive World Series title. The Reds would not reach the 90-win plateau again until the 2010 season, when the team won the National League Central title with 91 victories.


1999 Cincinnati Reds season, Awards and honors, Legacy
The 1999 team is regarded as one of the best teams not to make the playoffs. Since the switch to 162 game season in 1962, the Reds have the sixth-best record, only to not make the playoffs at 96-67.


1999 Cincinnati Reds season, Awards and honors, Notable Records
The team scored 865 runs, which still stands as the franchise record for runs scored in a season. The team also set franchise highs in most runs batted in (820), most total bases (2,549), and highest slugging percentage (.451)


1999 Cincinnati Reds season, Awards and honors, Notable Records
On May 19, 1999, the Reds set three franchise records when they collected 28 hits, 15 extra base hits, and 55 total bases in a 24–12 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Sean Casey and Jeffrey Hammonds also set individual franchise records with each scoring five runs.


1999 Cincinnati Reds season, Awards and honors, Notable Records
On September 4, 1999, the Reds set a franchise record when they clubbed nine home runs in a 22–3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Eight different Reds players homered in the game, the only time since 1901 that a team has achieved this.


1999 Citrix Tennis Championships
The 1999 Citrix Tennis Championships was an ATP men's tennis tournament held in Delray Beach, Florida, United States that was part of the World Series of the 1999 ATP Tour. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from May 3 to May 10, 1999. Sixth-seeded Lleyton Hewitt won the singles title.


1999 Citrix Tennis Championships, Finals, Doubles
Max Mirnyi /  Nenad Zimonjić defeated  Doug Flach /  Brian MacPhie 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–3


1999 Citrix Tennis Championships – Doubles
Grant Stafford and Kevin Ullyett were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.


1999 Citrix Tennis Championships – Doubles
Max Mirnyi and Nenad Zimonjić won in the final 7–6, 3–6, 6–3, against Doug Flach and Brian MacPhie.


1999 Citrix Tennis Championships – Singles
Lleyton Hewitt defeated Xavier Malisse 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–1 to win the 1999 Citrix Tennis Championships singles event. Andrew Ilie was the champion but did not defend his title.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election
The second elections to the City and County of Swansea Council were held in May 1999. It was preceded by the 1995 election and followed by the 2004 election.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Overview
All council seats were up for election. These were the second elections held following local government reorganisation and the abolition of West Glamorgan County Council.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Boundaries
There were some changes in ward boundaries for this election. The numbers of councillors changed in some wards, resulting in an overall increase in councillors to 72, as a result of The City and County of Swansea (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Candidates
The contests were fought by most of the main parties but Labour was the only one to contest the majority of seats.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results
* = sitting councillor in this ward prior to election


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Bonymaen (two seats)
The Independent candidate had captured the seat from Labour at a by-election.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Castle (four seats)
Possible boundary change. The number of seats increased from three to four. David Phillips had previously represented the Uplands ward.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Clydach (two seats)
Possible boundary change. The number of seats increased from one to two.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Cockett (four seats)
Dai Lloyd had won a seat from Labour at a by-election.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Cwmbwrla (three seats)
Possible boundary change. The number of seats increased from two to three.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Dunvant (two seats)
Possible boundary change. The number of seats increased from one to two. Labour had held the single seat ward in 1995.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Fairwood (one seat)
Elected as an Independent in 1995, John Bushell successfully defended the seat as a Conservative.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Gorseinon (one seat)
The former wards of Gorseinon Central and Gorseinon East were combined. Glyn Seabourne was councillor for Gorseinon East prior to this election.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Gowerton (one seat)
The former wards of Gowerton East and Gowerton West were combined. Ronald Thomas was councillor for Gowerton East prior to this election.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Kingsbridge (one seat)
Possible boundary change. The number of seats reduced from two to one. Labour had held both seats in 1995.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Llangyfelach (one seat)
Possible boundary change. The number of seats reduced from two to one. Independents had held both seats in 1995. Phil Downing had been elected for the now-abolished


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Llansamlet (four seats)
Possible boundary change. The number of seats increased from three to four.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Morriston (five seats)
Possible boundary change. The number of seats increased from four to five.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Penderry (three seats)
Possible boundary change. The number of seats reduced from four to three. Doreen Jones represented Mynyddbach from 1995 until 1999


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Pontarddulais (two seats)
Boundary Change. The number of seats increased from one to two. John Miles represented the Talybont ward which was abolished.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Sketty (five seats)
Possible boundary change. The number of seats increased from four to five. June Stanton was elected as an Independent in 1995 but subsequently joined the Liberal Democrats.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Townhill (three seats)
Possible boundary change. The number of seats increased from two to three.


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, Upper Loughor (two seats)
Possible boundary change. the number of seats was reduced from two to one


1999 City and County of Swansea Council election, Results, West Cross (two seats)
The Liberal Democrats won a by-election following the election of previous member Martin Caton as MP for Gower.


1999 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council election
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council elections were held on Thursday, 6 May 1999, with one third of the council up for election. Since the previous election there had been a by-election resulting in Labour successfully defending their seat in Little Horton. Labour retained control of the council.


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


1999 City of Edinburgh Council election
Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. Turnout was 61%, an increase of 16.5% on the 1995 turnout.


1999 City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1999 City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1999 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 5 September 1999 at Imola.


1999 City of Imola motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (500cc)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round eleven has concluded.


1999 City of Lincoln Council election
Elections to City of Lincoln Council in Lincolnshire, England, were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the Council.


1999 City of Lincoln Council election, Election result
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1995 election.


1999 City of York Council election
Elections to City of York Council were held on 6 May 1999. All 53 council seats in the city were up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.


1999 City of York Council election, Ward results, Strensall ward
The parishes of Earswick, Holtby, Murton, Stockton-on-the-Forest, and Strensall with Towthorpe


1999 City of York Council election, Ward results, Upper Poppleton ward
The parishes of Askham Bryan, Askham Richard, Hessay, Nether Poppleton, Rufforth with Knapton, and Upper Poppleton


1999 Civic Democratic Party leadership election
A leadership election for the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) was held in the Czech Republic on 5 December 1999. Václav Klaus was confirmed as the party's leader. With strong support from regions, he was the only candidate. Ivan Langer and Dagmar Lastovecká were offered the chance to stand but they declined.


1999 Clare County Council election
An election to Clare County Council took place on 10 June 1999 as part of that year's Irish local elections. 32 councillors were elected from six electoral divisions by PR-STV voting for a five-year term of office.


1999 Clemson Tigers football team
The 1999 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1999 Cleveland Browns season
The 1999 Cleveland Browns season was the Browns 51st season overall and 47th in the NFL. It marked the return of professional football to the city of Cleveland, Ohio for the first time since the 1995 season, when the franchise was temporarily deactivated following the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy, which ultimately established the Baltimore Ravens. Officially, the Browns are considered a continuation of the previous franchise, as the history and colors of the team remained in Cleveland.


1999 Cleveland Browns season
The franchise was still alive as a legal entity between 1996 and 1998 and its assets kept in a trust managed by the NFL until Al Lerner became the owner in 1998. The Browns, however, in 1999 were treated as an "expansion team" by having an expansion draft and receiving the number one overall draft pick.


1999 Cleveland Browns season, Season information
During the course of the 1995 season, then-Browns owner Art Modell announced his decision to move the Browns to Baltimore. Modell's new team would begin playing in the 1996 season. It would be the first time since 1935 that Cleveland would be left without an existing football team and the first time since 1943 without a team playing, when the Cleveland Rams suspended operation for one year, so the other teams could have enough players during World War II.


1999 Cleveland Browns season, Season information
However, many Browns fans and Cleveland city officials were determined to keep the team in Cleveland, and orchestrated a grassroots movement to keep the team in Cleveland. The NFL responded by working with city officials, and the two parties came to a unique agreement which would provide the city with a brand-new, state-of-the-art stadium and would promise the return of professional football to Cleveland by the beginning of the 1999 season. Modell also agreed to relinquish the Browns' name, colors and team history to the new owner of the Browns. Modell's new team would begin playing in the 1996 season as the Baltimore Ravens.


1999 Cleveland Browns season, Season information
While the Browns' new stadium was being built on the site of the old Cleveland Stadium, the foundation of the front office was being set in place. Al Lerner won a bidding war for the new team for $750 million. Lerner hired former San Francisco 49ers front office staffers Carmen Policy and Dwight Clark as the Browns' president and vice president.


1999 Cleveland Browns season, Season information
Football finally returned to Cleveland on September 12 when the Browns opened the season against the Pittsburgh Steelers at home; Cleveland native Drew Carey was present and gave a rousing pre-game speech. However, the fans were sorely disappointed as the Browns were defeated by the Steelers 43–0. The team would go on to lose their first seven games, but finally in week 8 of their inaugural season the "New Browns" got their first ever win over the New Orleans Saints.


1999 Cleveland Browns season, Season information
From the Browns' 42-yard line Tim Couch squared up and threw a Hail Mary pass that was tipped in the endzone by Saints defenders but then caught by the Browns' Kevin Johnson. The dramatic game-winning touchdown play happened in the last two seconds of the game, causing the final score to be 21–16. Two weeks later, the Browns defeated the Steelers in Pittsburgh, 16–15, for their second and final win of the year.


1999 Cleveland Browns season, Season information
The Browns finished the season 2–14—sixth in the AFC Central. It was, at the time, the worst record that the Browns had ever compiled at the end of a season. Since then, the Browns finished with worse records in 2016 and 2017. The Browns did not win a home game throughout the season.


1999 Cleveland Browns season, Draft, Expansion Draft
Players selected from other teams in the Cleveland Expansion Draft, in order of selection.


1999 Cleveland Indians season
The 1999 Cleveland Indians are the only team in Major League Baseball since 1950 to score over 1,000 runs during the regular season. They were shut out only 3 times in 162 games. Five Indians scored at least 100 runs and four drove in at least 100 runs. Right fielder Manny Ramirez drove in 165 runs, the most by any MLB player since Jimmie Foxx in 1938.


1999 Cleveland Indians season, Regular season
July 3, 1999: Against the Kansas City Royals, Jim Thome hit a 511 ft home run, the longest ever in Cleveland Indians history. It was hit to center field and cleared the outer gates onto Eagle Avenue outside of Jacobs Field.


1999 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


1999 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases


1999 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


1999 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


1999 Cleveland Indians season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts


1999 Cleveland Rockers season
The 1999 WNBA season was the 3rd for the Cleveland Rockers. The Rockers played their worst season in franchise history, finishing dead last in the league.


1999 Clásica de Almería
The 1999 Clásica de Almería was the 14th edition of the Clásica de Almería cycle race and was held on 28 February 1999. The race started in Puebla de Vícar and finished in Vera. The race was won by Ján Svorada.


1999 Clásica de San Sebastián
The 1999 Clásica de San Sebastián was the 19th edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián cycle race and was held on 7 August 1999. The race started and finished in San Sebastián. The race was won by Francesco Casagrande of the Vini Caldirola team.


1999 Clásico RCN
The 39th edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from August 13 to August 22, 1999, in Colombia. The stage race with an UCI rate of 2.4 started in Villa de Leyva and finished in Medellín.


1999 Coca-Cola 600
The 1999 Coca-Cola 600, the 40th running of the event, was a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race held on May 30, 1999 at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested at 400 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) speedway, it was the twelfth race of the 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.


1999 Coca-Cola 600
The race was won by Jeff Burton, driving the #99 Exide Batteries Ford Taurus for Roush Racing. It was his third victory of six he recorded during the 1999 season and his first of two wins in the Coca-Cola 600 (he later won the event in 2001). He also won a $1 million bonus from Winston as part of their No Bull 5 competition.


1999 Coca-Cola 600
There were two other noteworthy stories from the race, both involving rookie drivers. After winning several races in the Busch Series for his father’s team, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. made his Winston Cup debut in the #8 Budweiser Chevrolet Monte Carlo. He finished the race in sixteenth place. Another rookie, Tony Stewart, participated in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 in the same day. At Indianapolis, he ran ninth driving the #22 car for Tri-Star Motorsports.


1999 Coca-Cola 600
After the race he flew to Charlotte and started the #20 Home Depot Pontiac Grand Prix for Joe Gibbs Racing, bringing it home in fourth place. He was the third driver after John Andretti in 1994 and Robby Gordon in 1997 to do so; he repeated this feat in 2001 and ran the entire distance of both events.


1999 Coca-Cola 600, Background
Lowe's Motor Speedway is a motorsports complex located in Concord, North Carolina, United States 13 miles from Charlotte, North Carolina. The complex features a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) quad oval track that hosts NASCAR racing including the prestigious Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend and The Winston, as well as the UAW-GM Quality 500. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams located in the Charlotte area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith (son of Bruton Smith) as track president.


1999 Colchester Borough Council election
The 1999 Colchester Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1999 to elect members of Colchester Borough Council in Essex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.


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


1999 Colgate Red Raiders football team
In its fourth season under head coach Dick Biddle, the team compiled a 10–2 record. Tom McCarroll and Ryan Vena were the team captains.


1999 Colgate Red Raiders football team
The Red Raiders outscored opponents 430 to 253. Colgate's 5–1 record earned a tie for the Patriot League championship.


1999 Colgate Red Raiders football team
Unranked in the preseason Division I-AA national poll, the Red Raiders briefly appeared at No. 24 early in the season, then returned to the top 25 in mid-November. Colgate ended the year ranked No. 18 and qualified for the Division I-AA playoffs by winning its conference, even though it was the lower-ranked of the two Patriot League co-champions; Lehigh also qualified, however, with an at-large berth. Both Patriot League playoff teams lost in the first round.


1999 Colgate Red Raiders football team
Colgate played its home games at Andy Kerr Stadium in Hamilton, New York.


1999 College Baseball All-America Team
An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.


1999 College Baseball All-America Team
The NCAA recognizes three different All-America selectors for the 1999 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), and Collegiate Baseball (since 1991).


1999 College Football All-America Team
The 1999 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following All-American Teams: Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, American Football Coaches Association, Walter Camp Foundation, The Sporting News, Pro Football Weekly, Football News, and CNNSI.com.


1999 College Football All-America Team
The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to such a list selected by football pioneer Walter Camp in the 1890s. The NCAA officially recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, FN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus All-Americans.


1999 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
The 1999 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament was held at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, North Carolina from May 18 through May 23. The event determined the champion of the Colonial Athletic Association for the 1999 season. Second-seeded East Carolina won the tournament for the sixth time and earned the CAA's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


1999 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
Entering the event, East Carolina had won the most championships, with five. Old Dominion and Richmond had each won three, while George Mason had won twice.


1999 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The CAA's teams were seeded one to eight based on winning percentage from the conference's round robin regular season. They played a double-elimination tournament.


1999 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament, Most Valuable Player
James Molinari was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Molinari was an outfielder for East Carolina.


1999 Colonial Classic – Draw
Mark Philippoussis was the defending Tennis champion, but Thomas Enqvist defeated him 6–4, 6–1, in the final.


1999 Colorado Buffaloes football team
The 1999 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado at Boulder during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team played their home games at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. They participated in the Big 12 Conference in the North Division. They were coached by head coach Gary Barnett.


1999 Colorado Rockies season
The Colorado Rockies' 1999 season was the seventh for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Denver, Colorado, their seventh in the National League (NL), and fifth at Coors Field. The team competed in the National League West, finishing in fifth and last place with a record of 72–90. Jim Leyland, a longtime manager in MLB, debuted as the Rockies' new manager, and resigned following the season.


1999 Colorado Rockies season
The Rockies, along with the San Diego Padres, made MLB history on Opening Day, April 4, 1999, by playing a contest in Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, making it the first Opening Day game held outside of the United States or Canada. Larry Walker won his second batting title by leading MLB with .379 average, setting a Rockies' club record, and the fourth-high single-season average since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941. Besides winning the batting championship, Walker also led the major leagues in on-base percentage (.458), and slugging percentage (.710), becoming the first player to lead MLB in all three categories since George Brett in 1980, and the first National Leaguer since Stan Musial in 1943.


1999 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season
On April 4, 1999, the Rockies made history as they played their Opening Day contest at Estadio de Béisbol Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, marking the first time Major League Baseball (MLB) commenced the regular season outside of the United States or Canada. Their opponent were the defending National League champion San Diego Padres. Vinny Castilla, a native of the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, delighted the crowd with four hits including a double. Dante Bichette also collected four hits, drove in four runs, and homered, as Colorado won 8–2. The official attendance was 27,104.


1999 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season
The Rockies' scheduled home games against the Montreal Expos on April 20 and 21 were both postponed in the aftermath of the Columbine High School massacre in which 15 people, including both shooters died. The Rockies then added a "CHS" patch on the right sleeve of their jerseys which they wore for the remainder of the season.


1999 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season
On April 28, right fielder Larry Walker hit three home runs against the St. Louis Cardinals for his second career three home run game while contributing eight RBI in a 9–7 win.


1999 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season
In the May 19 contest versus the Cincinnati Reds, the Rockies were on the losing end of a 24−12 final, tied for the fourth-highest run-scoring output in MLB history. The Reds' Jeffrey Hammonds hit three home runs; following the season, Colorado acquired him via trade. Both Hammonds and Sean Casey totaled four hits. Casey went on base seven times with three walks, scoring five runs, and hit two home runs and six RBI. The Reds totaled six home runs; Brian Johnson hit the remainder. Both Walker and Bichette had four hits. Bichette also had five RBI, and Castilla hit a three-run home run. Walker raised his season average to .431.


1999 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season
From June 18−23, Walker tied Bichette's club record by homering in five consecutive games. The following day, Walker tied another club record, held by Andrés Galarraga, with his sixth consecutive multi-hit game. On July 8, Walker hit his 250th career home run versus Chan Ho Park of the Los Angeles Dodgers.


1999 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season
Carrying a .382 first-half average, Walker had batted .390 (189 hits in 484 at bats) from the 1998 All-Star break to the same point in 1999, the equivalent of a full season. He was named to his third consecutive All-Star team. In the July 19 contest versus the Oakland Athletics, Walker became the second player to homer into the plaza reserve seating of the Oakland Coliseum, following Mark McGwire, who had done so three seasons earlier.


1999 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season
For the season, Walker batted .379 − setting a Rockies record and the fourth-highest since Ted Williams hit .406 in 1941 − while leading the major leagues in batting for a second time. Walker also led the major leagues in offensive win % (.838), on-base percentage (.458), slugging percentage (.710), and OPS (1.168). Sometimes referred to as the "Slash Stat Triple Crown," he became the seventh player within the previous 60 years to lead the league in each of average, OBP and SLG in the same season, and first since George Brett in 1980. The last NL player to lead the majors in each of the three slash stat categories was Stan Musial in 1943. Walker also hit 37 home runs and 115 RBI in just 438 at bats, stole 11 bases in 15 attempts, and registered 12 outfield assists.


1999 Colorado Rockies season, Regular season
Per the Elias Sports Bureau (ESB), Walker's .461 average at Coors is the highest home batting average since ESB began tracking home/road splits in 1974, and 43 points higher than any other player's in that span.


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


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


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


1999 Colorado Springs mayoral election
The 1999 Colorado Springs mayoral election took place on April 6, 1999, to elect the mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The election was held concurrently with various other local elections. The election was officially nonpartisan.


1999 Colorado State Rams football team
The 1999 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach Sonny Lubick and played its home games at Hughes Stadium. They finished the regular season with an 8–3 record overall and a 5–2 record in the newly formed Mountain West Conference, making them conference co-champions. The team was selected to play in the Liberty Bowl, in which they lost to Southern Miss.


1999 Columbia Lions football team
The 1999 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented Columbia University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Columbia tied for last in the Ivy League.


1999 Columbia Lions football team
In their 11th season under head coach Ray Tellier, the Lions compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 301 to 175. Jason Bivens, Justin Meadlin, Matt Radley and Jon Sproul were the team captains.


1999 Columbia Lions football team
The Lions' 1–6 conference record tied for seventh in the Ivy League standings. Columbia was outscored 141 to 95 by Ivy opponents.


1999 Columbia Lions football team
Columbia played its homes games at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium in Upper Manhattan, in New York City.


1999 Columbus, Ohio mayoral election
The Columbus mayoral election of 1999 was the 81st mayoral election in Columbus, Ohio. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1999. Republican party incumbent mayor Greg Lashutka retired from office after two consecutive terms in office. Democratic party nominee Michael B. Coleman defeated Republican party nominee Dorothy Teater. Coleman became the first African American elected as mayor of Ohio's capital city.


1999 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
An election to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar was held on 6 May 1999 as part of the wider 1999 Scottish local elections.


1999 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
The council, formerly known as Western Isles Council, had been renamed in 1997 in Gaelic as Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Council ward boundaries had also been changed since the previous election, and the total number of wards was increased from 30 to 31.


1999 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election
The election was the first since 1994. Whilst the new Scottish councils had seen elections in 1995, the three Island Councils (Western Isles, Shetland, and Orkney) had not, as they had not been affected by the abolition of the regional and district levels of governance in Scotland. The Island Councils had instead utilised a unitary system, like that adopted by the other Scottish councils in 1995, since their inception.


1999 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
The 1999 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting was the 16th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Durban, South Africa, between 12 November and 14 November 1999, and hosted by President Thabo Mbeki.


1999 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
Durban was the largest and best-attended CHOGM ever held. All fifty-two eligible countries sent delegations (Pakistan, which was suspended, and Tuvalu, a special member, were not invited), forty-seven of whom sent their head of state or head of government (Malaysia, the Maldives, New Zealand, Saint Lucia, and Sri Lanka being the ones represented by lesser government ministers). Despite the size of the CHOGM, it was the shortest held, due to the diffusion of powers to other organs that met separately, and had a markedly lower profile than other CHOGMs.


1999 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
The role of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) was questioned, in the light of the previous month's military coup in Pakistan, which necessitated Pakistan's suspension from the Commonwealth (hence its non-attendance). However, the competences of CMAG were unchanged by the CHOGM, and its remit was renewed for another two years. Pakistan itself was also not subject to any head of government ministerial action, and decision was postponed until a later date, once the fall-out from the coup could finally be assessed.


1999 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Secretary-General
A new Commonwealth Secretary-General was elected to replace the outgoing Chief Emeka Anyaoku. There were two candidates: Don McKinnon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand; and Farooq Sobhan, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh. In line with criticism of the role of CMAG from other parties, Sobhan ran on a platform of reforming the role of CMAG to cover not just democratic infringements, but economic and environmental ones, too. On the first day of the CHOGM, McKinnon was announced as the new Secretary-General-elect. The result of the vote (which remains secret) is reputed to have been thirty six votes for McKinnon to sixteen for Sobhan, but it was declared as 'unanimous' by chair Thabo Mbeki, in line with the formula established in 1989.


1999 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, Secretary-General
The CHOGM saw the creation of the position of Chairperson-in-Office, which was intended to give inter-governmental continuity between CHOGMs. Thabo Mbeki became the first Chairperson-in-Office, although he did little in the following two and a half years in the role.


1999 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
The 1999 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was the seventh edition of the competition between the champions of former republics of Soviet Union. It was won by Spartak Moscow for the fourth time.


1999 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup, Format change
Starting with this edition of the tournament, all participating nations were split into two divisions. Eight nations which were represented in 1998 Cup quarterfinals were included in the Top Division, while the other seven nations included in the First Division. This format lasted for three years (1999–2001), before being reverted to the previous format (used from 1996 till 1998). The change was implemented to reduce the number of non-competitive games between opponents with big strength gap, such as 1998 match between Spartak Moscow and Vakhsh Qurghonteppa, which was won by the Russian side with a record-setting score 19–0.


1999 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia leadership election
The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM) held a leadership election on 5 November 1999. Miroslav Grebeníček was elected for another term as the leader. Grebeníček received over 70% and defeated his rivals Václav Exner and Miloslav Ransdorf. Grebeníček stated that Exner was a candidate of Conservatives who like past.


1999 Concertación presidential primary
The presidential primaries of the Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia of 1999 were the electoral system to define the presidential candidate of such Chilean coalition for the 1999 presidential election. It was an innovation of the conglomerate when nominating for the first time its candidate through a primary direct and binding election, unlike the primary of 1993.


1999 Concertación presidential primary
It was contested between Ricardo Lagos, candidate for the Socialist Party of Chile (PS), the Party for Democracy (PPD), the Radical Social Democratic Party (PRSD) and the Liberal Party (PL), and Andrés Zaldívar, candidate for the Christian Democratic Party (PDC).


1999 Concertación presidential primary, Campaign and election
The presidential campaign of 1999 was marked by the economic crisis that affected the country. The government of Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle was badly beaten with unemployment rates close to 11% and negative growth. Due to the existence of several presidential candidates within the different political parties of the Concertación, the single presidential candidate to be presented on 12 December should have been elected by means of the primary elections.


1999 Concertación presidential primary, Campaign and election
In this scenario, the main governing party - the Christian Democrats - sought their third consecutive term, shuffling the names of Gabriel Valdés Subercaseaux, Alejandro Foxley, Enrique Krauss and Andrés Zaldívar. Finally the DC raised as pre-candidate to Senator Zaldívar.


1999 Concertación presidential primary, Campaign and election
As in the 1993 primaries, Ricardo Lagos Escobar presented himself as the candidate of the left wing of the Concertación. Lagos resigned as Minister of Public Works on July 31, 1998 to focus on his presidential campaign. He began to build his campaign from the Fundación Chile XXI study center, where much of his work team was gathered.


1999 Concertación presidential primary, Campaign and election
Thus, in November 1998, the Concertación opted to hold open and binding primary elections to select its flag-bearer for the presidential elections between Lagos and Zaldívar. A National Primaries Organizing Committee was formed, made up of 10 leaders of the parties Concertación, which established 16 731 polling stations in 870 premises reprinted by all the municipalities of the country.


1999 Concertación presidential primary, Campaign and election
The election was held on Sunday, May 30, 1999, a day that was not without problems, as a power cut affected much of the country, giving rise to rumors of attack that were discarded. Finally, with more than one million two hundred thousand voters, Ricardo Lagos defeated Andrés Zaldívar with 71% of the votes, consecrating himself as the only candidate of the Concertación.


1999 Conference USA Baseball Tournament
The 1999 Conference USA Baseball Tournament was the 1999 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Conference USA, held at USA Stadium in Millington, Tennessee from May 12–17. Tulane defeated Houston in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


1999 Conference USA Baseball Tournament, Bracket, Play-in games
Two play-in games among the four teams with the worst regular season records decided which two teams would have the final two spots in the eight-team double-elimination bracket.


1999 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1999 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 3–6 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama.


1999 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
UNC Charlotte upset Louisville  in the championship game, 68–59, to clinch their first Conference USA men's tournament championship.


1999 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
The 49ers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members UAB, Cincinnati, and Louisville, who all earned at-large bids.


1999 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
There were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams (in particular, the top two teams from the conference's two divisions: America and National) were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the remaining eight teams were placed into the first round. All seeds were determined by overall regular season conference records.


1999 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament
The 1999 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament was the fifth edition of the Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament. The tournament decided the Conference USA champion and guaranteed representative into the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The tournament was hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the games were played at West Campus Field.


1999 Connecticut Huskies football team
The 1999 Connecticut Huskies football team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. This was Connecticut's final season competing at the NCAA Division I-AA level and as member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A–10), as the program became an NCAA Division I-AA independent the following  year. Led by Randy Edsall in his first year as head coach, Connecticut finished with season with an overall record of 4–7, tying for sixth place in the A-10 with a conference mark of 3–5.


1999 Connex Open Romania
The 1999 Connex Open Romania was an ATP men's tennis tournament held in Bucharest, Romania. It was the 7th edition of the tournament and was held from 27 September through 3 October 1999.


1999 Connex Open Romania
Alberto Martín won his second title of the year, and second of his career.


1999 Connex Open Romania, Finals, Doubles
Lucas Arnold Ker /  Martín García defeated  Marc-Kevin Goellner /  Francisco Montana 6–3, 2–6, 6–3


1999 Constituent National Assembly
The Constituent National Assembly (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional Constituyente) or ANC was a constitutional convention held in Venezuela in 1999 to draft a new Constitution of Venezuela, but the assembly also gave itself the role of a supreme power above all the existing institutions in the republic. The Assembly was endorsed by a referendum in April 1999 which enabled Constituent Assembly elections in July 1999. Three seats were reserved for indigenous delegates in the 131-member constitutional assembly, and two additional indigenous delegates won unreserved seats in the assembly elections.


1999 Constituent National Assembly
The constitution was later endorsed by the referendum in December 1999, and new general elections were held under the new constitution in July 2000. This ended the Punto Fijo Pact and ushered in the present-day Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.


1999 Constituent National Assembly, Precedents
President Chávez called for a public referendum - something virtually unknown in Venezuela at the time - which he hoped would support his plans to form a constitutional assembly, composed of representatives from across Venezuela, as well as from indigenous tribal groups, which would be able to rewrite the nation's constitution. The referendum went ahead on 25 April 1999, and was an overwhelming success for Chávez, with 88% of voters supporting the proposal.


1999 Constituent National Assembly, Precedents
Following this, Chávez called for an election to take place on 25 July 1999, in which the members of the constitutional assembly would be voted into power, and as Bart Jones commented, "The stakes were high. Chávez believed a constitutional assembly controlled by his supporters was the major breakthrough the country needed to end the traditional parties' stronghold on power. Nonetheless, it was not only political supporters of Chávez that believed the assembly was necessarily but also the general public. As a woman in Chávez's home town of Barinas put it on election night, "Democracy is infected. And Chávez is the only antibiotic we have. " The oligarchy, the traditional parties, and much of the media feared it was the final step to establishing a one-man dictatorship."


1999 Constituent National Assembly, Precedents
Former president and Chávez's predecessor Rafael Caldera protested against the constituent assembly, arguing that it violated the 1961 Constitution. Allan Brewer-Carías, a Venezuelan legal scholar and elected member of this assembly, explains that this constitution-making body was an instrument for the gradual dismantling of democratic institutions and values.


1999 Constituent National Assembly, Precedents
Of the 1,171 candidates standing for election to the assembly, over 900 of them were opponents of Chávez. Chávez's supporters won 52% of the vote; despite this, because of voting procedures chosen by the government beforehand, supporters of the new government took 125 seats (95% of the total), including all of those belonging to indigenous tribal groups, whereas the opposition obtained only 6 seats. One of the 6 seats was occupied by Professor Allan Brewer-Carías, the most knowledgeable person in the country on the subject of the 1961 Constitution and constitutional history. He was extremely vocal in denouncing and criticizing the abuse that they intended to introduce in the new Constitution. If this new Carta Magna didn’t bring about more backward thinking into the Republic, it’s in large part thanks to Allan Brewer’s work.


1999 Constituent National Assembly, Precedents
The 131 member assembly was composed of 121 belonging to the Chávez's Patriotic Pole, which consisted of the Fifth Republic Movement, Movement for Socialism, Fatherland for All, the Communist Party of Venezuela, People's Electoral Movement and others, 3 indigenous representatives and 6 Democratic Pole and other party members  consisting of Acción Democrática, Copei, Project Venezuela and National Convergence.


1999 Constituent National Assembly, Setting up the assembly
The Assembly convened 3 August 1999. On 12 August 1999, the new constitutional assembly voted to give themselves the power to abolish government institutions and to dismiss officials who were perceived as being corrupt or operating only in their own interests. As Jones noted, "It was a breathtaking move. To its supporters, it could force reforms that had been blocked for years by corrupt politicians and judicial authorities. To its critics, it was an overreach of power and a threat to democracy. The stage was set for a confrontation with the Supreme Court."


1999 Constituent National Assembly, Setting up the assembly
Indeed, Chávez and his supporters had discussed dissolving both the Supreme Court and the Congress, each of which they believed to be entirely controlled by the oligarchy and the opponents of the Bolivarian movement. The constitutional assembly had the power to perform such an action, and had already fired almost sixty judges whom it identified as being involved in corruption.


1999 Constituent National Assembly, Setting up the assembly
Nonetheless, the ANC also offered more power to Chávez, it helped him broaden the powers given to the president, and allowed him to call a general election for all public office positions —many of which weren’t controlled at the time by Chávez or the Movimiento Quinta República. Soto believes that the ANC enabled Chávez to "design a genius political strategy to take over all the spaces in the Venezuelan State."


1999 Constituent National Assembly, Setting up the assembly
The new constitution included increased protections for indigenous peoples and women, and established the rights of the public to education, housing, healthcare and food. It added new environmental protections, and increased requirements for government transparency. It increased the presidential term from five to six years, allowed people to recall presidents by referendum, and added a new presidential two-term limit. It converted the bicameral legislature which consisted of a Congress with both a Senate and a Chamber of Deputies into a unicameral one that consisted only of a National Assembly. As a part of the new constitution, the country, which was then officially known as the Republic of Venezuela, was renamed the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (República Bolivariana de Venezuela) at Chávez's request, thereby reflecting the government's ideology of Bolivarianism.


1999 Constituent National Assembly, Setting up the assembly
The resulting 1999 Venezuelan Constitution was approved by referendum in December 1999, with the support of nearly 80% of the population.