2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
Mike Stanton, the Yankees’ left-handed relief specialist, entered the game in the eleventh and set the Mets down in order again. Rusch took the mound again for the Mets and retired Luis Sojo to lead off the inning. He walked Vizcaino, then got Knoblauch to pop out. Jeter drew a walk, but ball four got away from Todd Pratt and the runners advanced to second and third. Rusch then left in favor of Turk Wendell, who retired pinch hitter Glenallen Hill on a fly ball to keep the game going.


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
After Stanton once again retired the side in order in the twelfth, Wendell came out to try and keep the Yankees from scoring. With one out, back to back hits by Martinez and Posada put both men in scoring position and brought O’Neill to the plate. Wendell put him on intentionally, then got Sojo to pop out to Pratt for the second out. This time, he would not get out of the inning as Vizcaino lined a single into left field to drive in Martinez to give the Yankees a 4-3 win.


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
Roger Clemens started for the Yankees. Earlier in the year, during Interleague play, Clemens had hit Mets catcher Mike Piazza in the head with a fastball that resulted in a concussion and Piazza going on the disabled list. Early in Game 2, during Piazza's first time up, a Clemens pitch  shattered Piazza's bat. The ball went foul, but a sharp edge of the bat came towards Clemens. He came off the mound and threw the bat towards the baseline, almost hitting the running Piazza. Piazza appeared baffled by Clemens' actions. After the game, Clemens would say he did not see Piazza running and threw the bat because he was pumped up with nervous energy and initially charged the incoming broken bat, believing it to be the ball.


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
The Yankees struck in the bottom of the first when Mets starter Mike Hampton walked two with two outs before RBI singles by Tino Martinez and Jorge Posada put them up 2–0. Scott Brosius's leadoff home run next inning made it 3–0. Martinez doubled in the fifth and, after an intentional walk, scored on Paul O'Neill's single. In the seventh, reliever Glendon Rusch allowed a one-out single to Posada and subsequent double to O'Neill. Rick White relieved Rusch and allowed a sacrifice fly to Brosius.


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
In the eighth, Derek Jeter doubled with one out off of White, who was relieved by Dennis Cook and allowed an RBI single to Martinez. Clemens pitched eight shutout innings, allowing just two hits (both singles by Todd Zeile) while striking out nine. In the ninth, Jeff Nelson relieved Clemens and allowed a leadoff single to Edgardo Alfonzo before Piazza homered to make it 6–2. After Robin Ventura singled, Mariano Rivera relieved Nelson.


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
He retired Zeile, allowed a single to Benny Agbayani and then, after Lenny Harris hit into a force-out at home, Jay Payton's three-run home run cut the Yankee lead to 6–5. Rivera struck out Kurt Abbott looking to end the game, and give the Yankees a 2–0 series lead heading to Shea Stadium.


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
The Yankees' Game 2 win tied the longest AL winning streak in the World Series at ten games (the AL had previously won ten straight 1927–29 and again 1937–40).


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
In Game 3, Robin Ventura's leadoff home run in the second off of Orlando Hernandez gave the Mets a 1–0 lead, but the Yankees tied it in the third when Derek Jeter singled with two outs off of Rick Reed and scored on David Justice's double. Next inning, Tino Martinez hit a leadoff single and scored on Paul O'Neill's one-out triple, but the Mets tied the game in the sixth when Mike Piazza hit a leadoff double and after a walk, scored on Todd Zeile's double. In the eighth, Zeile singled with one out and scored on Benny Agbayani's double.


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
After Jay Payton singled, Mike Stanton relieved Hernandez and allowed a sacrifice fly to Bubba Trammell to pad the Mets lead. Closer Armando Benitez pitched a scoreless ninth despite allowing a leadoff single to Chuck Knoblauch as the Mets' 4–2 win ended the Yankees' fourteen-game winning streak in World Series play dating back to the 1996 World Series.


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
Yankee hurler Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez earned the loss, snapping his previous undefeated postseason record of 6–0.


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
Before Game 3, some analysts felt the tide had changed, that the Mets (down 2–1 in the Series) were now geared with enough momentum to make a comeback. That momentum lasted only until the first pitch from Mets starter Bobby Jones, which Jeter hit far into Shea Stadium's left-field bleachers. It was the 16th leadoff homer in World Series history, also extending a 13-game hitting streak in the World Series for Jeter. The Yankees added to their lead when Paul O'Neill tripled with one out in the second and after an intentional walk, scored on Scott Brosius's sacrifice fly.


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
In the third, Jeter hit a leadoff triple and scored on Luis Sojo's groundout. Mike Piazza's two-run home run off of Denny Neagle cut the Yankees' lead to 3–2, but neither team would score after that. The Yankees secured a dominant 3–1 lead in the Series, with elite pitchers Andy Pettite and Roger Clemens poised for Games 5 and 6 (if necessary). With this win, the Yankees had effectively killed all hope for the Mets.


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
A now-iconic moment in Yankees lore, footage of Jeter's leadoff home run, currently serves as the background for the title screen of YES Network's Yankeeography series.


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
Looking to clinch, the Yankees scored first on a Bernie Williams home run in the second inning. In the bottom half, however, with runners on second and third and two outs, Andy Pettitte's fielding error on Al Leiter's bunt attempt allowed the Mets to tie the score. Benny Agbayani's RBI single then put them up 2–1. In the top of the sixth inning, Derek Jeter homered to tie the game at 2–2.


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
The Series effectively ended in the top of the ninth. Mets ace Al Leiter had a pitch count that was approaching 140, but manager Bobby Valentine insisted that he would live or die with Leiter. After striking out Tino Martinez and Paul O'Neill, Leiter walked Jorge Posada and allowed a single to Scott Brosius. Yankees infielder Luis Sojo then singled to center, and the throw from center fielder Jay Payton hit Posada as he was sliding into home plate. The ball went into the Yankees' dugout. Bottom of the 9th inning, Mets' slugger Mike Piazza hit a fly ball off Mariano Rivera with two outs and a runner on third. Many thought the ball was a home run. Yankees manager Joe Torre said of the last at-bat:


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
It was probably the most scared I've been when Mike hit that ball ... I screamed, "No!" Because any time he hits a ball in the air, it's a home run in my mind. I saw Bernie trotting over for that. I said, "Wow! I guess I misread that one."


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
I remember it was a loud sound ... It was a pitch that got too much of the plate. It was supposed to be inside. I remember the swing, I remember Mo’s reaction. And then I looked at the ball and I see Bernie running after it, and then he stopped. And I’m like, O.K., we’re good.


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
However, Bernie Williams, after the game, with champagne pouring over him, said, "I knew right away ... I knew he didn't hit it." Likewise, Mariano Rivera in his last season (2013) was asked if he thought Piazza had hit a home run and answered, "No ... He didn't hit it with the sweet spot."


2000 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
Game 5 was the final World Series game at Shea Stadium (1969, 1973, 1986 and 2000). This would also be the only time that visiting teams won a World Series at Shea Stadium (the Mets lost in 1973 in Oakland). This World Series provided some measure of revenge for Roger Clemens. He won the World Series in the same stadium he lost it at in 1986 while with the Yankees' fierce rival, the Boston Red Sox. Incidentally, members of the 1986 Mets World Series team threw out the ceremonial first pitch before the game.


2000 World Series, Composite box
2000 World Series (4–1): New York Yankees (A.L.) over New York Mets (N.L.)


2000 World Series, Aftermath
2000 would be the last World Series title the Yankees would win for nine years, though they would remain competitive each year. They lost the 2001 World Series to the Arizona Diamondbacks in a classic seven game series, and the 2003 World Series to the Florida Marlins in six games.


2000 World Series, Aftermath
The 2000 World Series was the last hurrah for this Mets core that consisted of Piazza, Leiter, Franco, Alfonzo, Ventura, and manager Bobby Valentine. After four consecutive seasons of competitive baseball, the Mets would average just 74 wins in the next four seasons, including a 95-loss season in 2003 and two last-place finishes in the NL East (2002 and 2003). After 2002, Bobby Valentine and nearly all of the coaching staff were fired, and by 2005, Mike Piazza was the only remnant from the 2000 team; he would leave the Mets after that season.


2000 World Series, Aftermath
The Mets have made three postseason appearances since then. The first occurred in 2006, when they lost the NLCS to the eventual champions, the St. Louis Cardinals; the second came in 2015, as NL East champions, when they made a return trip to the World Series and lost to the Kansas City Royals (also in five games); the third took place in 2016 when they lost to the San Francisco Giants in the National League Wild Card game.


2000 World Series, Aftermath
With the New Jersey Devils winning the 2000 Stanley Cup Finals the previous spring, the New York metropolitan area was home to a World Series and Stanley Cup champion in the same season or calendar year, a distinction it previously earned in 1928 and 1939–40 when the Yankees and New York Rangers won the World Series and Stanley Cup respectively. New York missed out on a championship trifecta, however, when the NFL Giants  lost Super Bowl XXXV to the Baltimore Ravens.


2000 World Series, Aftermath
This was the final World Series the New York Yankees won while playing at the old Yankee Stadium (as previously mentioned, they lost in 2001 and again in 2003) and the final World Series played at Shea Stadium. Both stadiums closed at the end of the 2008 Major League Baseball season. The first season at the new Yankee Stadium (2009) ended with the Yankees winning their 27th; meanwhile, the 2015 New York Mets hosted their first-ever World Series at Citi Field, where they lost to the Kansas City Royals in five games.


2000 World Series, Aftermath
Derek Jeter was the last active player involved in the 2000 World Series. He retired following the 2014 season. Some players, like Robin Ventura and Joe McEwing, currently work as coaches.


2000 World Series, Aftermath
Beginning with this World Series, the official logo would be revised annually (effective with the 2001 series) as opposed to previous World Series where the same logo would be recycled for several seasons.


2000 World Series, Aftermath
As of 2021, Major League Baseball is the only one of the "Big Four" leagues to change its championship tournament logos annually; the Super Bowl in the National Football League (since 2010), the Stanley Cup Finals in the National Hockey League, and the NBA Finals in the National Basketball Association continue to use standardized logos with the year (or in the case of the Super Bowl, Roman numerals) updated annually. This also applies to the official logos used for the Wild Card Game (starting in 2012), Division Series and League Championship Series.


2000 World Series, Aftermath
On October 11, 2005, A&E Home Video released The New York Yankees Fall Classic Collectors Edition (1996–2001) DVD set. Game 5 of the 2000 World Series is included in the set. The entire series was released in October 2013 by Lionsgate Home Entertainment


2000 World Series, Radio and television
The World Series telecast on Fox was the first year of their exclusive coverage of the Fall Classic (although the new contract would technically begin the next year). As in previous World Series televised by the network, Joe Buck called the play-by-play with Tim McCarver (himself a Yankees broadcaster and a former Mets broadcaster) served as color commentator in the broadcast booth, and Bob Brenly provided color commentary and reporting from the stands.


2000 World Series, Radio and television
Game 5 of the series was Brenly's last broadcast for Fox, as he left to become manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks and, incidentally, go on to defeat the Yankees in the World Series the following year. Brenly returned to broadcasting in 2005 as part of the Chicago Cubs broadcasts on CSN Chicago and WGN, and also has called postseason games for TBS. In 2012, Brenly returned to the Diamondbacks as a broadcaster.


2000 World Series, Radio and television
ESPN Radio's coverage was without Joe Morgan for a second consecutive year for reasons that remain unclear. Instead, Jon Miller shared the booth with Dave Campbell, ESPN Radio's Sunday Night Baseball color man. In 1999, Morgan was absent from ESPN Radio's World Series coverage because he was working the television broadcasts with Bob Costas on NBC. During Game 3, Miller was forced to leave the booth after the top of the first inning due to an upper respiratory infection. Charley Steiner, serving as a field reporter for the network, filled in on play-by-play for the rest of the game; Miller resumed his duties in Game 4 of the Series.


2000 World Series, Radio and television
John Sterling and Michael Kay also broadcast this on WCBS and on WFAN, Bob Murphy, and Gary Cohen broadcast this series.


2000 World Series, Radio and television, Ratings
The World Series drew an average of 12.4 national rating and a 21% share of the audience, down 22.5% from the previous year. The Series drew well in the New York metropolitan area, but nationally, it was, at the time, the lowest-rated World Series in history by a solid margin. Many contemporary analysts argued that the ratings slide was due to lack of interest outside of the New York City area. Others thought the ratings slide was related to the television viewing audience becoming more fragmented in the wake of cable television. Online streaming media services were in their infancy and were a non-factor in 2000.


2000 World Series, Radio and television, Ratings
Three of the next four World Series (2001, 2003 and 2004) were all rated higher than the 2000 World Series. Following the Boston Red Sox' 86-year championship drought ending with a victory in the 2004 World Series, the event has seen a decline in ratings; every World Series from 2005 to 2013 has drawn lower ratings (sometimes substantially lower) than the 2000 Series.


2000 World Series of Poker
The 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.


2000 World Series of Poker, Main Event
There were 512 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. The 2000 Main Event was the first time the total entries of the Main Event surpassed 500 players.


2000 World Series of Poker, Main Event
Ferguson had a 10 to 1 chip lead when starting his heads-up against Cloutier. After a back-and-forth battle, Ferguson decided to call Cloutier's AQ all-in with his own A9. When a 9 appeared on the river, Ferguson had beaten the tournament favourite.


2000 World Series of Poker, Main Event, Final table
*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2000 Main Event.


2000 World Series of Poker, Main Event, Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.


2000 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 2000 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 10 and 12, 2000 in Sheffield, United Kingdom. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.


2000 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Results, Men
* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points, and eighth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The relays do not count for the overall classification.


2000 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Results, Women
* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points, and eighth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The relays do not count for the overall classification.


2000 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships
The 2000 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships is the 10th edition of the World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships, which took place on 4-5 March 2000 in The Hague, Netherlands.


2000 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
The 2000 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 3 and 5 March 2000 in the M-Wave, Nagano, Japan.


2000 World Snooker Championship
The 2000 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2000 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 15 April and 1 May 2000 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.


2000 World Snooker Championship
Stephen Hendry was the defending champion, but he lost in the first round 7–10 against Stuart Bingham.


2000 World Snooker Championship
Mark Williams won his first World title by defeating fellow Welsh player Matthew Stevens 18–16 in the final. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.


2000 World Snooker Championship, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2000 World Snooker Championship, Main draw
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).


2000 World Snooker Championship, Century breaks
There were 54 centuries in the Championship. The highest breaks were 143 made by Matthew Stevens in the televised stage and Nick Dyson in the qualifying stage.


2000 World Snooker Championship, Qualifying
The qualifying matches were held between 3 January and 20 March 2000 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.


2000 World Sports Acrobatics Championships
The 17th World Sports Acrobatics Championships were held in Wrocław, Poland from November 2 to November 5, 2000.


2000 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team
The 2000 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team (Swaythling Cup) was the 45th edition of the men's team championship.


2000 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team
Sweden won the gold medal defeating China 3-2 in the final. Japan and Italy won bronze medals.


2000 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Team
The 2000 World Table Tennis Championships –  Women's Team (Corbillon Cup) was the 38th edition of the women's team championship.


2000 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Team
China won the gold medal defeating Chinese Taipei in the final 3-1. Romania and South Korea won bronze medals.


2000 World Team Table Tennis Championships
The 2000 World Team Table Tennis Championships were held in Kuala Lumpur from February 19 to February 26, 2000. The Team Championships were originally part of the 1999 World Championships program scheduled to be held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia but were postponed after the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War in March 1999.


2000 World U-17 Hockey Challenge
The 2000 World U-17 Hockey Challenge was hosted by Timmins, Ontario (and various communities) from December 27, 1999, to January 3, 2000. The event was won by Russia who beat Ontario in the Final 2-0.


2000 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2000 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2000 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at the Braehead Arena in Renfrew, Scotland from April 1–9, 2000.


2000 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Kelley LawThird: Julie SkinnerSecond: Georgina WheatcroftLead: Diane NelsonAlternate: Cheryl Noble


2000 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Lene BidstrupThird: Malene KrauseSecond: Susanne SlotsagerLead: Avijaja PetriAlternate: Lisa Richardson


2000 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Audé BénierThird: Stéphanie JaccazSecond: Fabienne MorandLead: Sandrine MorandAlternate: Laure Mutazzi


2000 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Petra TschetschThird: Daniela JentschSecond: Karin FischerLead: Gesa AngrickAlternate: Elisabeth Ländle


2000 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Yukari OkazakiThird: Emi FujiwaraSecond: Shinobu AotaLead: Eriko MinatoyaAlternate: Kotomi Ishizaki


2000 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Dordi NordbyThird: Hanne WoodsSecond: Marianne AspelinLead: Cecilie TorhaugAlternate: Kristin Tøsse Løvseth


2000 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Rhona MartinThird: Margaret MortonSecond: Fiona MacDonaldLead: Janice WattAlternate: Deborah Knox


2000 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Elisabet GustafsonThird: Katarina NybergSecond: Louise MarmontLead: Elisabeth PerssonAlternate: Christina Bertrup


2000 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Luzia EbnötherThird: Nicole StrausakSecond: Tanya FreiLead: Nadia RaspeAlternate: Laurence Bidaud


2000 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Amy WrightThird: Amy BecherSecond: Joni CottenLead: Natalie SimensonAlternate: Corina Marquardt


2000 World Women's Snooker Championship
The 2000 Women's World Snooker Championship was a women's snooker tournament. It was the 2000 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship, first held in 1976.


2000 World Women's Snooker Championship
The tournament was won by Kelly Fisher, who retained the title by defeating Lisa Ingall 4–1 in the final. This was the third year in succession that Fisher won the title. The rounds before the semi-final were played at the Radion Executive Club, Sheffield, and the semi-finals and final were played at the Crucible Theatre.


2000 World Wrestling Championships
The 2000 World Wrestling Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 1 to 3 September 2000.


2000 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 46 kg
The women's freestyle 46 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2000 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria from 1 to 3 September 2000.


2000 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 51 kg
The women's freestyle 51 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2000 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria from 1 to 3 September 2000.


2000 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 56 kg
The women's freestyle 56 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2000 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria from 1 to 3 September 2000.


2000 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 62 kg
The women's freestyle 62 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2000 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria from 1 to 3 September 2000.


2000 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 68 kg
The women's freestyle 68 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2000 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria from 1 to 3 September 2000.


2000 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 75 kg
The women's freestyle 75 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2000 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Universiada Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria from 1 to 3 September 2000.


2000 World's Strongest Man
The 2000 World's Strongest Man was the 23rd edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Janne Virtanen from Finland. It was his first title after finishing second the previous year. Svend Karlsen from Norway finished second after finishing third the previous year, and 1998 winner Magnus Samuelsson from Sweden finished third. The contest was held in Sun City, South Africa.


2000 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying heats
Qualifying heats in World's Strongest Man involve a series of six events. The field is divided into groups of six competitors with the top two in each of the groups reaching the ten man final. A win in an event gives a competitor 6 points, second place gets 5, and so on (4,3,2,1).


2000 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying heats, Heat 1
events: Super Yoke, Africa Stone, Power Stairs, Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Axle Press, Atlas Stones


2000 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying heats, Heat 2
Events: Tyre Flip, Africa Stone, Car Lift (Car Deadlift Hold), Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Fingal's Fingers, Atlas Stones


2000 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying heats, Heat 3
events: Tyre Flip, Africa Stone, Power Stairs, Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Axle Press, Atlas Stones


2000 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying heats, Heat 4
Events: Super Yoke, Africa Stone, Car Lift (Car Deadlift Hold), Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Fingal's Fingers, Atlas Stones


2000 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying heats, Heat 5
events: Tyre Flip, Africa Stone, Power Stairs, Boulder Holder (Connan Circle), Axle Press, Atlas Stones


2000 Worthing Borough Council election
The 2000 Worthing Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Worthing Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council.


2000 Worthing Borough Council election
For the second election in a row, a former mayor defected in the run up to the election. This year Geraldine Lissenburg joined the Liberal Democrats after earlier leaving the Conservatives to sit briefly as an independent.


2000 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 2000 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cowboys offense scored 170 points, while the defense allowed 393 points.


2000 Wyre Forest District Council election
The 2000 Wyre Forest District Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Wyre Forest District Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.


2000 Wyre Forest District Council election, Background
Before the election the council had 17 Labour, 7 Health Concern, 5 Conservative, 5 independent, 4 Liberal Democrats and 3 Liberal councillors, with one seat vacant. The council was run by an alliance of all groups apart from Labour.


2000 Wyre Forest District Council election, Background
57 candidates stood in the election with 15 seats being contested, which included 2 seats in Greenhill ward due to a by-election being held at the same time.


2000 Wyre Forest District Council election, Election result
Health Concern became the largest group on the council after making 8 gains and Health Concern was also boosted by the decision of 3 independent councillors to join the group. Labour losses included the deputy leader of the party and the longest-serving member of the council, Michael Kelly, in Habberley and Blakebrook ward. The only other group to make a gain in the election was the Conservatives in Oldington and Foley Park ward where they took a seat from Labour.


2000 Wyre Forest District Council election, Election result
The defeats for Labour were put down to the downgrading of Kidderminster hospital, despite the local party opposing the move. Labour said that the results would be a disaster as they said Health Concern had no policies in many areas. However Health Concern put their success down to disillusionment with political parties that had failed to take action over the hospital and that they would represent local opinion.


2000 Wyre Forest District Council election, Election result
Following the election the Health Concern group said they wanted to continue the alliance with the other groups apart from Labour.


2000 XXXVI FIBA International Christmas Tournament
The 2000 XXXVI FIBA International Christmas Tournament "Trofeo Raimundo Saporta-Memorial Fernando Martín" was the 36th edition of the FIBA International Christmas Tournament. It took place at Raimundo Saporta Pavilion, Madrid, Spain, on 25 December 2000 with the participations of Real Madrid Teka (champions of the 1999–2000 Liga ACB) and São Paulo All-Stars.


2000 Yale Bulldogs football team
The 2000 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Jack Siedlecki, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished third in the Ivy League with a 4–3 record, 7–3 overall.


2000 Year Old Man
The 2000 Year Old Man is a comedy sketch, originally created by Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks in the 1950s and first publicly performed in the 1960s. Brooks plays a 2000-year-old man, interviewed by Reiner in a series of comedy routines that were turned into a collection of records and also performed on television.


2000 Year Old Man, History
The foundation for the routine was laid during production of Your Show of Shows, where Reiner was an actor and Brooks was a writer. Reiner describes the first instance:


2000 Year Old Man, History
I remember the first question I asked him. It was because I had seen a program called We the People Speak, early television. [ He puts on an announcer voice] "We the People Speak. Here’s a man who was in Stalin's toilet, heard Stalin say, 'I’m going to blow up the world.' I came in, I said this is good for a sketch. No one else thought so, but I turned to Mel and I said, "Here's a man who was actually seen at the crucifixion 2,000 years ago," and his first words were, "Oh, boy."


2000 Year Old Man, History
We all fell over laughing. I said, "You knew Jesus?" "Yeah," he said, "Thin lad, wore sandals, long hair, walked around with 11 other guys. Always came into the store, never bought anything. Always asked for water." Those were the first words, and then for the next hour or two I kept asking him questions, and he never stopped killing us.


2000 Year Old Man, History
It began as a joke between the two that was then shared at parties. Reiner started bringing a tape recorder to the parties as Brooks never said the same thing twice. Numerous people such as George Burns suggested to the two that they put their material on an album, but only Steve Allen managed to coax the two to come record it in his studio. Reiner recalls the moment he and Brooks realized the first album was going to be a hit:


2000 Year Old Man, History
When we made the album, the album came out, we weren't sure yet whether everybody was going to like it. And it was Cary Grant, who was my neighbor at Universal Studios, he came over and I gave him a record and I said the new record came out, you may like this. And he came back a week later, said, Can I have two dozen? I said, What are you going to do with them? He said, I'm going to take them to England. I said, You'll take these to England? He said, Yeah, they speak English there. Anyway, he came back and said, She loved it. I said who? The Queen Mother. I said, You played this in Buckingham Palace? He said yes. And then Mel says, Well, if the biggest shiksa in the world loves it, we're home free.


2000 Year Old Man, Sketch
Reiner was the straight man, asking interview questions of Brooks, who would improvise answers in a Jewish-American accent. The free-wheeling semi-improvised sketches covered a wide variety of topics from marriage ("I was married over 200 times!") and children ("I have over 1500 children and not one of them ever comes to visit!") to transportation ("What was the means of transportation? Fear. ").


2000 Year Old Man, Sketch
The brilliance of the sketch was elevated by the quick improvisational wit of Brooks, who would usually use a question as a springboard to unplanned exposition and tangents that would be as much of an astonishment to his partner as it was to the audience. Reiner continued to act as the voice of the audience, providing questions and challenging Brooks' answers. "He was like a district attorney" claims Brooks. Reiner's knowledge of history and momentous events raised the bar on the exchanges. "I knew the questions" quipped Reiner, "but I didn't know the answers." While Reiner deferred the great lines to Brooks, he knew his friend well enough to follow along and cross paths enough to prop him up for more opportunities.


2000 Year Old Man, Recordings and performances
Reiner and Brooks released five comedy albums. The 2000 Year Old Man character appeared on one track for each of the first three albums and the entirety of the final two.


2000 Year Old Man, Recordings and performances
The last in the series won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album. The album 2000 Years With Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks was added to the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry as part of its 2008 selections. There have also been numerous compilation albums such as Best of the 2000 Year Old Man (1968) and Excerpts from The Complete 2000 Year Old Man (Rhino Records, 1994).


2000 Year Old Man, Recordings and performances
Their first television appearances performing the sketch were on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1961 and then on The Steve Allen Show 8 months later.


2000 Year Old Man, Recordings and performances, Animated special
A half-hour animated television special, The 2000 Year Old Man, premiered January 11, 1975. The dialogue for the special was performed before a live audience. This special has since been released on home video. The musical introduction was Bach's Sinfonia to Cantata #29 performed on a Moog synthesizer by Mort Garson.


2000 Year Old Man, Recordings and performances, Animated special
All five comedy albums were compiled and newly remastered on a 3-CD / 1-DVD box set by Shout! Factory for the 50th anniversary. The 2000 Year Old Man: The Complete History DVD was released November 24, 2009, and features an interview with Reiner and Brooks; the 1975 animated 2000 Year Old Man television special, and clips of the two appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show and The New Steve Allen Show.


2000 Year Old Man, Recordings and performances, Animated special
Many of the jokes (especially the caveman jokes) were eventually brought to the screen in Brooks' film History of the World, Part I.


2000 Year Old Man, Recordings and performances, Appearances in other media
Mel Brooks appeared as the 2000 Year Old Man to help celebrate the 2000th episode of the original Jeopardy! hosted by Art Fleming (February 21, 1972), in which the three highest-scoring undefeated champions at that point returned to play an abbreviated game for charities. During his pre-game appearance he recounted how the show was done 2,000 years earlier—"It wasn't this hippy-happy-dappy game you've got here … the moment you walked out of your cave—Jeopardy!" On the March 17, 2014 airing of the current Jeopardy! hosted by Alex Trebek, Reiner and Brooks read an entire category of clues as their characters.


2000 Year Old Man, Recordings and performances, Appearances in other media
Brooks adapted the character to create the 2500 Year Old Brewmaster for Ballantine Beer in the 1960s. Interviewed by Dick Cavett in a series of ads, the Brewmaster (in a German accent, as opposed to the 2000 Year Old Man's Jewish voice) said he was inside the original Trojan horse and "could've used a six-pack of fresh air."


2000 Year Old Man, Recordings and performances, Appearances in other media
In the episode of The Simpsons entitled "Homer vs. Patty and Selma", Brooks appears as himself, riding in a limo being driven by Homer. After Homer incorrectly identifies the act as "The 2000-pound man thing," he and Brooks engage in a brief sketch, with Homer playing the part of Carl Reiner. When Homer is pulled over by the police, Chief Wiggum offers to give Brooks a ride and says they can do "the $2000-Man thing." Brooks agrees, but asks that he not play Reiner's part—"I hate Carl Reiner! ", he says.


2000 Year Old Man, Recordings and performances, Appearances in other media
In an episode of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip entitled "The Option Period", comedy writer Rick Tahoe uses The 2000 Year Old Man as an example of an ideal comedy sketch.


2000 Years Later
2000 Years Later is a 1969 American comedy film written and directed by Bert Tenzer and starring Terry-Thomas, Edward Everett Horton, Pat Harrington, Jr., Lisa Seagram, John Abbott and John Myhers. It was released  by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts on March 11, 1969.


2000 Years of Human Error
2000 Years of Human Error is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Godhead. It was released on January 23, 2001 by Posthuman Records, making this one of Posthuman's only releases. The album contains select songs that have been re-recorded by the band, which previously appeared on 1998's Power Tool Stigmata. "Sinking" has since been re-recorded for the subsequent release Unplugged. The version of "Penetrate" featured on this album was also featured on the soundtrack to the 2002 movie Queen of the Damned.


2000 Years of Human Error
2000 Years of Human Error spawned two singles, "The Reckoning" and the Beatles cover "Eleanor Rigby". It also had a music video largely consisting of vocalist Jason C. Miller singing and walking down a street in slow motion as other band members are seen sitting or standing along the sidewalk in a depressed manner.


2000 Years of Human Error
The album, considered Godhead's breakthrough, has sold over 100,000 copies to date in the United States. Its success earned them recognition by Ozzy Osbourne and landed them a spot on the second stage of Ozzfest 2001. 2000 Years of Human Error features additional contributions by Marilyn Manson bassist Twiggy Ramirez, Scott Putesky (original guitarist for Marilyn Manson, formerly known as Daisy Berkowitz), as well as Manson himself.


2000 Years of Human Error, In video games
The song "Inside You" was used in the PlayStation 2 game, Shaun Palmer's Pro Snowboarder.


2000 Years: The Millennium Concert
2000 Years: The Millennium Concert is a two-disc set and the third live album by Billy Joel, released in 2000. On May 31, 2000, it was certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 250,000 copies.


2000 Years: The Millennium Concert
The album was recorded on New Year's Eve 1999 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, during Joel's The Night of Two Thousand Years Tour. Some alterations were made before its release: some songs are not the same version featured in the original concert (like "Big Shot"), others were edited in studio.


2000 Years: The Millennium Concert
2000 Years: The Millennium Concert also marked the first time several songs had to be transposed to lower keys to accommodate Joel's deepening voice. "Only the Good Die Young" (C to B), "Goodnight Saigon" (C to B), "I Go To Extremes" (C to B), and "The River of Dreams" (G to F#) are a semitone lower. "New York State of Mind" (C to Bb), "I've Loved These Days" (C to Bb), and "This Night" (A to G) are a tone lower. "2000 Years" is a tone and a half lower (F to D).


2000 Years: The Millennium Concert, Track listing
"This Is the Time" (live) European release: Columbia 497981 2


2000 Years: The Millennium Concert, Track listing
"This Is the Time" (live) and "Just The Way You Are" Japanese release: Sony SRCS 2267-8, which also included a 48-page booklet.


2000 Years: The Millennium Concert, Track listing
Several songs were performed in the concert but not included on the CD:


2000 Yountville earthquake
The 2000 Yountville earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 5 on a previously unmapped fault, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south southwest of Yountville, California in the Mayacamas Mountain Range under Mount Veeder and about 9 miles (14 km) south northwest of Napa, California. It occurred at 01:36 PDT (08:36 UTC) on September 3.


2000 Yountville earthquake, Earthquake
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 9.4 km on a northwest-oriented fault and occurred through right-lateral strike-slip motion. The epicenter of the earthquake was near the West Napa Fault, a previously unmarked fault.


2000 Yountville earthquake, Damage
Several unreinforced masonry buildings in downtown Napa suffered exterior damage as a result of the earthquake. Sixteen buildings were red tagged following the event and one hundred sixty eight were yellow tagged. Although the magnitude of the primary event was considered only moderate, shaking was intensified in the City of Napa and surrounding area due to the sedimentary soil on the floor of the valley. The earthquake caused an interruption of power to approximately 10,000 Pacific Gas and Electric Company customers. Several hundred houses suffered toppled or cracked chimneys and several instances of broken plumbing due to toppled water heaters were reported. Transportation infrastructure in the affected area did not suffer any significant damage from the earthquake.


2000 Yugoslavian general election
General elections were held in Yugoslavia on 24 September 2000. They included the presidential election, which was held using the two-round system, with a second round scheduled for 8 October. After the first round, the Federal Electoral Commission announced that Vojislav Koštunica of the Democratic Opposition of Serbia (DOS) was just short of the 50% majority needed to avoid a runoff against the runner-up and incumbent president Slobodan Milošević. However, the DOS coalition claimed that Koštunica had received 52.54% of the vote. This led to open conflict between the opposition and government. The opposition organized demonstrations in Belgrade on 5 October 2000, after which Milošević resigned on 7 October and conceded the presidency to Koštunica. USAID subsequently released revised election results with Koštunica having slightly over 50% of the vote.


2000 Yugoslavian general election
In the Federal Assembly elections, DOS emerged as the largest faction in the Chamber of Citizens, whilst the Socialist People's Party of Montenegro won the most seats in the Chamber of Republics. The elections were boycotted by the ruling coalition of Montenegro, led by the Democratic Party of Socialists.


2000 Yugoslavian general election, Background
In the summer immediately following the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, opposition parties began discussing who could run as a united opposition candidate in the upcoming elections. In a meeting in Budva that summer, Branislav Kovačević and Nenad Čanak proposed that Ivan Stambolić run for president with the backing of a multi-party coalition. After the formal establishment of the DOS coalition, Stambolić met with Kovačević on several occasions.


2000 Yugoslavian general election, Background
Several events occurred during the spring before the election that significantly contributed to a politically volatile environment; on 13 May 2000, the Chairman of the Executive Council of Vojvodina, Boško Perošević, was assassinated. Following his assassination, the Yugoslav Left announced it would propose a Law on the Defense of the State, which was scheduled to be assessed by the Parliament on 23 May 2000. Meanwhile, state-affiliated news outlets accused the opposition of the terrorism and subservience to NATO. The law was never passed through the Parliament.


2000 Yugoslavian general election, Background
In June 2000, Stambolić told Kovačević that he would run as the DOS candidate as long as the coalition parties approved of his candidacy, and that he run face-to-face against Milošević as opposed to a different SPS candidate.


2000 Yugoslavian general election, Background
On 6 July 2000, the parliament amended the constitution of Yugoslavia such that the president would no longer be selected by the Parliament, but would be directly elected instead. He also announced that the presidential and local elections in September would be held simultaneously; the constitution gave the president of Yugoslavia a four-year term, but Milošević organized presidential elections a year before his mandate expired.


2000 Yugoslavian general election, Background
On 25 August 2000, Stambolić disappeared. Witnesses said that he had been kidnapped and "thrown into a white van" after walking from Košutnjak to a local restaurant. Meanwhile, the DOS coalition formally endorsed Koštunica's candidacy. Dragan Maršićanin claimed that "voters were looking for someone who was a supporter of democracy but also a proven patriot and a nationalist in the kindest sense", and expressed his opinion that Koštunica had the closest such profile.


2000 Yugoslavian general election, Background
The Yugoslavian economy was struggling at the time of the elections; only a year after the NATO bombing campaign, many of the international sanctions remained in place, and inflation was over 100%. In the winter before the elections, the European Union sent heating fuel to the cities of Niš and Pirot, which were governed by opposition parties. Political scientist Michael Parenti asserted that the EU was ultimately denying such shipments to the remainder of Yugoslavia, offering humanitarian aid only to towns which were not governed by the ruling parties.


2000 Yugoslavian general election, Background
Some Kosovo Albanians voted for Milošević in hopes that it would lead to the further disintegration of Yugoslavia. This along with voter fraud and strong Kosovo Serb support allowed Milošević to win an absolute majority in the southern province of Kosovo.


2000 Yugoslavian general election, Campaign
The DOS coalition asked the Serbian Renewal Movement to pull Vojislav Mihailović out of the race and to endorse their candidate, but Mihailović and his party refused. However, he added that if he were not to make it into a second round, that he would support Koštunica over Milošević in a runoff.


2000 Yugoslavian general election, Campaign
"...we are really in the state where we are hostages--not only because of Milošević but because of some specific decisions in American policy which I do not understand entirely."


2000 Yugoslavian general election, Campaign
Koštunica officially began his campaign in the Braničevo District on 30 August 2000. On 2 September, he officially submitted his candidacy to the Federal Electoral Commission. Over the course of his campaign, he emphasized that he would seek the removal of international sanctions on Yugoslavia, return the country to international institutions such as the United Nations, and solve conflicts between the constituent republics of Serbia and Montenegro. Although Milo Đukanović supported Stambolić's bid for the DOS candidacy, he refused to support Koštunica and boycotted the election entirely. Likewise, Vuk Drašković also refused to endorse him.


2000 Yugoslavian general election, Campaign
Furthermore, Koštunica occasionally differed from the rest of the DOS coalition, such as in his criticism of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. He stated that "there are many things about the Hague tribunal that are more about politics than law", adding that Milošević's indictment would not necessarily be a priority if he were elected.


2000 Yugoslavian general election, Campaign, Involvement of the United States
In October 1999, the National Democratic Institute hosted a conference at the Marriott Hotel in Budapest, inviting activists from the Serbian opposition. In the conference, Douglas Schoen advised opposition activists to campaign in a united coalition. At the conference, activists were shown an opinion poll commissioned by Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates, depicting Koštunica with a greater probability of beating Milošević in an election than that of Zoran Đinđić. Koštunica's critical stance on the United States was also significant, as he and his party, Democratic Party of Serbia, categorically rejected US financial support.


2000 Yugoslavian general election, Campaign, Involvement of the United States
In spite of this, Koštunica was an inevitable beneficiary of US support, witting or not, as other parties associated with either the DOS coalition or the Otpor! movement received a sum of $41 million in financial support from the United States from 1999 to 2000. USAID provided 5,000 spray cans for anti-Milošević graffiti and the printing of 2.5 million stickers with the message "Gotov je", or "He's finished". The United States also paid for the training of electoral monitors in Szeged, Hungary, and subsequently paid monitors $5 each after the election.


2000 Yugoslavian general election, Campaign, Involvement of the United States
On 15 August 2000, the United States Department of State announced the opening of an office of Yugoslav affairs within the US embassy in Budapest. The Department of State added that the office "will consist of State Department and [USAID] officials and will work to support the full range of democratic forces in Serbia". The office's budget and specific role was not disclosed by diplomats at the time. Koštunica, already under attack by accusations of collaborating with foreign powers, called the office "the kiss of death".


2000 Yugoslavian general election, Results, President
After polling stations closed on 24 September, multiple parties and authorities reported extremely contradicting results. In a conference for journalists only a few hours after polling stations closed, Nikola Šainović initially announced that Milošević was leading with 50% to Koštunica's 31% of first round votes. On 25 September, the DOS coalition as well as the Serbian Radical Party and Serbian Renewal Movement announced that Koštunica won as much as 55% of the first round vote.


2000 Yugoslavian general election, Results, President
The Federal Electoral Commission did not issue any statement until 26 September, when they announced that Koštunica had an eight-point lead in the first round, but did not record the required 50% to avoid a runoff vote. Electoral documents were subsequently incinerated. When Đinđić announced that his party, on the basis of votes counted in 98.5% of polling stations, that there was a discrepancy of 400,000 votes between his party's records and that of the Federal Electoral Commission, demonstrations ensued throughout multiple cities in Serbia.


2000 Yukon general election
The 2000 Yukon general election was held on April 17, 2000 to elect members of the 30th Yukon Legislative Assembly in the Yukon Territory in Canada. The incumbent NDP government was defeated by the Liberal Party, which formed a majority government.


2000 Yukon general election, Incumbents not Running for Reelection
The following MLAs had announced that they would not be running in the 2000 election:


2000 Yukon general election, Results by Riding
Bold indicates party leaders† - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA


2000 Yunnan earthquake
The 2000 Yunnan earthquake occurred on January 14 at 23:37 UTC, in Yunnan, China. The earthquake killed 7 people, and caused much damage in central Yunnan Province.


2000 Yunnan earthquake
The quake was moderate, with a magnitude of 5.9; however, it left 2,528 injured, 92,479 homeless and destroyed over 41,000 homes.


2000 Yunnan earthquake
It was preceded by a magnitude 5.5 foreshock at 22:09 on the same day.


2000 Yunnan earthquake, Tectonic setting
Yunnan lies within the area affected by the continuing collision between the India Plate and the Eurasian Plate that has led to the formation of the Tibetan Plateau. Lateral eastward spreading of this zone of thickened crust is impeded by the presence of the South China Block and this causes clockwise rotation of the Sichuan–Yunnan block, accommodated by left-lateral strike-slip faults on its eastern margin and right lateral strike-slip faults to the west.


2000 Yunnan earthquake, Earthquake
The earthquake sequence started with two foreshocks at 22:09 (M5.5) and 22:23 (M3.9) on January 14. The mainshock, which occurred soon afterwards at 23:37, had an estimated magnitude of 5.9 Mw  (ANSS), 6.0 Mw  or 6.5 Ms. It was followed within the hour by a 4.5 Mw  aftershock.


2000 Yunnan earthquake, Earthquake
Based on the aftershock distribution, the earthquake was the result of rupture along a fault with a strike of N50°W. The causative fault was most likely the right lateral Maweiqing fault, one of the faults that forms the western boundary of the Sichuan-Yunnan block.


2000 Zagreb local elections
The 2000 Zagreb local elections were held on 7 May 2000 for members of the Zagreb Assembly. The elections were called after the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) lost the majority in the Assembly, and the Croatian Government dismissed it and appointed an acting mayor.


2000 Zagreb local elections
In a record low turnout, the Zagreb Alternative coalition, led by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS), won a majority of seats in the Assembly. The HNS was the biggest surprise in the election and won nine seats, while the HDZ suffered a heavy defeat and gained only five seats. Milan Bandić, who led the list of the SDP, was elected mayor by the Zagreb Assembly on 31 May.


2000 Zagreb local elections, Background
In the 2000 Croatian parliamentary election, a coalition led by the two major Croatian opposition parties, the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP) and the Croatian Social Liberal Party (HSLS), won the majority in the Croatian Parliament and defeated the ruling Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), which was in power since 1990. Milan Bandić, the leader of the SDP's Zagreb branch, said that they will "not wait for the local elections in 2001 to take over power in Zagreb", where the HDZ held the majority since the 1997 local elections and the end of the Zagreb Crisis.


2000 Zagreb local elections, Background
Bandić collected the resignations of all 24 members of the opposition parties in the Zagreb Assembly, as well as from two HDZ members. The new Croatian Government immediately dismissed the Zagreb Assembly and appointed Josip Kregar as the acting mayor, in place of incumbent HDZ's Marina Matulović-Dropulić. Though the two HDZ members later withdrew their resignations, Kregar said that it was "too late".


2000 Zagreb local elections, Background
On 11 March, the HDZ's Zagreb branch appointed Davorin Tepeš as its president, replacing the dismissed Zlatko Canjuga. Kregar formally became the acting mayor on 13 March, and snap elections were called for 7 May.


2000 Zagreb local elections, Background
The SDP and the HSLS participated in the elections in a coalition with the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS), the Social Democratic Action of Croatia (ASH), the Liberal Party (LS), and the Croatian Party of Pensioners (HSU). The coalition's name was Zagreb Alternative.


2000 Zagreb local elections, Results
38 members of the Zagreb Assembly were elected proportionally using the D'Hondt method, and 12 were elected in 12 electoral districts by a majority system. The Zagreb Alternative coalition won all 12 seats in the electoral districts. Along with the proportional system, the SDP won a total of 15 seats, the HSLS won 10 seats, the HNS 9 seats, the ASH–LS coalition six seats, the HDZ five, the Democratic Centre (DC) three, and the HSS two.


2000 Zagreb local elections, Results
The turnout of around 33% was unexpectedly low, compared to more than 67% in the previous elections. While the SDP and HSLS-led Zagreb Alternative secured a majority in the Assembly, they won an average of 15% less votes in Zagreb compared to the parliamentary election in January. The strong performance of the HNS, by winning slightly fewer votes than the SDP and much more than the HSLS, was the biggest surprise in the elections. The HDZ gained only five seats, but won more votes than the polls before the elections predicted.


2000 Zagreb local elections, Results
On 31 May, the Assembly elected Bandić as the new mayor, and Darinko Kosor (HSLS) and Mladen Vilfan (LS) as his deputies. Franjo Zenko (HSLS) became the president of the Assembly.


2000 Zambian census
The 2000 Zambian census was conducted in Zambia in 2000 by DRS under approval of the Government of Zambia, which recorded demographic data from 13 million people and 4 million households. Planning for the project commenced in 1998. In October 2000 the census started, with more than 30,000 workers across Zambia completing the 17 million double-sided A4 forms. The census was completed in May 2001. The scanning was undertaken in collaboration with the Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ) and published by the Central Statistical Office. The census was noted by the Milton Keynes & North Bucks Chamber of Commerce and the DRS received a special commendation for its census work in Africa.


2000 Zambian census
According to the census, Zambia had a total population of 9,885,591 with 4,946,298 (50.04%) males and 4,939,293 (49.46%) females and the sex ratio was 999 for every 1,000 males. The total literacy of the population above the age of five stood at 55.3 per cent. Urban population constituted 34.67 per cent and the remaining 65.33 per cent resided in rural areas. The density of population was 13.1 persons per km2 and the decadal growth of population was 2.50 per cent.


2000 Zambian census
There were 22 major languages spoken in Zambia of which 30.1 per cent of the population spoke Bemba, making it the largest spoken language. Out of the seven broad ethnic groups, Bemba was the most prevalent tribal group (33.6%), followed by Eastern Province group (18.2%). The total labour force was 3,165,151 with a total of 55 per cent of the population being inactive in rural areas and 45 per cent in urban areas. Unemployment increased in the country by 29.9 per cent in 2000. Agriculture was the major occupation with 71.5 per cent involved in it.


2000 Zambian census
The people affected by HIV or AIDS constituted 15 per cent of the population, amounting to one million, of which 60 per cent estimated were women. Only 49 per cent of the total population had access to safe water, while only 15 per cent had access to proper toilets. As per the mortality indicators in 2000, the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) stood at 110 deaths per 1,000 children born. The life expectancy at the time of birth increased from 47 in 1990 to 50 in 2000.


2000 Zambian census, Background
The first complete census of Africans in Zambia was carried out in Zambia during May 1963, when the country was a British colony, while the enumeration of non-African people was performed during 1961. Before the 2000 census enumeration, there were three census enumeration exercises carried out in independent Zambia during 1969, 1980 and 1990.


2000 Zambian census, Administration
Zambian 2000 census was carried out from 16 October to 15 November 2000 by 30,000 persons deputed by the Census Statistical Office of Zambia. There were two forms: Form A, which had basic details of full name, sex, membership status and was expected to be answered by senior member of each household; Form B had details about individual members of the family. When the respondent was a minor, proxy members having knowledge about the family were enquired. The details in form B were not sufficiently captured on account of lack of knowledge of the proxy members about the family enquired. All buildings that were complete, incomplete, abandoned, habitable or inhabitable were accounted by the enumerators.


2000 Zambian census, Reports
Zambia had a total population of 9,885,591 including 4,946,298 males and 4,939,293. Among the provinces, Copperbelt Province had the largest population followed by Lusaka, Eastern, Northern and Southern provinces. The interdecadal growth was 3.1 per cent compared to 2.5 per cent during the census of 1990 and 1980. The total literacy of the population above the age of five stood at 55.3 per cent. Urban population constituted 34.67 per cent and the remaining 65.33 per cent resided in rural areas. The density of population was 13.1 persons per km2 and the decadal growth of population was 2.50 per cent.


2000 Zambian census, Reports
The average annual population had a decrease of 19.4 per cent during the decade of 1990-2000. The highest number of females were found at Copperbelt Province, while the lowest was North-Western. Western Province had the highest sex ratio of 1,058 for every 1,000 males while Lusaka had the lowest of 971. The literacy rate was highest in Copperbelt and lowest in Eastern Province. Eastern Province had the largest number of individuals residing in rural areas, while Lusaka had the highest number residing in urban areas. The density of population was highest in Lusaka district with 63.5 persons living per km2.


2000 Zambian census, Language and ethnicity
The census of 2000 indicated that there were 22 major languages spoken in Zambia. A total of 30.1 per cent of the population spoke Bemba, making it the largest spoken language. Nyanja spoken by 10.7 per cent people and Tonga, spoken by 10.6 per cent people were the other commonly spoken languages. Bemba was most common in Copperbelt, Luapala and Northern provinces with more than 50 per cent of population speaking it as the provinces were historically occupied by Bemba tribal group. Lusaka was the most diverse among all provinces with more number of languages spoken. Southern Province had a majority speaking Tonga (69.8%) while a majority in Western Province spoke Lozi (60%).


2000 Zambian census, Language and ethnicity
The census identified seven broad ethnic groups, out of which Bemba was the most prevalent tribal group (33.6%), followed by Eastern Province group (18.2%). Bemba was most prevalent in Laupula, Central, Copperbelt and Northern provinces, while Tonga group was prevalent in Southern province. The seven ethnic groups were prevalent in nine of the ten provinces and accounted for two-thirds of the total population. Chewa, Nsenga, Tumbuka and Ngoni were the four ethnic groups of the ten found predominantly in Eastern province. Bemba, Kaonde and Mambwe were prevalent in urban areas.


2000 Zambian census, Socio-economic conditions
The census computed economically active persons as persons above age of twelve involved in activities, while inactive people accounted were housewives, homemakers and students. The total labour force was 3,165,151 with 2,755,379 employed and 409,772 unemployed people. A total of 55 per cent of the population was inactive in rural areas and 45 per cent in urban areas. The labour force increased by 22.4 per cent in 2000 compared to 1990. Unemployment increased in the country by 29.9 per cent in 2000. A third of the employed population of 71.5 per cent is still involved in agriculture on account of lack of rapid industrialization. A large proportion (62%) of the country were untrained workers.


2000 Zambian census, Socio-economic conditions
As per the report, only 2.7 per cent of the total population were above the age of 65. The country was predominantly rural with 65% of the population living in rural areas. The average size of the households stood at 5 with 80 per cent families led by men. Most of the male-led family households had 88.4 per cent married men, while 45.5 per cent of female-led families were led by widows.


2000 Zambian census, Socio-economic conditions
The survey also indicated that 73 per cent of the total population lived in poverty, with 83 per cent poor in rural and 56 per cent in urban areas. The people affected by HIV or AIDS constituted 15 per cent of the population, amounting to one million, of which 60 per cent estimated were women. The pandemic results in increased number of orphans, with an estimated 600,000 orphans in the country. It is estimated that by 2014, 974,000 children would be orphaned. There were a total of 1.8 million households with 52.4 per cent of them being traditional.


2000 Zambian census, Socio-economic conditions
A total of 78 per cent were single house holds. Only 49 per cent of the total population had access to safe water, while only 15 per cent had access to proper toilets. Garbage disposal was improper in 62 per cent of households. Urban households had better sanitation compared to rural areas. A total of 60.9 per cent of households used wood for cooking, while 50 per cent used kerosene for lighting. The increase in poverty during the decades of 1990 and 2000 were attributed to the cut in government subsidies in agriculture, slash in public services and removal of price control on key commodities.


2000 Zambian census, Mortality
As per the mortality indicators in 2000, the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) stood at 110 deaths per 1,000 children born. It has declined by 12 per cent compared to 1990, but still higher than the levels of 1980. The rate was 16 per cent higher in rural areas compared to the urban areas on account of increased medical facilities in the urban areas. The number of male infants that died was significantly higher than the female infants. Eastern province had the highest IMR, while North-Western province had the lowest.


2000 Zambian census, Mortality
A similar trend was observed in Child Mortality Rate (CMR) where rural and male CMR children were higher than the female counterparts. The life expectancy increased from 47 in 1990 to 50 in 2000, while the low life expectancy at birth is attributed to rural mothers, widowed mothers, uneducated mothers and working mothers.


2000 Zambian census, Disability
The census computed disability based on whether the respondent was blind or visually impaired, partially sighted, deaf or dumb, hard of hearing, mentally ill, historically suffered mental disorders, mentally retarded or physically challenged. There were a total of eight disabilities thus considered compared to 1990 census when only five disabilities were counted. The loss of feelings in fingers as defined by United Nations was not considered as disability for the survey. There were 256,690 persons in the country, constituting 2.7 per cent of the population, who were disabled.


2000 Zambian census, Disability
Western Province had 4 per cent disabled individuals, while Copperbelt had only 0.4 per cent disabled persons. The major reasons of disability were computed on account of diseases (38.4%), followed by injury (17.2%), prenatal causes (13.7%) and others (9%). The disabled were higher in rural areas compared to urban and males formed 53 per cent of disabled.


2000 Zhani-Vedeno ambush
The 2000 Zhani-Vedeno ambush took place on 29 March, when a mechanized column of Russian Interior Ministry troops was ambushed in the southern Vedensky District of Chechnya, and destroyed by the largely Dagestani force of multinational mujahideen who fought on Chechen separatist side under Arab commander Ibn al-Khattab and were led by Abu Quteiba, a field commander for the Islamic International Brigade. As the result of the attack on the convoy and on Russian relief forces, scores of Russian special police and paramilitary troops were killed or captured. Nine OMON officers were taken hostage and executed soon after Russian command refused to swap them for the arrested military officer Yuri Budanov.


2000 Zhani-Vedeno ambush, Ambush
On the morning of 29 March 2000, a Russian Interior Ministry force led by Major Valentin Simonov, consisting of some 48 men according to the Russian account (41 of them were members of the OMON special police from Perm Krai, mostly from the city of Berezniki, and the rest were attached Chechen policemen and Internal Troops paramilitary soldiers), was on its way to conduct a so-called "cleansing" (zachistka) operation in the village of Tsentoroi in Chechnya's southern highlands near Vedeno, travelling in a column of 2 BTR-series wheeled armoured personnel carriers and heavy-duty military trucks. Russian airborne unit that was stationed nearby actually intercepted a rebel communication regarding the preparations for the ambush, but failed to warn the convoy (possibly on purpose, given the widespread loathing of OMON in Russia and especially in the context of Chechen conflict).


2000 Zhani-Vedeno ambush, Ambush
At about 7 or 8 am MSK, the column stopped after one of the trucks broke down before entering the ambush site. Major Valentin decided to personally check a bombed-out house nearby and accidentally discovered a small group of rebel fighters hiding there. He was the first to be killed, shot dead as he entered the door (an OMON officer recording this scene with a video camera was also shot just seconds after). Once the firing started, more rebels, who were hiding nearby in the undergrowth and behind trees, encircled the column and joined the attack.


2000 Zhani-Vedeno ambush, Ambush
They blew up the truck transporting grenade launchers and ammunition with an RPG shot and pinned down the rest of the convoy in a hail of gunfire and grenades. Some of the Russians ran and hid in the nearby forest. Rebels killed everyone in one separated BTR (which had continued to drive on prior to the attack) and captured the vehicle intact, but later abandoned and burned it.


2000 Zhani-Vedeno ambush, Ambush
Rocket strafing attacks by Russian attack helicopters, apparently unaware that some of their own men were hiding in the forest, failed to dislodge the rebels. A second Perm OMON column of 107 troops was then sent to the rescue from the Interior Ministry base in Vedeno, but was itself attacked by more rebels on Height 817, located 500 metres (1,600 ft) from the ambush site. At least three (or six) troops in the relief column were killed and 15 wounded before the relief mission was called off. Radio contact with the trapped convoy was lost at 2:30 pm. Some injured Russians killed themselves with their own grenades, eleven were captured, while five managed to hide or escape.


2000 Zhani-Vedeno ambush, Aftermath
At first, Russian officials attempted to hide the losses. On the same day, Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Rushailo claimed that the situation in Chechnya "is being fully controlled" by Russian forces. Despite the fact that only five troops got away, the Kremlin's Chechnya spokesman, Sergei Yastrzhembsky, told reporters that "of the 49 troops who were in the column yesterday, 16 are alive and doing well. They are absolutely safe now." Russian units managed to secure the former battlefield two days later, in the afternoon of 31 March. They spent the next two days collecting the booby-trapped corpses, many of them reportedly mutilated. One badly wounded OMON officer was also found alive three days after the ambush.


2000 Zhani-Vedeno ambush, Aftermath
The rebels said they executed nine of their prisoners, publicly shooting them on the morning of 4 April 2000. According to the statement, the prisoners were shot because the Russians had turned down an offer to exchange them for a tank unit commander Yuri Budanov, who was arrested on the charges of raping and killing an 18-year-old Chechen woman Elza Kungayeva. On 30 April, their corpses were found near the village of Dargo, reportedly beheaded. Meanwhile, three officers from the elite unit Alpha Group of the FSB were killed by a land mine during the search for the hostages.


2000 Zhani-Vedeno ambush, Aftermath
Mikhail Labunets, commander of the North Caucasus Internal Troops District, accused an airborne regiment stationed in Vedeno of failing to come to the rescue and said it was almost impossible for OMON units to secure proper air and fire support because of the long-standing enmity between the federal army and the police. Interior Minister Rushailo flew to Chechnya on 4 April to investigate the allegations and ordered a full investigation. Russian Defence Minister Igor Sergeyev blamed "a lack of firm, centralised command", while the commander of the airborne troops, General Gennady Troshev, alleged an act of treason. In another controversy, Major Simonov's widow Nadya shocked the generals by refusing to accept the medal her husband had been awarded posthumously for his role in the battle, protesting the war in Chechnya.


2000 Zhani-Vedeno ambush, Aftermath
According to the investigation, the ambush was conducted by a multinational fighting group that was led by a Saudi-born Arab field commander known as Abu Quteiba and belonged to the Islamic International Brigade forces of Amir Ibn Khattab. It was composed mostly of men hailing from the "Wahhabi" Dagestani village of Karamakhi, which has declared self-rule in the late 1990s and was destroyed by federal troops during a crackdown on Islamic separatism in the republic in 1999.


2000 Zhani-Vedeno ambush, Aftermath
Seven suspected former members of this formation (including four former residents of Karamakhi and natives of Tatarstan and Karachay-Cherkessia) were later arrested and tried together by Dagestan's Supreme Court. In 2001, five were convicted for directly participating in the attack. The court's ruling was based on the statements given by two accused and then withdrawn at the start of the trial, when they said they had made them under threat of torture by FSB investigators.


2000 Zhani-Vedeno ambush, Aftermath
OMON officer Sergei Udachin (or Sergei Sobyanin in some reports) died when he was shot while filming with his video camcorder. A rebel fighter later picked up his camera and used it to document the rebel side of the conflict, including to record the killed and captured Russian troops. Eventually, footage of the attack became public when CNN discovered it, and broadcast it for the first time as part of its documentary program Deadlock: Russia's Forgotten War in 2002. The program also included interviews with Russian survivors of the incident.


2000 Zimbabwean constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Zimbabwe on 12–13 February 2000. The proposed new Constitution of Zimbabwe, which had been drafted by a Constitutional Convention the previous year, was defeated. The defeat was unexpected and was taken as a personal rebuff for President Robert Mugabe and a political triumph for the newly formed opposition group, the Movement for Democratic Change. The new proposed constitution was notable for giving power to the government to seize farms owned by white farmers, without compensation, and transfer them to black farm owners as part of a scheme of land reform.


2000 Zimbabwean constitutional referendum, Background
The constitution of Zimbabwe had been drawn up as part of the Lancaster House Agreement of 1979 and had served the country for nearly 20 years. There was a widespread feeling in Zimbabwe that it was too heavily influenced by the country's colonial past, and that a new constitution written in the light of the experience of independence was desirable. Accordingly, on 21 May 1999, President Mugabe announced the convening of a Constitutional Convention to draft such a constitution fit for the country. The chairman of the commission was a senior judge, Godfrey Chidyausiku. 396 people were named to the convention, including all 150 members of the House of Assembly; some previous opponents of the government were included among the 246 other members, such as Professor Jonathan Moyo.


2000 Zimbabwean constitutional referendum, Background
Over August and September the Convention held more than 5,000 meetings with local people and groups in Zimbabwe, with many seeing concerns voiced over granting of more powers to the executive Presidency. There had already arisen a community group called the National Constitutional Assembly (formed 1997) which convened a "People's Constitutional Convention" in Chitungwiza in June 1999. 4,000 attended this gathering. The perceived success of this group was a critical part in the decision to form the Movement for Democratic Change.


2000 Zimbabwean constitutional referendum, Background
At the convention's final meeting on 29 November, Justice Chidyausiku announced that the proposed constitution had been adopted "by acclamation" and did not call for a vote. There was some dissent within the room, with dissenters arguing that the proposed constitution did not represent the opinions of Zimbabweans on issues such as presidential powers. Opponents argued that the Executive Presidency should be replaced with a Prime Minister accountable to Parliament, and a titular and not executive President.


2000 Zimbabwean constitutional referendum, Constitutional proposals
The proposed constitution incorporated a "Bill of Rights" based on that adopted in South Africa but with some rights restricted (for example, it included no pledge to equal treatment for homosexuals). It proposed to expand the House of Assembly to 200 members, with 50 of them to be elected under a proportional voting system, and to create a new 60 member Senate. It proposed to limit the President to two successive five-year terms, a restriction to begin after the constitution came in force.


2000 Zimbabwean constitutional referendum, Constitutional proposals
The executive President was to remain but be supplemented by a Prime Minister who would be head of government on a day-to-day basis. Opponents of the constitution criticised the legal immunities given to the State and to individuals holding office.


2000 Zimbabwean constitutional referendum, Constitutional proposals
One of the more controversial aspects of the constitution covered land reform. The draft presented by the commission was not that presented to the electorate for the referendum, but a revised version redrafted by the Cabinet. The proposed Bill of Rights declared that "before Independence the people of Zimbabwe were unjustifiably dispossessed of their land and other resources without compensation", and therefore included a clause allowing the Government to take possession of white-owned land with compensation to be paid by the United Kingdom. Should the United Kingdom not pay, the constitution declared that the "Government of Zimbabwe has no obligation to pay compensation".


2000 Zimbabwean constitutional referendum, Administration
Referendums in Zimbabwe are counted by House of Assembly constituency. The Delimitation Commission determining the boundaries of constituencies had not yet reported in time for the 2000 elections and so the constituencies used were those drawn up by the 1994 Delimitation Commission. For details of their boundaries, see 1994 Delimitation Commission Report (Cmd. RZ 2 1995).


2000 Zimbabwean constitutional referendum, Administration
The voters' roll was reported to be in a poor state. A United Nations advisory team reported in December 1999 that up to a quarter of all the names were now dead, and a third of the names had since moved constituencies. The establishment of polling stations was delayed given the confusion, but the Registrar-General insisted on using the electoral roll rather than using other measures to prevent people from voting twice. A last-minute attempt to delay the referendum was turned down by the High Court.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Zimbabwe on 24 and 25 June 2000 to elect members of the House of Assembly. The electoral system involved 120 constituencies returning one member each, elected by the First Past the Post system, with the President of Zimbabwe then nominating 20 members and ten further members from the Tribal Chiefs sitting ex officio. This was the first national election in which Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party had faced any real opposition since the 1980s. The newly formed Movement for Democratic Change challenged Mugabe's control of parliament. The MDC won 57 of the 120 elected seats, with 47% of the popular vote. Zanu-PF won 63 seats and carried approximately 48% of the popular vote.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election
According to international observers, extensive electoral fraud and intimidation of voters occurred during this election. Political violence increased during the month of June, resulting in thousands of unsolved murders and abductions.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election, Byelections, 29. Marondera West byelection
Held following the death of Rufaro Gwanzura (ZANU (PF)) in a car crash in August 2000. The poll was held on 25–26 November 2000. The result was: Ambrose Mutinhiri (ZANU (PF)) 7,376; Shadreck Chipangura (MDC) 4,366; Egypt Dzinemunenzva (African National Party) 377.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election, Byelections, 93. Bikita West byelection
Held following the death of Amos Mutongi (MDC). The poll was held on 13–14 January 2001. The result was: Cladius Makova (ZANU (PF)) 12,993; Boniface Pakai (MDC) 7,001.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election, Byelections, 55. Bindura byelection
Held following the death of Border Gezi (ZANU (PF)) in a car crash on 28 April 2001. The poll was held on 27–28 July 2001. The result was: Elliot Manyika (ZANU (PF)) 15,864; Elliot Pfebve (MDC) 9,456.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election, Byelections, 69. Makoni West byelection
Held following the death of Moven Mahachi (ZANU (PF)). The poll was held on 8–9 September 2001. The result was: Gibson Munyoro (ZANU (PF)) 10,610; Remus Makuwaza (MDC) 5,841; Egypt Dzimunhenzva (African National Party) 665.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election, Byelections, 31. Chikomba byelection
Held following the death of Chenjerai Hunzvi (ZANU (PF)) on 4 June 2001. The poll was held on 22–23 September 2001. The result was: Bernard Makokove (ZANU (PF)) 15,570; Oswald Toendepi Ndanga (MDC) 5,207; Thomas Mudzinga (ZANU (Ndonga)) 347; Takaindisa Gilbert Muzondo (United Parties) 165.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election, Byelections, 51. Hurungwe West byelection
Held following the death of Mark Madiro (ZANU (PF)) in May 2002. The poll was held on 28–29 September 2002. The result was: Phone Madiro (ZANU (PF)) 15,882; Justin Dandawa (MDC) 2,665.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election, Byelections, 116. Insiza byelection
Held following the death of George Ndlovu (MDC) on 11 August 2002. The poll was held on 26–27 October 2002. The result was: Andrew Langa (ZANU (PF)) 12,115; Siyabonga Ncube (MDC) 5,102.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election, Byelections, 11. Highfield byelection
Held following the expulsion of Munyaradzi Gwisai from the MDC. The poll was held on 29–30 March 2003. The result was: Pearson Mungofa (MDC) 8,759; Joseph Chinotimba (ZANU (PF)) 4,844; African National Party 272; Munyaradzi Gwisai (International Socialist Organisation) 73; United Parties 34; Zimbabwe Democratic Party 8.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election, Byelections, 13. Kuwadzana byelection
Held following the death of Learnmore Jongwe (MDC) on 22 October 2002. The poll was held on 29–30 March 2003. The result was: Nelson Chamisa (MDC) 12,548; David Mutasa (ZANU (PF)) 5,002; Kempton Chihuhute (National Alliance for Good Governance) 82; United Parties 12.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election, Byelections, 48. Makonde byelection
Held following the death of Swithun Mombeshora (ZANU (PF)). 17 March 2003. The poll was held on 30–31 August 2003. The result was: Kindness Paradza (ZANU (PF)) 11,223; Japhet Karemba (MDC) 1,769.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election, Byelections, 7. Harare Central byelection
Held following the resignation of Mike Auret (MDC) due to ill health, on 27 February 2003. The poll was held on 30–31 August 2003. The result was: Murisi Zwizwai (MDC) 2,707; Wilson Nhara (ZANU (PF)) 1,304.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election, Byelections, 46. Kadoma Central byelection
Held following the death of Austin Mupandawana (MDC) on 9 August 2003. The poll was held on 29–30 November 2003. The result was: Tichafa Mutema (ZANU (PF)) 9,282; Charles Mupandawana (MDC) 6,038.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election, Byelections, 98. Gutu North byelection
Held following the death of Simon Muzenda (ZANU (PF)) in September 2003. The poll was held on 2–3 February 2004. The result was: Josiah Tungamirai (ZANU (PF)) 20,699; Crispa Musoni (MDC) 7,291.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election, Byelections, 110. Lupane byelection
Held following the death of David Mpala (MDC) on 2 February 2004. The poll was held on 15–16 May 2004. The result was: Martin Khumalo (ZANU (PF)) 10,069,  Njabuliso Mguni (MDC) 9,186.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election, Byelections, 19. Zengeza byelection
Held following the resignation of Tafandwa Musekiwa (MDC). The poll was held on 27–28 March 2004. The result was: Christopher Chigumba (ZANU (PF)) 8,447; James Makore (MDC) 6,706; Gideon Chinogurei (ZANU (Ndonga)) 96; Tendayi Chakanyuka (National Alliance for Good Governance) 37.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election, Byelections, 28. Seke byelection
Held following the death of Bennie Tumbare-Mutasa (MDC). The MDC decided to boycott the poll and therefore on 5 September 2004, Phineas Chihota (ZANU (PF)) was declared elected unopposed.


2000 Zimbabwean parliamentary election, Byelections, 102. Masvingo South byelection
Held following the death of Edson Zvobgo (ZANU (PF)) on 22 August 2004. On 9 October 2004, Walter Mzembi (ZANU (PF)) was declared elected unopposed. A candidate from Zimbabwe Youth in Alliance had submitted nomination papers which were technically deficient.


2000 Zion mid-air collision
On February 8, 2000, a Zlin 242L light aircraft piloted by Chicago radio personality Bob Collins was involved in a mid-air collision with a Cessna 172P over Zion, Illinois while both aircraft were on approach to land at the nearby Waukegan National Airport. The Zlin dived and crashed through the roof of a five-story medical building. The Cessna spiraled down and crashed onto a residential street three blocks away. All three people on board both aircraft were killed and five people on the ground were injured.


2000 Zion mid-air collision
The crash was instrumental in effecting changes at Waukegan National Airport and on March 24, 2000 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that the control tower would receive a Terminal Automated Radar Display and Information System.


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Zlin aircraft and crew
The Zlin 242L is a low wing two seat acrobatic aircraft. The accident aircraft, serial number 0695 and registered N5ZA, was co-owned and operated by Chicago radio disc jockey Bob Collins and Daniel Bitton and was issued its Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Certificate on February 4, 1999. At its last annual inspection on November 3, 1999 the total airframe time was 96.4 hours, and the recording tachometer read 38.3 hours.


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Zlin aircraft and crew
Collins was 57 years old; held a valid private pilot certificate with a single-engine land airplane rating since 1995; and had accumulated 1,200 total flight hours.


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Cessna aircraft and crew
The Cessna 172P is a high wing four seat civil utility aircraft. The accident aircraft was registered N99063; its FAA Certificate issue date was August 31, 1988 and the aircraft passed a 100-hour inspection on 10 January 2000 when it had a total airframe time of 12,099.6 hours.


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Cessna aircraft and crew
Sharon Hock, a 31-year-old student pilot, made her first solo flight on 14 January 2000 and had accumulated a total of 36 flight hours with one hour as PIC, all in Cessna 172s.


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Collision
Both aircraft were operating under Federal Aviation Regulation Part 91 without flight plans during Visual flight rules (VFR) conditions. At the time of the accident, visibility was 10 miles (16 km) with a temperature of 33 degrees Fahrenheit (1 °C) and the wind 220 degrees at 17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h).


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Collision
N5ZA's cross-country flight departed Sheboygan County Memorial Airport on February 8, 2000 at 14:00 en route to Waukegan National Airport 93 miles to the south. Collins was operating the aircraft from the left seat as pilot in command (PIC) and his pilot-rated friend Herman Luscher occupied the right seat.


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Collision
Sharon Hock was flying N99063 solo and was practicing her take-offs and landings at Waukegan National Airport using runway 23 in a right hand traffic pattern. At 14:57 Hock was preparing to take-off for what would have been her twelfth and final circuit. She then was to pick up her instructor Scott Chomicz and fly back to Palwaukee, where the airplane was based.


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Collision
At 14:57:42 Hock was holding her Cessna short of runway 23 waiting for departure clearance and the Zlin was approximately 11 miles from the approach end of the runway. Veteran air traffic controller, Greg Fowler age 54, was on duty in the airport's control tower as the Local Controller.


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Collision
N5ZA  position 1.4 miles northeast of the shoreline, 5.3 miles from the approach end of runway 23.


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Collision
At this point the Local Controller lost sight of N99063 about 1.5 miles northeast of the airport and could not yet see N5ZA due to hazy weather conditions near Lake Michigan.


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Collision
N99063 turned to base leg and shortly afterward turned on to final just in front of N5ZA. It is likely that, because her Cessna was below the Zlin, its high wing blocked Hock's view of the Zlin's position. When interviewed by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) later, the Local Controller stated that his timing to request N99063 to turn was based on his estimate of the elapsed time between losing sight of N99063 and Collins' radio report that N5ZA had crossed the shoreline.


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Collision
At this point another Cessna 172P, tail number N52048, was on the downwind leg of the left traffic pattern for runway 23 and reported seeing N99063.


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Collision
The Local Controller believed the landing sequence was N5ZA first, followed by N99063 and finally N52048 but later stated at this point, "something started to click [that] something was wrong", and he used binoculars to try to spot the aircraft. The LC stated that he saw N5ZA at this time but that he did not see N99063.


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Collision
When Collins reported "we have the traffic in sight" he had spotted the Cessna N52048 off to his left. It is likely that, because he was above Hock's aircraft, he never saw N99063 due to the blind spot created by the Zlin's right wing.


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Collision
At 15:04 the Zlin and Cessna 172P N99063 collided approximately 650 feet above ground level (AGL), 2 miles from the approach end of runway 23 while both aircraft were on final approach.


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Collision
At the time of impact the Zlin's airspeed was significantly higher; it struck the Cessna from above with its propeller chopping off most of the Cessna's left flap and its right wing striking the Cessna's tail. Immediately after the collision the Cessna began spiraling down; clipping a tree it initially hit the ground in a nursing home parking lot, hit two parked cars and skidded to rest in the middle of Elim Avenue. The Zlin continued level flight for a moment then nose dived into the roof of a hospital creating a hole of approximately 45 square feet. Leaking fuel exploded 45 seconds later, blowing out windows and starting an extensive fire on the fifth floor of the hospital. Five hospital employees were injured and later the hospital's insurance carrier claimed $32 million in damage.


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Investigation
The NTSB released its report on May 3, 2001. The NTSB investigation determined that the probable cause of the accident was "the pilot's [Collins] failure to maintain clearance from the other airplane. Factors relating to the accident were the pilot's poor visual lookout, and the airport control tower local controller's failure to provide effective sequencing." The NTSB did not fault Sharon Hock.


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Investigation
In a letter to the FAA the NTSB stated “Because [the local controller Fowler] did not see the airplanes, his erroneous estimate of [Hock’s] progress since losing visual contact and the pilots’ imprecise position reports were the only information that he had with which to judge the proper sequence of the airplanes. His initial decision to sequence [Collins] first was apparently based on his incorrect belief that [Collins] was closer to the airport than he actually was. Subsequent communications between [Fowler] and [Collins] confirm that the airplane was not nearing the runway as quickly as the sequencing plan would require; however, [Fowler] did not amend the sequence.”


2000 Zion mid-air collision, Investigation
The NTSB also said that the crash could have been prevented if a radar display system had been in place at Waukegan National Airport. With no radar the Local Controller could only rely on what he could see from the control tower and what information he gathered in radio communications with the pilots to provide proper sequencing.


2000 Züri-Metzgete
The 2000 Züri-Metzgete was the 85th edition of the Züri-Metzgete road cycling one day race. It was held on 20 August 2000 as part of the 2000 UCI Road World Cup. The race was won by Laurent Dufaux of Switzerland.


2000 and Whatever
"2000 and Whatever" is a song written and recorded by Australian electronic music duo, Electric Fields, released in February 2019 as the duo's debut single. The song was an entry in the 2019 Eurovision - Australia Decides; placing second. The song peaked at number 38 on the Australian Digital Tracks.


2000 and Whatever
In a statement, the duo said the inspiration behind the track is the belief that "this generation could be the best yet" saying "We can do this by becoming aware that we are all here, together, for reasons we'll never fully grasp. There’s room for everybody... So use those thoughts to navigate a path to a new level of freedom. Because in no time we'll all be dead."


2000 and Whatever
In July 2019, "2000 and Whatever" was nominations for Song of the Year at the National Indigenous Music Awards.


2000 and Whatever
The song was chosen to represent Australia at the OGAE Second Chance Contest, where it placed fourth.


2000 and Whatever, Background
On 2 December 2018, Electric Fields were amongst the first set of four names announced to compete in the first Australian national final to select representative for Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.


2000 and Whatever, Background
The duo said "The Eurovision Song Contest is the Olympics of camp! It's a flamboyant spectacle and we're excited to be part of the first ever Eurovision selection show on home soil. We want to tell a story on stage with fierce energy that will hopefully shoot through the cameras and out of the TV screens at home." The song was released on 1 February 2019.


2000 and Whatever, Background
On 9 February 2019, the song placed second with both jury and televote and placed second overall.


2000 and Whatever, Critical reception
auspOp reviewed the track, saying "We're really digging this edgy dance/pop number… with savage vocals, splashes of Pitjantjatjara [and] Yankunytjatjara language, little stylistic flourishes… we seriously think this could win the whole thing. Douze points."


2000 and Whatever, Critical reception
Jackson Langford from Music Feeds called the song "electro-pop goodness".


2000 and Whatever, Critical reception
Walter Marsh said "'2000 and Whatever' also looked to be a perfect choice for Eurovision, from its pulsating electronic beat and big, pitch shifting pop chorus to its theme of millennial empowerment."


2000 class railcar
The 2000/2100 class were a class of diesel railcars operated by the State Transport Authority and its successors in Adelaide. They were built by Comeng, Granville in 1979–1980.


2000 class railcar, History
The 2000/2100 class were self-propelled diesel railcars operated by the State Transport Authority and its successors on the Adelaide rail network. The body shell design was based on the Budd SPV-2000, Metroliner and Amfleet cars but the 2000 class railcars have a slightly different curve to the Amfleet.


2000 class railcar, History
Twelve 2000 powercars and eighteen 2100 class trailer cars were built. The bodyshells were built by Comeng, Granville. Two (2001 and 2101) were completed at Granville while the remainder were railed to Adelaide via Lithgow and Broken Hill to comply with a contractual requirement to maximise local content, the fit out being conducted by Comeng's Aresco subsidiary at Dry Creek. The first delivery took place in late October 1979 and entered service on 22 February 1980. Delivery of the trains continued until August 1981.


2000 class railcar, History
They were nicknamed Jumbos owing to the raised driving cab, similar to the distinctive hump of the Boeing 747 jumbo jet. This raised cab was designed to meet Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Employees demands for a full width driver's cab whilst allowing inter-carriage doors to be fitted.


2000 class railcar, History
The powercars were originally powered by V12 turbocharged MAN D3650 engines that were replaced by two turbocharged 6 cylinder Cummins engines under the floor driving a Voith hydraulic transmission in the late 1980s. They usually operated in 2-car (power-trailer) or 3-car (trailer-power-trailer) configurations. It was originally intended that they primarily operate express services on the Gawler and Noarlunga Centre lines with the existing Redhens operating the all stops services, but they quickly ended up operating services across the network.


2000 class railcar, History
Six were stored for a number of years, being returned to traffic in 2007. One was sent to Bombardier Transportation's Dandenong factory in 2006 to assess the feasibility of a life extension program, but it was deemed not worthwhile. They did on occasions venture beyond the Adelaide metropolitan area, operating special services to Tanunda and Nuriootpa on the Barossa Valley line, however these excursions ended in April 2003.


2000 class railcar, History
From 23 February 2014, these railcars were no longer permitted to operate on the Belair, Tonsley (now Flinders) and Seaford lines due to low clearances as a result of the electrification of these lines, being restricted to the Gawler Central, Grange and Outer Harbor lines. Withdrawals commenced in late 2014. By 2015 only 11 cars were still in service and only operated in peak hour and special events on the Gawler Central line and occasionally on the Outer Harbor line. The whole set was retired in Mid August 2015 and stored at Adelaide metro Dry Creek Railcar depot for 10 months.


2000 class railcar, Preservation
2009 and 2104 were donated to the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service for training. The rest were sent by road and scrapped in June 2016 at Simsmetal.