January 4: Democrat
Ed Case is elected in a Hawaii special Congressional election, replacing
Patsy Mink, who had been elected to Congress posthumously in November 2002.
January 5:
Rolandas Paksas wins presidential elections in
Lithuania. He takes office on February 26.
February 5: The head of the pro-
Moscow administration of
Chechnya, announces the dismissal of their Prime Minister, who is later replaced by
Anatoly Popov.
February 25:
Roh Moo Hyun takes office as president of
South Korea; Parliament later approves
Goh Kun as prime minister, who would later appoint
Yoon Young Kwan as foreign minister.
June 3: Republican
Randy Neugebauer defeats fellow Republican
Mike Conaway in a Texas Congressional special runoff election to succeed
Larry Combest, who resigned in November 2002. Both men had advanced to the runoff in a May 2003 primary.
September 9: Indiana lieutenant governor
Joe Kernan becomes acting governor when governor
Frank O'Bannon suffers a stroke, and is sworn in as governor when O'Bannon dies a few days later. Both are Democrats.
September 14:
Sweden rejects adopting the
Euro in a referendum. (
Results.)
November 23:
Nino Burdzhanadze is declared President of
Georgia after opposition forces stormed parliament, the new government includes
Zurab Zhvania as minister of state and
Tedo Japaridze as foreign minister.
January 4: Democrat
Ed Case is elected in a Hawaii special Congressional election, replacing
Patsy Mink, who had been elected to Congress posthumously in November 2002.
January 5:
Rolandas Paksas wins presidential elections in
Lithuania. He takes office on February 26.
February 5: The head of the pro-
Moscow administration of
Chechnya, announces the dismissal of their Prime Minister, who is later replaced by
Anatoly Popov.
February 25:
Roh Moo Hyun takes office as president of
South Korea; Parliament later approves
Goh Kun as prime minister, who would later appoint
Yoon Young Kwan as foreign minister.
June 3: Republican
Randy Neugebauer defeats fellow Republican
Mike Conaway in a Texas Congressional special runoff election to succeed
Larry Combest, who resigned in November 2002. Both men had advanced to the runoff in a May 2003 primary.
September 9: Indiana lieutenant governor
Joe Kernan becomes acting governor when governor
Frank O'Bannon suffers a stroke, and is sworn in as governor when O'Bannon dies a few days later. Both are Democrats.
September 14:
Sweden rejects adopting the
Euro in a referendum. (
Results.)
November 23:
Nino Burdzhanadze is declared President of
Georgia after opposition forces stormed parliament, the new government includes
Zurab Zhvania as minister of state and
Tedo Japaridze as foreign minister.