1998 Riga bombing, the Glossary
The 1998 Riga bombings were a series of bombings that took place in Riga, Latvia and which received considerable coverage at the time, most notably for their connection with fascist groups and the perception of an increase of fascism in Latvia.[1]
Table of Contents
33 relations: ABC-Clio, Berkshire Publishing Group, Chabad, Club (weapon), Democratic Party "Saimnieks", Edward Elgar Publishing, European Union, Fascism, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Security Service, Guntars Krasts, Guntis Ulmanis, Jews, Latvia, Latvian Legion, Latvians, Liepāja, List of terrorist incidents in 1998, Maryina Roshcha Synagogue, Oceana Publications, Peitav Synagogue, Plastic explosive, Remembrance Day of the Latvian Legionnaires, Riga, Riga City Council, Routledge, Rowman & Littlefield, Russians, Terrorism in Europe, The Holocaust, Vecrīga, Viktor Chernomyrdin, Yury Luzhkov.
- 1990s in Riga
- 1998 building bombings
- 1998 crimes in Latvia
- 20th-century attacks on synagogues and Jewish communal organizations
- Antisemitic attacks and incidents in Europe
- April 1998 crimes
- April 1998 events in Europe
- Attacks on diplomatic missions in Latvia
- Attacks on diplomatic missions of Russia
- Building bombings in Europe
- Crime in Riga
- Jewish Latvian history
- Latvia–Russia relations
- March 1998 crimes
- May 1998 events in Europe
- Synagogue bombings
- Terrorist incidents in Europe in 1998
- Terrorist incidents in Latvia
ABC-Clio
ABC-Clio, LLC (stylized ABC-CLIO) is an American publishing company for academic reference works and periodicals primarily on topics such as history and social sciences for educational and public library settings.
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Berkshire Publishing Group
Berkshire Publishing Group LLC was founded in 2000 by editor and author Karen Christensen and anthropologist David Levinson as an academic reference book producer, developing encyclopedias for Scribner's, Routledge, Sage, Macmillan, H. W. Wilson, and ABC-CLIO.
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Chabad
Chabad, also known as Lubavitch, Habad and Chabad-Lubavitch, is a branch of Orthodox Judaism, originating from Eastern Europe.
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Club (weapon)
A club (also known as a cudgel, baton, bludgeon, truncheon, cosh, nightstick, or impact weapon) is a short staff or stick, usually made of wood, wielded as a weapon since prehistory.
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Democratic Party "Saimnieks"
The Democratic Party "Saimnieks" (Demokrātiskā partija "Saimnieks") was a Latvian centre-left political party formed through the merger of the Latvian Democratic Party and the political party "Saimnieks" in 1995.
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Edward Elgar Publishing
Edward Elgar Publishing is a global publisher of academic books, journals and online resources in the social sciences and law.
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European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.
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Fascism
Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency.
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Federal Security Service
The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB or FSS) is the principal security agency of Russia and the main successor agency to the Soviet Union's KGB; its immediate predecessor was the Federal Counterintelligence Service (FSK) which was reorganized into the FSB in 1995.
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Guntars Krasts
Guntars Krasts (born 16 October 1957) is a Latvian politician, former Prime Minister, and former Member of the European Parliament for the single Latvia constituency.
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Guntis Ulmanis
Guntis Ulmanis (born 13 September 1939) is a Latvian politician and the fifth President of Latvia from 1993 to 1999.
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Jews
The Jews (יְהוּדִים) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites of the ancient Near East, and whose traditional religion is Judaism.
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Latvia
Latvia (Latvija), officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
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Latvian Legion
The Latvian Legion (Latviešu leģions) was a formation of the Nazi German Waffen-SS during World War II.
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Latvians
Latvians (latvieši) are a Baltic ethnic group and nation native to Latvia and the immediate geographical region, the Baltics.
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Liepāja
Liepāja is a state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea.
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List of terrorist incidents in 1998
This is a timeline of incidents in 1998 that have been labelled as "terrorism" and are not believed to have been carried out by a government or its forces (see state terrorism and state-sponsored terrorism).
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Maryina Roshcha Synagogue
The Maryina Roshcha Synagogue (Московская Синагога Хабада в Марьиной Роще) is a synagogue in Moscow established in 1925 at Vtoroy Vysheslavtsev Lane, 5a.
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Oceana Publications
Oceana Publications Inc. was a legal publisher.
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Peitav Synagogue
The Peitav Synagogue or Peitav-Shul (Peitavas ielas sinagoga; פאייטאוו שול) is the only synagogue in Riga to have survived the Holocaust and to be currently active.
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Plastic explosive
Plastic explosive is a soft and hand-moldable solid form of explosive material.
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Remembrance Day of the Latvian Legionnaires
Remembrance Day of the Latvian Legionnaires (Leģionāru piemiņas diena), often known simply as the Legionnaire Day (Leģionāru diena) or 16 March (16. marts) in Latvia, is a day when soldiers of the Latvian Legion, part of the Waffen-SS, are commemorated.
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Riga
Riga is the capital, the primate, and the largest city of Latvia, as well as one of the most populous cities in the Baltic States.
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Riga City Council
Riga City Council (Rīgas dome) is the government of the city of Riga, the capital of Latvia.
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Routledge
Routledge is a British multinational publisher.
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Rowman & Littlefield
Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an American independent academic publishing company founded in 1949.
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Russians
Russians (russkiye) are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe.
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Terrorism in Europe
history of terrorism in Europe.
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The Holocaust
The Holocaust was the genocide of European Jews during World War II.
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Vecrīga
Vecrīga ("Old Riga") is the historical center and a neighbourhood (as Vecpilsēta) of Riga, Latvia, located in the Central District on the east side of Daugava River.
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Viktor Chernomyrdin
Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin (Ви́ктор Степа́нович Черномы́рдин,; 9 April 19383 November 2010) was a Soviet and Russian politician and businessman.
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Yury Luzhkov
Yury Mikhailovich Luzhkov (p; 21 September 1936 – 10 December 2019) was a Russian politician who served as mayor of Moscow from 1992 to 2010.
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See also
1990s in Riga
- 1993 IIHF European U18 Championship
- 1995 IIHF European Women Championships
- 1998 Riga bombing
1998 building bombings
- 1998 Coimbatore bombings
- 1998 Riga bombing
- 1998 Temple of the Tooth attack
- 1998 United States embassy bombings
- 1998 bombing of Iraq
- Omagh bombing
- Operation Infinite Reach
- Planet Hollywood bombing
- Sidi-Hamed massacre
- Siege of Mitú
- Vermilion County, Illinois bombings
1998 crimes in Latvia
- 1998 Riga bombing
20th-century attacks on synagogues and Jewish communal organizations
- 1941 Paris synagogue attacks
- 1947 anti-Jewish riots in Manama
- 1949 Menarsha synagogue attack
- 1967 Tripoli pogrom
- 1980 Antwerp attack
- 1980 Paris synagogue bombing
- 1981 Antwerp synagogue bombing
- 1981 Vienna synagogue attack
- 1985 Copenhagen bombings
- 1998 Riga bombing
- AMIA bombing
- Bolshaya Bronnaya Synagogue
- Cold Synagogue, Minsk
- Fastov massacre
- Great Synagogue (Copenhagen)
- Great Synagogue (Grodno)
- Great Synagogue of Europe
- Great Synagogue of Rome attack
- Kesher Zion
- List of attacks on Jewish institutions
- Neve Shalom Synagogue
- Neve Shalom Synagogue massacre
- People Against Gangsterism and Drugs
- Roonstrasse Synagogue
- Said Al Nasr
- Sandomierz Synagogue
- Shafrir synagogue shooting
- Synagogue of Baden, Aargau
- Szydłów Synagogue
- Timeline of antisemitism in the 20th century
- Tupamaros West-Berlin
- Union Libérale Israélite de France
Antisemitic attacks and incidents in Europe
- 1941 Paris synagogue attacks
- 1981 Vienna synagogue attack
- 1982 Berlin restaurant bombing
- 1998 Riga bombing
- 2002 Lyon synagogue attack
- 2008–2009 Oslo anti-Israel riots
- 2017 Gothenburg Synagogue attack
- 2018 Berlin antisemitic attack
- 2023 Danish terror plot
- Alexandr Koptsev
- Antisemitism in the Olympic Games
- Battle of Cable Street
- Battle of De Winton Field
- Battle of Holbeck Moor
- Brussels massacre
- Cannes-Torcy cell
- Chez Jo Goldenberg restaurant attack
- Curt Bruns
- David Pacifico
- Goulston Street graffito
- Halle synagogue shooting
- Hep-Hep riots
- Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting
- Konitz affair
- Marcel Petiot
- Menahem Mendel Beilis
- Mikhail Herzenstein
- Mortara case
- Night of the Murdered Poets
- Persecution of Jews during the Black Death
- Przytyk pogrom
- Rivoli Beaubourg cinema bombing
- Slánský trial
- The Jewish community of Oslo et al. v. Norway
- Traian Bratu
- William of Norwich
- Zürich stabbing attack
April 1998 crimes
- 1998 Prankote massacre
- 1998 Riga bombing
- Podvinje cafe shooting
April 1998 events in Europe
- 1998 Austrian presidential election
- 1998 Faroese general election
- 1998 Riga bombing
- 1998 Serbian foreign mediation in Kosovo referendum
- April 23, 1998, Albanian–Yugoslav border ambush
- Doñana disaster
- Good Friday Agreement
- Podvinje cafe shooting
Attacks on diplomatic missions in Latvia
- 1998 Riga bombing
Attacks on diplomatic missions of Russia
- 1998 Riga bombing
- Bombing of the Russian embassy in Kabul
- February 2013 Damascus bombings
Building bombings in Europe
- 1985 Athens bar bombing
- 1994 Baku Metro bombings
- 1996 Copenhagen rocket attack
- 1997 Drammen bombing
- 1997 Mostar car bombing
- 1998 Riga bombing
- 2008 Abkhazia bombings
- 2010 Bugojno bombing
- 2011 Norway attacks
- 2014 Vrbětice ammunition warehouse explosions
- 2022 Transnistria attacks
- 2023 Nicosia Israeli embassy bombing
- ETA attacks in the Netherlands
- Karpalak ambush
- Ljuboten incident
- NATO bombing of the Radio Television of Serbia headquarters
- Nicosia cinema bombing
- Oslo Central Station bombing
- Skai TV Bombing
- Tarnów train station bombing
- Yugoslav Ministry of Defence Building
Crime in Riga
- 1998 Riga bombing
- Centrs bombing
Jewish Latvian history
- "Bund" in Latvia
- 1998 Riga bombing
- Agudas Israel (Latvia)
- Aknīste
- Antisemitism in Latvia
- Arbeterheim
- Ceire Cion
- German occupation of Latvia during World War II
- German occupation of the Baltic states during World War II
- History of the Jews in Bauska
- History of the Jews in Latvia
- History of the Jews in Riga
- Israel–Latvia relations
- Jewish National Bloc
- Jungfernhof concentration camp
- Military history of Latvia during World War II
- Occupation of the Baltic states
- Raihman v. Latvia
- Reichskommissariat Ostland
- Riebiņi
- Riga Ghetto
- Rumbula massacre
- Rēzekne
- Soviet re-occupation of Latvia in 1944
- The Holocaust in Latvia
- Višķi
- Wolfgang Kügler
- Zionist Organization Mizrachi
Latvia–Russia relations
- 1998 Riga bombing
- Abrenes apriņķis
- Baltic states synchronization with UCTE
- Baltic–Soviet relations
- Belarus–European Union border crisis
- Declaration on Latvian Legionnaires in World War II
- Embassy of Latvia, Moscow
- Latvia–Russia border
- Latvia–Russia relations
- Latvian War of Independence
- Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty
- Latvians in Russia
- Pytalovo
- Russians in Latvia
- Slivenko v. Latvia
- Treaty of Riga
March 1998 crimes
May 1998 events in Europe
- 1998 Danish Amsterdam Treaty referendum
- 1998 Irish constitutional referendums
- 1998 Montenegrin parliamentary election
- 1998 Riga bombing
- 1998 San Marino general election
- 1998 Valdostan regional election
- Acerinox accident
- Eighteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
- Nineteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
- World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 1998
Synagogue bombings
- 1941 Paris synagogue attacks
- 1950s synagogue bombings
- 1980 Paris synagogue bombing
- 1981 Antwerp synagogue bombing
- 1985 Copenhagen bombings
- 1998 Riga bombing
- 2003 Istanbul bombings
- Ghriba synagogue bombing
- Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple bombing
- New Synagogue (Tarnów)
- Rochester bombings
- Tempel Synagogue (Lviv)
Terrorist incidents in Europe in 1998
- 1998 Riga bombing
- 1998 World Cup terror plot
- Panda Bar massacre
Terrorist incidents in Latvia
- 1998 Riga bombing
- Centrs bombing
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Riga_bombing
Also known as Riga Bombing 1998.