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Index 1998 Riga bombing

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]

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Table of Contents

  1. 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.

  2. 1990s in Riga
  3. 1998 building bombings
  4. 1998 crimes in Latvia
  5. 20th-century attacks on synagogues and Jewish communal organizations
  6. Antisemitic attacks and incidents in Europe
  7. April 1998 crimes
  8. April 1998 events in Europe
  9. Attacks on diplomatic missions in Latvia
  10. Attacks on diplomatic missions of Russia
  11. Building bombings in Europe
  12. Crime in Riga
  13. Jewish Latvian history
  14. Latvia–Russia relations
  15. March 1998 crimes
  16. May 1998 events in Europe
  17. Synagogue bombings
  18. Terrorist incidents in Europe in 1998
  19. 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

1998 building bombings

1998 crimes in Latvia

  • 1998 Riga bombing

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

  • 1998 Riga bombing

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

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Riga_bombing

Also known as Riga Bombing 1998.