June 1997 was the sixth month of that common year. The month, which began on a Sunday, ended on a Monday after 30 days.
This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from June 1997.
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- Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot orders the killing of his defense chief, Son Sen, and 11 of Sen's family members, before Pol Pot flees his northern stronghold (the news does not reach outside Cambodia for 3 days).
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- The fast food chain McDonald's wins a partial victory in its libel trial, known as the McLibel case, against two environmental campaigners.
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- Swedish musician Ted Gärdestad commits suicide by jumping in front of a train (he is found dead later that morning).
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- Walt Disney Feature Animation's thirty-fifth animated feature Hercules is released.
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