Seattle Ministerial Conference 1999
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Battle_of_Seattle
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| gptkbp:attendedBy |
delegates from WTO member countries
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| gptkbp:endDate |
1999-12-03
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Doha_Ministerial_Conference_2001
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Seattle Ministerial Conference 1999
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Seattle,_Washington,_United_States
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| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
extensive international media attention
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
failure to launch a new round of trade negotiations
large-scale protests |
| gptkbp:notableParticipant |
gptkb:Mike_Moore_(WTO_Director-General)
gptkb:Pascal_Lamy_(European_Commissioner_for_Trade) Bill Clinton (U.S. President) Charlene Barshefsky (U.S. Trade Representative) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Nigeria, later WTO Director-General) |
| gptkbp:numberOfIssues |
environmental protection
labor standards trade liberalization agricultural subsidies developing countries' concerns |
| gptkbp:officialName |
gptkb:Third_WTO_Ministerial_Conference
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| gptkbp:organizedBy |
gptkb:World_Trade_Organization
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Geneva_Ministerial_Conference_1998
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| gptkbp:protestedBy |
human rights organizations
environmental groups labor unions anti-globalization activists |
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:1999_Seattle_WTO_protests
gptkb:anti-globalization_movement |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:World_Trade_Organization
globalization trade negotiations |
| gptkbp:result |
no agreement reached on new trade round
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
increased public awareness of globalization issues
increased security measures at future WTO meetings |
| gptkbp:securityResponse |
National Guard deployment
curfew imposed in downtown Seattle |
| gptkbp:startDate |
1999-11-30
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:WTO
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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