On July 22, 1976, Japan paid the last of its World War II reparations to the Philippines.
On July 22, 1976, Japan paid the last of its World War II reparations to the Philippines.
Former East Germany leader convicted of manslaughter for Berlin Wall policy
On August 25, 1997, Egon Krenz, the former of East Germany was convicted of manslaughter for promulgating a policy of shooting any East Germans who attempted to cross the Berlin Wall. Krenz was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison, of which he served four before being released into retirement from political life.