Event
Boris Yeltsin circling over Shannon diplomatic incident
30 Sep 1994 · 52.70° N, 8.92° W
What the records say
- When
- 30 Sep 1994
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 52.70° N, 8.92° W
Placed at the site its text puts it in, Shannon Airport.
Summary
Taoiseach Albert Reynolds and members of the Government waited at Shannon Airport to greet Russian president Boris Yeltsin. He failed to leave the aircraft to meet them and created a diplomatic incident.
Boris Yeltsin circling over Shannon diplomatic incident
Diplomatic incident
On 30 September 1994, Boris Yeltsin, then President of the Russian Federation, was scheduled for an official state visit to Ireland but failed to get off his plane when it landed at Shannon Airport. The incident embarrassed the Irish government, in particular Taoiseach Albert Reynolds, who was left standing at the foot of the stairs to Yeltsin's plane, and raised questions about Yeltsin's health and fitness to serve.
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