Editing 1998 (section)

===April===
* [[April 5]] – In Japan, the [[Akashi Kaikyō Bridge]] linking [[Shikoku]] with [[Honshū]] and costing about US$3.6&nbsp;billion, opens to traffic, becoming the largest [[suspension bridge]] in the world.
* [[April 10]] – [[Good Friday Agreement]]: An hour after the end of the talks deadline, the [[Belfast Agreement]] is signed between the Irish and British governments and most [[Northern Ireland]] political parties, with the notable exception of the [[Democratic Unionist Party]]. This would mostly put an end to the conflict known as [[The Troubles]].
* [[April 20]] – The alleged date the German [[Red Army Faction]] (created [[1970]]) is dissolved.
* [[April 23]] – The [[Military of Serbia and Montenegro|Yugoslav Army]] [[April 23, 1998 Albanian–Yugoslav border ambush|ambushes]] a group of [[Kosovo Liberation Army]] fighters attempting to smuggle weapons from Albania into Kosovo, killing 19.