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| Aug. 24 |
Kabul |
Karzai fires commanders over civil. Deaths |
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Pakistan |
Zardari: Taliban winning war |
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| Aug. 20 |
Nigeria |
Nigeria military chiefs dismissed |
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| Aug. 18 |
North Caucasus |
Russian president slams Georgia 'morons' |
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 Pakistan |
Musharraf resigns 
Pakistani President announced his resignation Monday after weeks of pressure to relinquish power
| Pervez Musharraf told the nation in a TV address that he would step down. Sumroo, speaker of the Senate and a political ally of Musharraf, will lead the country until a new election is held by parliament. It is unclear whether Musharraf, who took power in a coup in 1999, will face prosecution now that he is out of power
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| Aug. 16 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf 'running out of time' |
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| Aug. 15 |
 Nepal |
Maoist leader becomes PM Members of parliament have overwhelmingly elected 53-year-old Prachanda as the country's new prime minister
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| Aug. 13 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf calls for reconciliation
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| Aug. 7 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf faces impeachment fight
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Iraq's projected $80b surplus stirs anger
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| Jul.26 |
New Delhi |
India leaders appeal after blasts |
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| Jul.18 |
 South Africa |
Mandela at 90 issues call for poor Nelson Mandela, the man credited with ending apartheid in S. Africa, has marked his 90th birthday by calling for the rich to do more for the poor
| His predecessor as president, FW de Klerk, described him as one of the greatest figures of the last century
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| Jul.16 |
Malaysia |
Anwar released on bail |
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US and Czechs sign defence deal
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| Jul.1 |
European Union |
EU trade chief lambasts Sarkozy |
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| Jun.29 |
 Zimbabwe |
Mugabe sworn in after disputed election President Robert Mugabe was sworn in after the Electoral Commission declared he overwhelmingly won the disputed runoff election
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| Jun.24 |
Tel Aviv |
Suicide sparks Sarkozy scare |
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Irish reject EU treaty
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| May.28 |
Jerusalem |
Call for PM to stand down
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| May.26 |
Canada |
Foreign minister resigns |
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| May.24 |
Zimbabwe |
Tsvangirai returns home
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| May.8 |
 Jerusalem |
Olmert faces new corruption probe Prime Minister is suspected of illicitly accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars before becoming PM
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| May.7 |
Moscow |
Russia swears in new president
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Recount shows opposition ahead
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| Apr.13 |
Kenya |
Odinga named PM in bid to end vote crisis
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| Apr.12 |
Haiti |
Prime minister ousted over food prices |
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| Apr.2 |
Ireland |
PM to quit over payments scandal
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| Mar.18 |
India |
Dalai Lama 'to resign' if violence worsens |
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Riots, shots as anti-China unrest grows
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| Mar.12 |
 New York |
Scandal-hit governor resigns | Eliot Spitzer has resigned, after being linked to a prostitution ring. Flanked by his wife, he told he could not allow 'private failings' to disrupt public work. Eliot Spitzer apologized for not living up to the standards he demanded of others. He... | |
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| Mar.10 |
New York |
Scandal-hit governor 'sorry' |
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| Feb.24 |
 Cuba |
Raul Castro named president | Raul Castro has been unanimously selected to succeed his brother Fidel as leader by National Assembly. Fidel Castro, 81, had been out of the public eye since July 2006 when he had major surgery. Raul's name was the only one put... | |
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US embassy in Belgrade attacked
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| Feb.19 |
Cuba |
Castro resigns as president | Fidel Castro announced his resignation as president and commander in chief of the military , according to a letter published in the Granma. The resignation ends nearly a half-century of iron-fisted rule that frustrated 10 U.S. presidents. Bush said Castro's decision o... | |
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| Jan.24 |
 Rome |
Prodi resigns after losing vote The Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, has resigned after being defeated in a vote of confidence in the upper house of parliament, the Senate
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| Jan.13 |
South Africa |
Scandal-hit Interpol chief quits |
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Clinton wins Democratic primary
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Riots erupt after president re-elected
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Pakistan |
Bhutto's son to lead her party
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| Dec.17 |
Cuba |
Fidel Castro hints at retirement |
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| Dec.10 |
Moscow |
Putin backs Medvedev as successor
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| Nov.28 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf sworn in for second term |
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| Nov.27 |
Pakistan |
Musharraf steps down as army chief 
In a highly emotional speech, Pakistani President stepped down from his position as army chief, announcing his retirement
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New Mid-East peace drive launched
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| Nov.25 |
Lahore |
Nawaz Sharif arrives in Pakistan |
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| Nov.23 |
Beirut |
Lahoud steps down; no successor
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Police beat up lawyers
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| Oct.20 |
Iran |
Iran's nuclear negotiator resigns |
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| Oct.12 |
USA |
Gore says prize must spur action Al Gore says his Nobel Peace Prize is a chance to 'elevate global consciousness' about the threat posed by climate change
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US bill on Armenia moves forward
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| Oct.4 |
Chile |
Pinochet family arrested
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| Sep.22 |
Japan |
Fukuda set to be new PM |
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| Sep.12 |
Moscow |
Putin names next prime minister |
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| Sep.11 |
Japan |
PM Abe resigns
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Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working
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Pakistan |
Sharif deported after brief return
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| Aug.30 |
London |
Sharif names Pakistan return date |
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| Aug.27 |
Washington |
Attorney General Gonzales resigns |
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Russia plants flag on Arctic floor
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| Jun.27 |
 London |
Brown: Let work of change begin Gordon Brown is the UK's new prime minister after replacing the outgoing Tony Blair, following an audience with Queen Elizabeth II
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| Jun.15 |
West Bank |
Abbas appoints new Palestinian PM |
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| May.17 |
Washington |
World Bank head Wolfowitz to quit After lengthy talks with the bank's board, Paul Wolfowitz said he would quit the global lending body on 30 June
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| May.16 |
Paris |
Nicolas Sarkozy sworn in as new president
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| May.10 |
Northern England |
Blair: My political journey is over |
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Nicolas Sarkozy wins presidential election
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| Apr.30 |
Jerusalem |
'Severe failure' over Lebanon war
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Opposition tortured by police
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| Feb.22 |
Rome |
Italian crisis talks as PM quits
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| Jan.24 |
Jerusalem |
President: I'm not guilty, I won't resign |
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| Jan.23 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush urges unity in speech |
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Outspoken journalist shot dead
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| Jan.16 |
Jerusalem |
Military chief quits over war performance |
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| Jan.2 |
UN |
New U.N. chief Ban Ki moon takes over
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| Dec.14 |
Gaza |
Israel blocks PM's return to Gaza |
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| Dec.4 |
UN |
Controversial US envoy Bolton quits post |
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| Dec.2 |
Cuba |
Castro misses birthday parade |
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| Nov.28 |
Cuba |
Castro misses birthday ceremony
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Palestinians, Israel agree to cease-fire
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| Nov.13 |
Gaza |
Shabir to lead Palestinian government |
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| Nov.10 |
Palestine |
Palestinian PM offers to resign |
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| Nov.8 |
Washington |
Bush replaces Rumsfeld by Gates President former CIA chief introduced Robert Gates as his nominee to replace Donald Rumsfeld as secretary of defense
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| Oct.15 |
Jerusalem |
Police back Katsav rape charges Israeli police believe there is enough evidence to charge President with rape and wire-tapping
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| Oct.13 |
 UN |
South Korean named U.N. leader The General Assembly has appointed S. Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon to serve as the next secretary-general
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| Oct.9 |
UN Security Council |
S Korean proposed as new UN chief |
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War critic writer murdered
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| Oct.2 |
UN |
Korean looks likely as Annan's successor |
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| Sep.26 |
London |
It's hard to let go, admits Blair |
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| Sep.25 |
 Japan |
Abe elected as new premier The parliament has elected conservative Shinzo Abe as the nation's new prime minister by 339 of 475 votes
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| Sep.7 |
London |
Blair: I will resign within a year Prime Minister has refused to set a date for his departure
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U.N. adopts Mideast deal
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| Jul.31 |
Cuba |
Castro hands power to brother President Fidel Castro was undergoing a surgery and provisionally handed over power to his younger brother Raul
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| Jul.7 |
Italy |
Berlusconi to be tried for fraud |
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| May.30 |
East Timor |
Emergency rule for President |
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Iran 'advances uranium program'
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| Apr.4 |
Thailand |
Prime minister Thaksin to resign |
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| Apr.1 |
Baghdad |
Pressure mounts on PM to go |
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| Mar.29 |
Nigeria |
Taylor on flight back to Liberia
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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| Jan.4 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon fights for life after stroke Prime Minister was suffering what his doctor called a 'significant' stroke. His powers were transferred to Ehud Olmert
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| Dec.18 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon hospitalized after mild stroke |
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| Nov.29 |
Jerusalem |
Peres to quit Labor, back Sharon |
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| Nov.20 |
Jerusalem |
Sharon to quit Likud party Prime Minister is set to quit his ruling party and run separately in next year's elections
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| Nov.6 |
Chile |
Fujimori under arrest |
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| Oct.28 |
Washington |
Lewis Libby quits Cheney office |
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Draft constitution passes
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| Oct.10 |
 Berlin |
Merkel to become German chancellor Conservative leader will become Germany's first woman chancellor under a deal withn Social Democrats
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| Sep.12 |
Washington |
Emergencies chief steps down |
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Israeli flag lowered over Gaza
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G8 ministers back Africa debt deal
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| Jun.9 |
Bolivia |
Rodriguez sworn in as interim president |
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| Jun.1 |
UN |
Stephanides fired over oil scandal |
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French voters reject EU charter
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Protests target Japan
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| Apr.6 |
Iraq |
Kurd leader Talabani named president |
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| Feb.2 |
Washington |
President speaks on state of nation |
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Iraqis vote amid violence
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
Bush sworn in for second term
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Storm of protest at poll result
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| Nov.15 |
Washington |
Rice to replace Colin Powell |
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| Nov.4 |
Paris |
Arafat 'in critical condition' |
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Bush re-elected
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| Jun.3 |
CIA |
Tenet resigns as CIA director |
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| May.28 |
Iraq |
Allawi named as future prime minister |
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| May.19 |
New Delhi |
Singh named PM-designate
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| May.18 |
New Delhi |
Gandhi 'humbly' declines PM job |
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| May.13 |
New Delhi |
Vajpayee resigns after poll upset
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EU welcomes 10 new members
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| Feb.29 |
 Haiti |
Aristide quits, flees Haiti President resigned and left his embattled nation 'to prevent bloodshed,' according to a statement read by Prime Minister
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Kerry leads in caucuses
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| Dec.12 |
Canada |
Chretien stepped down for Paul Martin |
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| Nov.23 |
Georgia |
Shevardnadze resigns |
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First Manned Space Flight Ends in Success
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| Sep.7 |
West Bank |
Qurei nominated as Palestinian PM |
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| Sep.6 |
West Bank |
Abbas offers resignation |
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| Aug.11 |
Liberia |
Taylor quits under pressure |
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| Jul.2 |
Italy |
Berlusconi in EU 'Nazi' slur
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Summit with Sharon, Abbas, Bush
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| Mar.21 |
Baghdad |
U.S. Official: Saddam Seen on Stretcher |
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Millions in peace protests
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| Nov.13 |
Beijing |
Zemin, 5 other leaders stepping down
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Leftist Lula wins presidency by landslide
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| Aug.7 |
Colombia |
Blasts kill 17 as Uribe takes office |
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Former king opened loya jirga
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| Apr.17 |
Kabul |
Kabul joy as ex-king returns |
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| Apr.14 |
Venezuela |
Chavez returns to power |
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Swearing-in of interim government
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| Dec.20 |
Argentina |
President resigns |
|
| Sep.20 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush addresses nation in Congress
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| Jul.23 |
Indonesia |
Megawati takes presidency
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| |
Crown prince kills royal family
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
Bush sworn in as president |
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| Dec.28 |
Washington |
Rumsfeld to lead Pentagon |
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| |
Gore conceded race
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| Dec.9 |
Israel |
Barak resigns |
|
| Nov.20 |
Peru |
Fujimori resigns |
|
| |
Closest Presidential election
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| Oct.7 |
Serbia |
Kostunica sworn in as president |
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| Oct.5 |
Serbia |
Nationwide uprising overthrows Milosevic
|
| Jul.2 |
Mexico |
Vicente Fox elected president |
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| Jun.10 |
Syria |
Bashar al-Assad succeeds late father |
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