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| Yesterday |
 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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| Yesterday |
Belgium |
King rejects PM's resignation
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| Wed. |
 Malaysia |
Anwar released on bail Police have released opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on bail after he was arrested over allegations of sodomy
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| Jul. 8 |
Mexico |
City police chief quits after deadly raid |
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| Jul. 3 |
Washington |
Bush to attend opening of Beijing Olympics |
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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
| Robert Mugabe was the only candidate to run after the opposition boycotted the vote amid claims of state-sponsored violence. A 21-gun salute and military jet fly-by greeted Mugabe at the ceremony at his State House residence in Harare. Official results said he won all 10 provinces with 85.5% of the vote, but there were many spoiled ballots
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| Jun. 28 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe 'preparing to be sworn in' |
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| Jun. 24 |
Tel Aviv |
Suicide sparks Sarkozy scare
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Opposition pulls out of election
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| Jun.14 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe vows to fight 'traitors' |
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| May.30 |
Zimbabwe |
Challenger blasts Mugabe's rule |
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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.25 |
Zimbabwe |
At funeral, Tsvangirai criticizes Mugabe |
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| May.24 |
Zimbabwe |
Tsvangirai returns home
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President wins election
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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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| 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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Duke 'did not order Diana death'
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| Mar.18 |
India |
Dalai Lama 'to resign' if violence worsens |
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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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| 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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Kosovo declares independence
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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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| Jan.11 |
Indonesia |
Suharto suffers 'alarming' decline |
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| Jan.5 |
Indonesia |
Suharto rushed to hospital |
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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 
Map of Rawalpindi Pakistan In a highly emotional speech, Pakistani President stepped down from his position as army chief, announcing his retirement
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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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| Oct.4 |
Chile |
Pinochet family arrested
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100,000 protest junta
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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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| Sep.10 |
Pakistan |
Sharif deported after brief return
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| Aug.30 |
London |
Sharif names Pakistan return date |
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Turks elect ex-Islamist president
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| Aug.27 |
Washington |
Attorney General Gonzales resigns |
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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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Bush greeted as hero
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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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| 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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Protesters barricade roads
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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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General Pinochet dead
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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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| 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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Democrats seize control of House
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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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| 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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| 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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Thousands protest election results
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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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Prodi hails Italy poll 'victory'
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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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| Mar.12 |
UN Tribunal |
Milosevic autopsy points to heart attack |
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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| Feb.12 |
Baghdad |
Jaafari set to stay as PM |
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Bachelet wins presidency
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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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WTO seals farms deal
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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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| 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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Ratzinger elected as new Pope
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| Apr.6 |
Iraq |
Kurd leader Talabani named president |
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Pope John Paul II dies at 84
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| Feb.2 |
Washington |
President speaks on state of nation |
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
Bush sworn in for second term
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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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Ronald Reagan dead at 93
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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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| 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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NASA rover lands safely on red planet
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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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| 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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| 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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U.N. passes Iraq resolution 1441
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| Aug.7 |
Colombia |
Blasts kill 17 as Uribe takes office |
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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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| Dec.20 |
Argentina |
President resigns |
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George Harrison dies
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| Sep.20 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush addresses nation in Congress |
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| Jul.23 |
Indonesia |
Megawati takes presidency |
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
Bush sworn in as president |
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| Dec.9 |
Israel |
Barak resigns |
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| Nov.20 |
Peru |
Fujimori resigns |
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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 Socialist Party, with its monopoly on political clout, agreed to share power with the two opposition parties
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| Jul.2 |
Mexico |
Vicente Fox elected president |
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| Jun.10 |
Syria |
Bashar al-Assad succeeds late father |
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