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===Ongoing events===
 
===Ongoing events===
&bull; [[2005 Kuomintang visits to Mainland]]<br/>
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&bull; [[Bill C-38]] ([[Same-sex marriage in Canada|Canada gay marriage]])<br/>
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&bull; [[Abramoff-Reed Indian Gambling Scandal|Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal]]<br/>
&bull; [[Humanitarian response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|Tsunami relief]]<br/>
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&bull; [[2005 Atlantic hurricane season|Atlantic]] and [[2005 Pacific hurricane season|Pacific]] hurricanes of 2005<br/>
&bull; [[Cedar Revolution]] in [[Lebanon]]<br/>
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&bull; [[Cindy Sheehan|Cindy Sheehan Crawford Protest]]<br/>
&bull; Tulip revolution : [[Kyrgyz revolution of 2005|Kyrgyz revolution]]<br/>
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&bull; [[Downing Street memo]] <br/>
&bull; [[German Visa Affair 2005]]<br/>
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&bull; [[Edinburgh Festival]]<br/>
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&bull; [[History of the European Constitution#Ratification|European Constitution ratification]] <br/>
 
&bull; [[Expo 2005]] in [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi, Japan]]<br/>
 
&bull; [[Expo 2005]] in [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi, Japan]]<br/>
 
&bull; [[Oil price increases of 2004 and 2005|Fuel prices]]<br/>
 
&bull; [[Oil price increases of 2004 and 2005|Fuel prices]]<br/>
&bull; [[Anti-Japan government textbook demonstrations in China|Anti-Japanese textbook protests in China]]<br/>  
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&bull; [[Gomery Commission|Gomery Comm.]] ([[sponsorship scandal]])<br/>
&bull; [[OAS Secretary General election, 2005|Election of OAS Secretary General]]<br/>
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&bull; [[Iran and weapons of mass destruction|Iran's nuclear program]] <br/>
&bull; [[Stanislav Gross scandal in Czech republic]]<br/>
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&bull; [[Israel unilateral disengagement plan|Israeli withdrawal from Gaza]]<br/>
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&bull; [[7 July 2005 London bombings#Investigation|London bombings investigation]]<br/>
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&bull; [[2005 Niger food crisis|Niger food crisis]]<br/>
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&bull; [[Peace Mission 2005|Peace Mission 2005]]<br/>
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&bull; [[2005 Philippine electoral crisis|Philippine electoral crisis]]<br/>
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&bull; [[Plame Affair|Plame CIA leak investigation]]<br/>
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&bull; [[Operation Murambatsvina|Zimbabwe home clearances]]<br/>
  
 
===Upcoming events===
 
===Upcoming events===
 
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[[August 31]]: [[62nd Venice International Film Festival|Venice Film Festival]]<br>
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[[September 6]]: [[John G. Roberts, Jr.|John Roberts]] hearings<br>
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[[October 15]]: [[Millions More Movement|Millions More March]]
  
===Deaths in April===
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===Deaths in August===
&bull; [[April 26|26]]: [[Augusto Roa Bastos]]<br>
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[[August 23]]: [[Brock Peters]]<br />
&bull; [[April 24|24]]: [[Ezer Weizman]]<br>
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[[August 21]]: [[Robert Moog]]<br />
&bull; [[April 23|23]]: [[Joh Bjelke-Petersen|Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen]]<br>
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[[August 19]]: [[Mo Mowlam]]<br />
&bull; [[April 23|23]]: [[John Mills]]<br>
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[[August 18]]: [[Gao Xiumin]]<br />
&bull; [[April 16|16]]: [[Marla Ruzicka]]<br>
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[[August 16]]: [[Frère Roger]]<br />
&bull; [[April 9|9]]: [[Andrea Dworkin]]<br>
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[[August 13]]: [[David Lange]]<br />
&bull; [[April 6|6]]: [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Prince Rainier III]] <br>
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[[August 9]]: [[Judith Rossner]]<br />
&bull; [[April 5|5]]: [[Dale Messick]] <br>
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[[August 8]]: [[John H. Johnson]]<br />
&bull; [[April 5|5]]: [[Saul Bellow]] <br>
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[[August 8]]: [[Ahmed Deedat]]<br />
&bull; [[April 2|2]]: [[Pope John Paul II]] <br>
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[[August 8]]: [[Barbara Bel Geddes]]<br />
&bull; [[April 1|1]]: [[Harald Juhnke]] <br>
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[[August 7]]: [[Peter Jennings]]<br />
* ''[[Recent deaths]]''
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[[August 6]]: [[Robin Cook]]<br />
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[[August 6]]: [[Ibrahim Ferrer]]<br />
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[[August 5]]: [[Raul Roco]]<br />
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[[August 4]]: [[Little Milton]]<br />
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[[August 3]]: [[Ernest Smith]]<br />
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[[August 1]]: [[Fahd of Saudi Arabia|King Fahd of Saudi Arabia]]<br />
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* ''[[Deaths in 2005|Recent deaths]]''
  
 
=== Upcoming elections ===
 
=== Upcoming elections ===
[[May 5]]: [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|UK general]]<br>
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[[May 17]]: [[British Columbia general election, 2005|British Columbia general]] <br>
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[[September 7]]: [[Egyptian presidential election, 2005|Egyptian presidential]]<br>
[[May 29]]: [[Lebanese general election, 2005|Lebanon general]]<br>
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[[September 11]]: [[Japan general election, 2005|Japanese general]]<br>
[[June 17]]: [[Iranian presidential election, 2005|Iran presidential]]<br>
 
[[June 19]]: [[Guinea-Bissau presidential election, 2005|Guinea-Bissau presidential]]<br>
 
 
[[September 12]]: [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005|Norwegian parliamentary]]<br>
 
[[September 12]]: [[Norwegian parliamentary election, 2005|Norwegian parliamentary]]<br>
[[2005]]: [[New Zealand general election 2005|New Zealand general]]<br>
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[[September 17]]: [[New Zealand general election 2005|New Zealand general]]<br>
[[2005]]: [[Polish parliamentary election, 2005|Polish parliamentary]] & [[Polish presidential election, 2005|presidential]]<br>
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[[September 18]]: [[German federal election, 2005|German federal]]<br>
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[[September 25]]: [[Polish parliamentary election, 2005|Polish parliamentary]]<br>
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[[October 9]]: [[Polish presidential election, 2005|Polish presidential]]<br>
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TBD: [[California 48th Congressional District Election, 2005|CA 48th Congressional District]] <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small><br>
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* ''[[Electoral calendar]]''
 
* ''[[Electoral calendar]]''
  
 
=== Recent election results ===
 
=== Recent election results ===
[[February 27]]: [[Kyrgyz parliamentary elections, 2005|Kyrgyz parliamentary]] <br>
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[[June 24]]: [[Iranian presidential election, 2005|Iran presidential runoff]]<br>
[[March 6]]: [[Moldovan parliamentary elections, 2005|Moldovan parliamentary]] <br>
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[[July 3]]: [[Albania general election, 2005|Albanian general election]] <br>
[[March 12]]: [[Maltese Local Council Elections, 2005|Maltese Local Council Elections]] <br>
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[[July 10]]: [[Kyrgyz presidential election, 2005|Kyrgyz presidential]] <br>
[[March 13]]: [[Central African Republic elections, 2005|Central African Rep. federal]] <br>
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[[July 16]]: [[KMT chairmanship election, 2005|Kuomintang Chairmanship]] <br>
[[March 13]]: [[Elections in Liechtenstein|Liechtenstein parliamentary]]<br>
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[[July 24]]: [[Guinea-Bissau presidential election, 2005|Guinea-Bissau presidential]]<br>
[[March 31]]: [[Zimbabwe parliamentary elections, 2005|Zimbabwe parliamentary]] <br>
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[[August 2]]: [[Ohio Second Congressional District Election, 2005|OH 2nd Congressional District]] <small>([[United States|U.S.]])</small><br>
[[April 24]]: [[Togolese presidential election, 2005|Togo presidential]]<br>
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[[August 10]]: [[Ethiopian presidential election, 2005|Ethiopian presidential]]<br>
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[[August 27]]: [[Singapore presidential election, 2005|Singapore presidential]]<br>
  
 
===Ongoing armed conflicts===
 
===Ongoing armed conflicts===
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&bull; [[Chechnya|Conflict in Chechnya]]<br>
 
&bull; [[Chechnya|Conflict in Chechnya]]<br>
 
&bull; [[Second Congo War]]<br>
 
&bull; [[Second Congo War]]<br>
&bull; [[Conflict in Iraq]] [[Occupation of Iraq, 2003-2004|(Occupation of Iraq)]] <br/>
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&bull; [[Conflict in Iraq]] <br/>
 
&bull; [[Darfur conflict]] in [[Sudan]]<br/>
 
&bull; [[Darfur conflict]] in [[Sudan]]<br/>
 
&bull; [[Civil war in Côte d'Ivoire]]
 
&bull; [[Civil war in Côte d'Ivoire]]
 
* ''[[List of recent wars#Ongoing wars|Ongoing wars]]''
 
* ''[[List of recent wars#Ongoing wars|Ongoing wars]]''
  
=== Upcoming holidays===
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=== Upcoming holidays<br>and observances ===
[[April 29]]: [[Greenery Day]] <small>([[Japan]])</small><br>
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====August====
[[April 29]]: [[International Dance Day]] <br>
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[[April 29]]: [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox]] [[Good Friday]]<br>
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[[August 27|27]]: [[Janmashtami]], [[Krishna]]'s Birthday <small>([[Hinduism]])</small><br>
[[April 30]]: [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox]] [[Holy Saturday]]<br>
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[[August 29|29]]: [[August Bank Holiday]] <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small><br>
[[April 30]]: [[Queen's Day]] <small>([[The Netherlands]])</small><br>
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[[August 29|29]]: [[John the Baptist|Beheading of St. John the Forerunner]] <small>([[Eastern Christianity]])</small><br>
[[April 30]]: [[Reunification Day]] <small>([[Vietnam]])</small><br>
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[[May 1]]: [[May Day]]<br>
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====September====
[[May 1]]: [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox]] [[Easter]]<br>
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[[September 5|5]]: [[Labor Day]] <small>([[Canada]] & [[United States|USA]])</small><br>
[[May 2]]: [[Eastern Orthodoxy|Orthodox]] [[Easter Monday]]<br>
 
[[May 3]]: [[World Press Freedom Day]]<br>
 
[[May 3]]: [[May Constitution of Poland|Constitution Day]] <small>([[Poland]])</small><br>
 
[[May 5]]: [[Cinco de mayo|Cinco de Mayo]]<br>
 
[[May 5]]: [[National Day of Prayer]]<br>
 
[[May 5]]: [[Ascension|Ascension Day]]<br>
 
[[May 8]]: [[Mother's day (USA)|Mother's Day]] <small>([[United States|U.S.]], elsewhere)</small><br>
 
[[May 8]]: [[Victory in Europe Day]] <small>([[Western Europe]])</small><br>
 
[[May 9]]: [[Victory Day]] <small>([[Russia]], [[Ukraine]], [[Belarus]])</small><br>
 
[[May 10]]: [[Mother's Day]] <small>([[Latin America]], [[Asia]])</small><br>
 
[[May 15]]: [[Pentecost]]<br>
 
[[May 21]]: [[Armed Forces Day]] <small>([[United States]])</small><br>
 
[[May 23]]: [[Vesak|Buddha Purnima]] <small>([[Buddhism]])</small><br>
 
[[May 23]]: [[Victoria Day]] <small>([[Canada]])</small><br>
 
[[May 27]]: [[Lag Ba'omer]]<br>
 
[[May 30]]: [[Memorial Day]] <small>([[United States]])</small><br>
 
  
 
=== Ongoing trials ===
 
=== Ongoing trials ===
 
[[Chile]]: [[Augusto Pinochet]]<br>
 
[[Chile]]: [[Augusto Pinochet]]<br>
[[International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia|ICTY]]: [[Slobodan Milosevic|Slobodan Milo&#353;evi&#263;]]<br/>
 
 
[[Iraq]]: [[Iraqi Special Tribunal]]<br/>
 
[[Iraq]]: [[Iraqi Special Tribunal]]<br/>
 
&mdash; [[Saddam Hussein]], among others<br/>
 
&mdash; [[Saddam Hussein]], among others<br/>
[[India]]: [[Best Bakery case]]<br/>
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[[Netherlands|Neth.]]: [[International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia|ICTY]]<br/>
[[India]]: [[Jayendra Saraswathi]]<br/>
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&mdash; [[Slobodan Milo&#353;evi&#263;]], among others<br/>
[[Indonesia]]: [[Schapelle Corby]]<br/>
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[[United Kingdom|UK]]: [[Railtrack]] shareholders<br/>
[[Netherlands]]: [[Mohammed Bouyeri]]<br/>
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[[United States|US]]: [[Zacarias Moussaoui]]<br/>
[[United States]]: [[Michael Jackson]]<br/>
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[[United States|US]]: [[Brian Nichols]]<br/>
[[United States]]: [[Zacarias Moussaoui]]<br/>
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[[United States|US]]: [[Ali al-Tamimi]]
[[United States]]: [[Brian Nichols]]<br/>
 
[[United States]]: [[BTK killer|Dennis Rader]] <br/>
 
[[United States]]: [[Ali Al-Tamimi]]
 
  
 
===Related pages===
 
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Latest revision as of 20:35, 24 August 2005

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Ongoing events

Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal
Atlantic and Pacific hurricanes of 2005
Cindy Sheehan Crawford Protest
Downing Street memo
Edinburgh Festival
European Constitution ratification
Expo 2005 in Aichi, Japan
Fuel prices
Gomery Comm. (sponsorship scandal)
Iran's nuclear program
Israeli withdrawal from Gaza
London bombings investigation
Niger food crisis
Peace Mission 2005
Philippine electoral crisis
Plame CIA leak investigation
Zimbabwe home clearances

Upcoming events

August 31: Venice Film Festival
September 6: John Roberts hearings
October 15: Millions More March

Deaths in August

August 23: Brock Peters
August 21: Robert Moog
August 19: Mo Mowlam
August 18: Gao Xiumin
August 16: Frère Roger
August 13: David Lange
August 9: Judith Rossner
August 8: John H. Johnson
August 8: Ahmed Deedat
August 8: Barbara Bel Geddes
August 7: Peter Jennings
August 6: Robin Cook
August 6: Ibrahim Ferrer
August 5: Raul Roco
August 4: Little Milton
August 3: Ernest Smith
August 1: King Fahd of Saudi Arabia

Upcoming elections

September 7: Egyptian presidential
September 11: Japanese general
September 12: Norwegian parliamentary
September 17: New Zealand general
September 18: German federal
September 25: Polish parliamentary
October 9: Polish presidential
TBD: CA 48th Congressional District (U.S.)

Recent election results

June 24: Iran presidential runoff
July 3: Albanian general election
July 10: Kyrgyz presidential
July 16: Kuomintang Chairmanship
July 24: Guinea-Bissau presidential
August 2: OH 2nd Congressional District (U.S.)
August 10: Ethiopian presidential
August 27: Singapore presidential

Ongoing armed conflicts

Arab-Israeli conflict (Al-Aqsa Intifada)
Conflict in Chechnya
Second Congo War
Conflict in Iraq
Darfur conflict in Sudan
Civil war in Côte d'Ivoire

Upcoming holidays
and observances

August

27: Janmashtami, Krishna's Birthday (Hinduism)
29: August Bank Holiday (UK)
29: Beheading of St. John the Forerunner (Eastern Christianity)

September

5: Labor Day (Canada & USA)

Ongoing trials

Chile: Augusto Pinochet
Iraq: Iraqi Special Tribunal
Saddam Hussein, among others
Neth.: ICTY
Slobodan Milošević, among others
UK: Railtrack shareholders
US: Zacarias Moussaoui
US: Brian Nichols
US: Ali al-Tamimi

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