Burmese opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi was released from her house arrest after being incarcerated since 1989.
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Austrian presidential election, 2016
Sunday, 4 December 2016
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Independent green Alexander Van der Bellen narrowly beat the far-right Freedom Party of Austria candidate Norbert Hofer in a repeat of the Austrian presidential election, 2016 after the first election was annulled.
Lifting of the United States embargo against Cuba
Wednesday, 17 December 2014
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U.S. President Barack Obama announces the resumption of normal relations between the US and Cuba, and an end to the United States embargo against Cuba, for the first time since January 1961.
Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013
Monday, 19 August 2013
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Same-sex marriage was legalized in New Zealand, making it the first country in Oceania to allow same-sex couples to marry.