A coup d’état is launched against Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government of Turkey, but ultimately fails on 16 July.
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Greek government-debt crisis
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
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Greece became the first advanced economy to miss a payment to the International Monetary Fund in the fund’s 71-year history.
Minsk II
Thursday, 12 February 2015
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Leaders from Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France reached an agreement on the conflict in Eastern Ukraine that included a ceasefire and withdrawal of heavy weapons. However, the truce has largely failed to stop the fighting, with skirmishes continuing unabated.
Myanmar general election, 2010
Sunday, 7 November 2010
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Thein Sein was elected President of Myanmar, the first civilian President of the country since 1962.
Predictions and Events for the 2020s #1
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The interaction of the three main decadal solar cycles suggests an upcoming reduction in solar activity, with a low-energy period centered on 2020. As suggested by John Maddox of Nature, this might mitigate the global warming trend (at least temporarily) in the 2010s and 2020s.
18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China
Thursday, 8 November 2012
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The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, with Xi Jinping being chosen as the new General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and as the Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
Quote by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Source: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.
Colombian peace process
Thursday, 23 June 2016
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The government of Colombia and FARC rebels signed a ceasefire, officially ending over 50 years of conflict between the two.