Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected as the first pope from the Americas; he takes the papal nameFrancis.
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Nigerian general election, 2015
Sunday, 29 March 2015
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Muhammadu Buhari was elected President of Nigeria, the first time the opposition ever won an election against an incumbent and the first ever peaceful transfer of power in the country.
Italian constitutional referendum, 2016
Monday, 12 December 2016
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Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigned after the result constitutional referendum, in which Italians rejected his reform to overhaul the Senate of the Republic. The Foreign Affairs Minister Paolo Gentiloni was appointed new Prime Minister.
2014 Hong Kong protests
Friday, 26 September 2014
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Protests erupted in Hong Kong after proposed new electoral reforms prompted concerns of growing mainland Chineseinfluence in the politics of the island.
Canadian federal election, 2015
Monday, 19 October 2015
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The Liberal Party, led by Justin Trudeau, won Canada’s federal election, defeating the Conservative Party in the country’s longest election in a century.
Egyptian revolution of 2011
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
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Inspired by the Tunisian demonstrations, protests erupted in Egypt, called for the departure of longtime President Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak resigned on 11 February 2011.
Fijian general election, 2014
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
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Former Fijian military commander Frank Bainimarama won Fiji’s first democratic election since a coup in 2006, officially ending years of military rule.
2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran
Sunday, 3 January 2016
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Following the fallout caused by the Execution of Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Saudi Shia cleric, Saudi Arabia and its allies severed their diplomatic relations with Iran.
Indian general election, 2014
Monday, 12 May 2014
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The Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Narendra Modi, won a landslide victory in India’s general election, the first time BJP gained a majority since 1984.
Scottish Parliament election, 2011
Thursday, 5 May 2011
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The Scottish National Party won an overall majority in the Scottish Parliament under Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond. The SNP’s transition from a minority government to a majority government allowed them to pledge to have a referendum on Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.
Myanmar general election, 2015
Sunday, 8 November 2015
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The NLD, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, won a sweeping victory in Myanmar’s first openly contested election since 1990.
Peruvian general election, 2016
Sunday, 5 June 2016
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Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was elected president of Peru.