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chronological order: move Irish election bit down a slot, 'coz the dissolution of parliament took place on Sunday before Republic Protests. But, should this expected procedural move be on ITN ??? |
haha, not sure where you want a response so i'll just note that it seems to be newsworthy (made all the international papers) |
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Revision as of 09:10, 30 April 2007
- A second mass rally in support of secularism in Turkey is held at the Abide-i Hürriyet in Istanbul, protesting the candidacy of Abdullah Gül (pictured) in the ongoing presidential election.
- Taoiseach Bertie Ahern calls for the dissolution of the Dáil Éireann and announces that a general election will be held on 24 May to establish a new government.
- Australia defeats Sri Lanka at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados to win the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
- Violent protests break out as Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy.
- Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu is invested as the 13th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the elected monarch of Malaysia.
- Gliese 581 c, a potentially habitable Earth-like extrasolar planet, is discovered in the constellation Libra.
- Umaru Yar'Adua is declared the winner of the Nigerian presidential election amid widespread allegations of electoral fraud.
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