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{{*mp|April 23}} [[Umaru Yar'Adua]] is declared the winner of the '''[[Nigerian general election, 2007|presidential election]]''' in [[Nigeria]] amid widespread allegations of [[electoral fraud]]. |
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{{*mp|April 23}} Former [[President of the Russian Federation]] '''[[Boris Yeltsin]]''' ''(pictured)'' dies at age 76. |
{{*mp|April 23}} Former [[President of the Russian Federation]] '''[[Boris Yeltsin]]''' ''(pictured)'' dies at age 76. |
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{{*mp|April 22}} The first round of voting in the '''[[French presidential election, 2007|French presidential election]]''' concludes, with [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] and [[Ségolène Royal]] advancing to the run-off. |
{{*mp|April 22}} The first round of voting in the '''[[French presidential election, 2007|French presidential election]]''' concludes, with [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] and [[Ségolène Royal]] advancing to the run-off. |
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{{*mp|April 18}} The [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] upholds the constitutionality of the [[Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act]] in the decision of '''''[[Gonzales v. Carhart]]'''''. |
{{*mp|April 18}} The [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] upholds the constitutionality of the [[Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act]] in the decision of '''''[[Gonzales v. Carhart]]'''''. |
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{{*mp|April 18}} At least 198 people are killed and 251 others are injured in a '''[[18 April 2007 Baghdad bombings|series of bombings]]''' on the deadliest day in [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]] since [[Operation Law and Order|Operation "Law and Order"]] began two months ago. |
{{*mp|April 18}} At least 198 people are killed and 251 others are injured in a '''[[18 April 2007 Baghdad bombings|series of bombings]]''' on the deadliest day in [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]] since [[Operation Law and Order|Operation "Law and Order"]] began two months ago. |
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{{*mp|April 16}} A '''[[Virginia Tech massacre|series of shootings]]''' leaves 33 people, including [[Seung-Hui Cho|the gunman]], dead and 29 others injured on the campus of [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|Virginia Tech]] in [[Blacksburg, Virginia|Blacksburg]], [[Virginia]], [[United States|USA]]. |
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Revision as of 14:49, 24 April 2007
- Umaru Yar'Adua is declared the winner of the presidential election in Nigeria amid widespread allegations of electoral fraud.
- Former President of the Russian Federation Boris Yeltsin (pictured) dies at age 76.
- The first round of voting in the French presidential election concludes, with Nicolas Sarkozy and Ségolène Royal advancing to the run-off.
- The Parliament of Romania suspends President Traian Băsescu following allegations of abuse of power and an impeachment vote.
- The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act in the decision of Gonzales v. Carhart.
- At least 198 people are killed and 251 others are injured in a series of bombings on the deadliest day in Baghdad, Iraq since Operation "Law and Order" began two months ago.
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