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{{*mp|April 25}} The '''[[euro]]''' reaches its highest ever value compared to the [[United States dollar|US dollar]], with 1 € equalling US$1.3649. |
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{{*mp|April 25}} '''[[Gliese 581 c]]''' is discovered and identified as a potentially [[planetary habitability|habitable]] [[terrestrial planet|Earth-like]] [[extrasolar planet]] in the [[constellation]] [[Libra (constellation)|Libra]]. |
{{*mp|April 25}} '''[[Gliese 581 c]]''' is discovered and identified as a potentially [[planetary habitability|habitable]] [[terrestrial planet|Earth-like]] [[extrasolar planet]] in the [[constellation]] [[Libra (constellation)|Libra]]. |
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{{*mp|April 23}} [[Umaru Yar'Adua]] is declared the winner of the '''[[Nigerian general election, 2007|Nigerian presidential election]]''' amid widespread allegations of [[electoral fraud]]. |
{{*mp|April 23}} [[Umaru Yar'Adua]] is declared the winner of the '''[[Nigerian general election, 2007|Nigerian presidential election]]''' amid widespread allegations of [[electoral fraud]]. |
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{{*mp|April 22}} The first [[Two-round system|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 [[Two-round system|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 19}} The [[Parliament of Romania]] suspends [[President of Romania|President]] '''[[Traian Băsescu]]''' following allegations of abuse of power and an [[impeachment]] vote. |
{{*mp|April 19}} The [[Parliament of Romania]] suspends [[President of Romania|President]] '''[[Traian Băsescu]]''' following allegations of abuse of power and an [[impeachment]] vote. |
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{{*mp|April 18}} The [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]], in the decision of '''''[[Gonzales v. Carhart]]''''', upholds the constitutionality of the [[Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act]]. |
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Revision as of 21:18, 25 April 2007
- Gliese 581 c is discovered and identified as a potentially habitable Earth-like extrasolar planet in the constellation Libra.
- Umaru Yar'Adua is declared the winner of the Nigerian presidential election amid widespread allegations of electoral fraud.
- Boris Yeltsin (pictured), President of the Russian Federation from 1991 to 1999, 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, in the decision of Gonzales v. Carhart, upholds the constitutionality of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.
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