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*<!--5 Mar--> [[Pakalitha Mosisili]] forms a coalition government following a '''[[Lesotho general election, 2015|snap election]]''' in [[Lesotho]]. |
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*<!--2 Mar--> The [[Estonian Reform Party]], led by [[Prime Minister of Estonia|Prime Minister]] [[Taavi Rõivas]] ''(pictured)'', wins the country's '''[[Estonian parliamentary election, 2015|parliamentary election]]'''. |
*<!--2 Mar--> The [[Estonian Reform Party]], led by [[Prime Minister of Estonia|Prime Minister]] [[Taavi Rõivas]] ''(pictured)'', wins the country's '''[[Estonian parliamentary election, 2015|parliamentary election]]'''. |
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*<!--28 Feb--> Russian opposition politician '''[[Boris Nemtsov]]''' is [[Assassination of Boris Nemtsov|assassinated]] in Moscow. |
*<!--28 Feb--> Russian opposition politician '''[[Boris Nemtsov]]''' is [[Assassination of Boris Nemtsov|assassinated]] in Moscow. |
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*<!--26 Feb--> British soldier '''[[Joshua Leakey]]''' is awarded the [[Victoria Cross]] for his actions in the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–14)|war in Afghanistan]]. |
*<!--26 Feb--> British soldier '''[[Joshua Leakey]]''' is awarded the [[Victoria Cross]] for his actions in the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–14)|war in Afghanistan]]. |
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*<!--25 Feb--> A gunman '''[[Uherský Brod shooting|kills eight people]]''' and commits suicide in the Czech town of [[Uherský Brod]]. |
*<!--25 Feb--> A gunman '''[[Uherský Brod shooting|kills eight people]]''' and commits suicide in the Czech town of [[Uherský Brod]]. |
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*<!--23 Feb--> ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman]]'' wins four Oscars, including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[Academy Award for Best Directing|Best Director]], at the '''[[87th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]'''. |
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Revision as of 07:50, 5 March 2015
- Pakalitha Mosisili forms a coalition government following a snap election in Lesotho.
- The Estonian Reform Party, led by Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas (pictured), wins the country's parliamentary election.
- Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov is assassinated in Moscow.
- The U.S. Federal Communications Commission votes to reclassify Internet broadband as a utility, enforcing net neutrality rules.
- Avijit Roy, a secularist activist and blogger, is murdered in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- British soldier Joshua Leakey is awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in the war in Afghanistan.
- A gunman kills eight people and commits suicide in the Czech town of Uherský Brod.
Ongoing:
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – War in Ukraine
Recent deaths:
Dave Mackay – Minnie Miñoso – Yaşar Kemal
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