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*<!--Oct. 18-->[[Belarus]] president '''[[Alexander Lukashenko]]''' (''pictured right'') wins support in a [[referendum]] on removing [[constitution]]al restrictions preventing him from running for a third term. Western [[election]] monitors note that the referendum fell badly short of [[international]] [[standard]]s. |
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*<!--Oct. 16--> [[Israel]]i [[Israel Defense Forces|armed forces]] withdraw from the northern [[Gaza Strip]], ending the 16-day '''[[Operation Days of Penitence]]'''. |
*<!--Oct. 16--> [[Israel]]i [[Israel Defense Forces|armed forces]] withdraw from the northern [[Gaza Strip]], ending the 16-day '''[[Operation Days of Penitence]]'''. |
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*<!--Oct. 15--> [[Zimbabwe]]an opposition leader '''[[Morgan Tsvangirai]]''' is found not guilty of [[treason]]. |
*<!--Oct. 15--> [[Zimbabwe]]an opposition leader '''[[Morgan Tsvangirai]]''' is found not guilty of [[treason]]. |
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*<!--Oct. 15--> '''[[Abu Bakar Bashir]]''', a controversial [[Indonesia]]n [[Muslim]] cleric, is charged with involvement in the [[2002 Bali terrorist bombing]] and a bomb attack in [[Jakarta]] in [[2003]]. |
*<!--Oct. 15--> '''[[Abu Bakar Bashir]]''', a controversial [[Indonesia]]n [[Muslim]] cleric, is charged with involvement in the [[2002 Bali terrorist bombing]] and a bomb attack in [[Jakarta]] in [[2003]]. |
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*<!--Oct. 14--> '''[[Norodom Sihamoni|Prince Norodom Sihamoni]]''' is named the new [[monarch|King]] of [[Cambodia]], succeeding his father [[Norodom Sihanouk|King Norodom Sihanouk]]. |
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*<!--Oct. 14--> [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian]] [[Serb]] authorities admit for the first time the true scale of the [[1995]] '''[[Srebrenica Massacre]]''', providing a list of over 7,000 [[Bosniaks|Bosniak]] victims. |
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Revision as of 14:10, 18 October 2004
- Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko (pictured right) wins support in a referendum on removing constitutional restrictions preventing him from running for a third term. Western election monitors note that the referendum fell badly short of international standards.
- Israeli armed forces withdraw from the northern Gaza Strip, ending the 16-day Operation Days of Penitence.
- Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is found not guilty of treason.
- Abu Bakar Bashir, a controversial Indonesian Muslim cleric, is charged with involvement in the 2002 Bali terrorist bombing and a bomb attack in Jakarta in 2003.