Portal:Current events/December 2004

December 2004 was the twelfth and final month of that leap year. The month, which began on a Wednesday, ended on a Friday after 31 days.

This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from December 2004.

Armed conflicts and attacks
  • Ivorian Civil War
    • French officials acknowledge troops killed around 20 people during clashes with anti-French protestors, but maintain the French troops acted in self-defense and gave warning shots, contrary to Ivoirian police claims. (BBC)
  • Rwandan troops are spotted by UN personnel in eastern Congo where Congolese officials say the troops are attacking and burning villages. The last invasion started the Congo Civil War, which resulted in the deaths of 3–4 million people. (Reuters) Archived 2005-04-08 at the Wayback Machine

Arts and culture

Disasters and accidents

Health
  • The head of Brazil's AIDS program, Pedro Chequer, says the government will violate patents on anti-AIDS drugs by copying them, citing unsustainable increases in cost. (BBC)

International relations

Law and crime

Politics and elections
Armed conflicts and attacks

Disasters and accidents

International relations

Law and crime

Politics and elections
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Deaths in December

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Ongoing events

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Ongoing armed conflicts

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Election results

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Ongoing trials

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References

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  1. ^ "Approval for the acceptance and wear of the United States Navy Presidential Citation by the NZ SAS in Afghanistan". New Zealand Defence Force. 2006-05-19. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
  2. ^ "Vanuatu gov. reshuffled after Taiwan controversy". chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. ^ "BBC NEWS - Asia-Pacific - Opposition wins Taiwan elections". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. ^ Victory for Taiwan opposition
  5. ^ (China Post)
  6. ^ "BBC NEWS - Health - Yushchenko and the poison theory". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines". Yahoo News. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  8. ^ (Newsday)
  9. ^ "Bernard Kerik, Bush Nominee for Homeland Security, Withdraws". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-12-21. Retrieved 2017-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2017-09-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. ^ "300-Plus Claims Filed Over Okla. Plant Explosion". insurancejournal.com. 6 January 2005. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Manta - Rediscover America's Small Business". Manta. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Spain moves closer to legalizing gay marriage". cbc.ca. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 4 October 2015.