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February 2009
Ongoing events
Automotive industry crisis
Diplomatic response to Abkhazian and South Ossetian independence
International recognition of Kosovo
Global financial crisis
Icelandic financial crisis
Irish banking crisis
Malagasy protests
Nord-Kivu campaign
Piracy in Somalia
Russian financial crisis
Treaty of Lisbon ratification
World food price crisis
Zimbabwean cholera outbreak
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Recent deaths
February
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26
:
Wendy Richard
25
:
Philip José Farmer
20
:
Larry H. Miller
20
:
Socks
19
:
Kelly Groucutt
18
:
Snooks Eaglin
18
:
Kamila Skolimowska
16
:
Stephen Kim Sou-hwan
13
:
Bernard Albert Ashley
12
:
Hugh Leonard
11
:
Estelle Bennett
11
:
Willem Johan Kolff
11
:
Rail Rzayev
10
:
Carolyn George
9
:
Eluana Englaro
9
:
Orlando "Cachaito" López
9
:
Jeremy Lusk
8
:
Marian Cozma
7
:
Blossom Dearie
7
:
Brian Naylor
7
:
Reg Evans
6
:
Philip Carey
6
:
James Whitmore
6
:
Bashir Ahmad
5
:
Noah Weinberg
4
:
Antonie Dixon
4
:
Lux Interior
3
:
Sheng-yen
2
:
Joe M. Rodgers
2
:
James E. Long
1
:
Tim Grundy
1
:
Michael Homer
1
:
Peter Howson
1
:
Lukas Foss
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Ongoing conflicts
War in Afghanistan
Balochistan conflict
Casamance Conflict
Chadian Civil War (2005–2010)
Second Chechen War
Colombian Civil War
War in Darfur
Fatah–Hamas conflict
Iran-PJAK conflict
Iraq War
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
Kayin State Conflict
Kivu conflict
Insurgency in the Maghreb
Mexican Drug War
Ethnic conflict in Nagaland
Naxalite-Maoist insurgency
Conflict in the Niger Delta
Insurgency in Ogaden
War in North-West Pakistan
Communist
and
Islamic
Insurgency in the Philippines
The Secret War
Somali Civil War
Sri Lankan Civil War
War on Terrorism
South Thailand insurgency
Second Tuareg Rebellion
Turkey-PKK conflict
Second Ugandan Civil War
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Elections
Recent
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30 January
:
Somalia
,
President
(by the parliament)
8 February
:
Turkmenistan
,
Parliament (3rd Round)
8 February
:
Liechtenstein
,
Parliament
8 February
:
Switzerland
,
Referendum on freedom of movement with the European Union
10 February
:
Israel
,
Parliament
Upcoming
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15 February
:
Venezuela
,
Constitutional referendum
16 February
:
Bangladesh
,
President
(by the parliament)
11 February
:
French Polynesia
,
President
(by the parliament)
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Trials
Upcoming
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Austria:
Josef Fritzl
Canada:
Larry O'Brien
Estonia:
Herman Simm
Malaysia:
Anwar Ibrahim
Netherlands:
ICTY
Radovan Karadžić
Singapore:
Chee Soon Juan
and
others
Singapore:
Peter Lloyd
U.S.:
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá
U.S.:
Viktor Bout
U.S.:
Noshir Gowadia
U.S.:
William J. Jefferson
U.S.:
James Charles Kopp
U.S.:
Bernard L. Madoff
U.S.:
Ehren Watada
U.S.:
Sheila Dixon
U.S.:
Joseph Bruno
Ongoing
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Cambodia:
Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Iraq:
Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal
Italy:
Raffaele Sollecito, Amanda Knox
Netherlands:
ICC
Thomas Lubanga
Netherlands:
ICTY
Peru:
Alberto Fujimori
Republic of China (Taiwan):
Chen Shui-bian
Sierra Leone:
SCfSL
Charles Taylor
Thailand:
Thaksin Shinawatra
US:
Jena Six
US:
Phil Spector
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Upcoming holidays
and observances
February
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15
:
Parinirvana Day
(
Mahayana Buddhism
)
15
:
Sexagesima
(
Western Christianity
)
15
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Liberation Day
(
Afghanistan
)
15
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National Flag of Canada Day
(
Canada
)
15
:
National Day
(
Serbia
)
15
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Total Defence Day
(
Singapore
)
15
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Susan B. Anthony Day
(
United States
)
15
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John Frum Day
(
Vanuatu
)
16
:
Arba'een
(
Shia
Islam
)
16
:
Family Day
(
Canada
)
16
:
Independence Day
(
Lithuania
)
16
:
Kim Jong-il's Birthday
(
North Korea
)
16
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President's Day
(
United States
)
17
:
Sepandarmazgan
(
Iran
)
17
:
Independence Day
(
Kosovo
)
18
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Democracy Day
(
Nepal
)
18
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Independence Day
(
The Gambia
)
19
:
Chaoflux
(
Discordianism
)
19
:
Shivaji Jayanti
(
Meghalaya
)
19
:
Armed Forces Day
(
Mexico
)
19
:
Flag Day
(
Turkmenistan
)
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