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{{*mp|May 19}} [[United Kingdom]] politician [[Michael Martin (politician)|Michael Martin]] ''(pictured)'' announces to resign in '''[[Disclosure of expenses of British Members of Parliament|scandal over expenses]]''', becoming the first [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] [[Speaker of the British House of Commons|Speaker]] since 1695 to be forced from office. |
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{{*mp|May 18}} The [[Sri Lanka]]n government '''[[End of the Sri Lankan Civil War|declares victory]]''' in the [[Sri Lankan Civil War|civil war]] against the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] ''(flag pictured)''. |
{{*mp|May 18}} The [[Sri Lanka]]n government '''[[End of the Sri Lankan Civil War|declares victory]]''' in the [[Sri Lankan Civil War|civil war]] against the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] ''(flag pictured)''. |
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{{*mp|May 17}} '''[[Raffaele Amato]]''', a [[Camorra]] boss accused of being one of the principal importers of [[cocaine]] into [[Italy]], is arrested in [[Marbella]], [[Spain]]. |
{{*mp|May 17}} '''[[Raffaele Amato]]''', a [[Camorra]] boss accused of being one of the principal importers of [[cocaine]] into [[Italy]], is arrested in [[Marbella]], [[Spain]]. |
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{{*mp|May 17}} Women are '''[[Kuwaiti parliamentary election, 2009|elected]]''' to the [[National Assembly of Kuwait|National Assembly]] of [[Kuwait]] for the first time. |
{{*mp|May 17}} Women are '''[[Kuwaiti parliamentary election, 2009|elected]]''' to the [[National Assembly of Kuwait|National Assembly]] of [[Kuwait]] for the first time. |
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{{*mp|May 16}} [[Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest|Norway]] wins the '''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2009]]''' with the song "[[Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song)|Fairytale]]" performed by [[Alexander Rybak]], with a record-breaking 387 points. |
{{*mp|May 16}} [[Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest|Norway]] wins the '''[[Eurovision Song Contest 2009]]''' with the song "[[Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song)|Fairytale]]" performed by [[Alexander Rybak]], with a record-breaking 387 points. |
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{{*mp|May 16}} In [[India]], the [[United Progressive Alliance]], the ruling [[Coalition government|coalition]] led by the [[Indian National Congress]], '''[[Indian general election, 2009|wins a plurality of seats]]''' in the [[Lok Sabha|House of the People]]. |
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Current topics
- United Kingdom politician Michael Martin (pictured) announces to resign in scandal over expenses, becoming the first House of Commons Speaker since 1695 to be forced from office.
- The Sri Lankan government declares victory in the civil war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (flag pictured).
- Raffaele Amato, a Camorra boss accused of being one of the principal importers of cocaine into Italy, is arrested in Marbella, Spain.
- Dalia Grybauskaitė is elected as the first female President of Lithuania.
- Women are elected to the National Assembly of Kuwait for the first time.
- Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak, with a record-breaking 387 points.