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{{*mp|December 30}} Former [[President of Iraq|Iraqi President]] [[Saddam Hussein]] ''(pictured)'' is '''[[Execution of Saddam Hussein|executed]]''' by [[hanging]] for [[crime against humanity|crimes against humanity]]. |
{{*mp|December 30}} Former [[President of Iraq|Iraqi President]] [[Saddam Hussein]] ''(pictured)'' is '''[[Execution of Saddam Hussein|executed]]''' by [[hanging]] for [[crime against humanity|crimes against humanity]]. |
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{{*mp|December 30}} [[Nepal]] adopts a new '''[[Coat of arms of Nepal|national coat of arms]]''' as a gesture of reconciliation after the [[Nepalese Civil War]]. |
{{*mp|December 30}} [[Nepal]] adopts a new '''[[Coat of arms of Nepal|national coat of arms]]''' as a gesture of reconciliation after the [[Nepalese Civil War]]. |
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{{*mp|December 29}} The '''[[Ayles Ice Shelf]]''' at [[Ellesmere Island]] in the [[Canadian Arctic Archipelago]] is found have collapsed, setting a 66 km² (25 mi²) portion adrift in the [[Arctic Ocean]]. |
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{{*mp|December 28}} [[Mujahideen|Fighters]] of the [[Islamic Courts Union]] leave [[Mogadishu]] as [[Ethiopia]]n [[Military of Ethiopia|military units]] and [[TFG Ministry of Defense|forces]] of the [[Transitional Federal Parliament|Transitional Federal Government]] '''[[Fall of Mogadishu|enter the Somali capital]]''' unopposed. |
{{*mp|December 28}} [[Mujahideen|Fighters]] of the [[Islamic Courts Union]] leave [[Mogadishu]] as [[Ethiopia]]n [[Military of Ethiopia|military units]] and [[TFG Ministry of Defense|forces]] of the [[Transitional Federal Parliament|Transitional Federal Government]] '''[[Fall of Mogadishu|enter the Somali capital]]''' unopposed. |
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{{*mp|December 30}} The '''[[Death and state funeral of Gerald Ford|state funeral]]''' of former [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]] is held at the [[United States Capitol|U.S. Capitol]]. |
{{*mp|December 30}} The '''[[Death and state funeral of Gerald Ford|state funeral]]''' of former [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]] is held at the [[United States Capitol|U.S. Capitol]]. |
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Revision as of 02:53, 31 December 2006
- Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein (pictured) is executed by hanging for crimes against humanity.
- Nepal adopts a new national coat of arms as a gesture of reconciliation after the Nepalese Civil War.
- Fighters of the Islamic Courts Union leave Mogadishu as Ethiopian military units and forces of the Transitional Federal Government enter the Somali capital unopposed.
- The state funeral of former U.S. President Gerald Ford is held at the U.S. Capitol.
- A pipeline explosion kills at least 200 people in Lagos, Nigeria.
- A series of earthquakes off the southern coast of Taiwan damages several undersea cables, disrupting telecommunication services in various parts of Asia.
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