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{{*mp|April 2}} [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[President of Ukraine|President]] [[Viktor Yushchenko]] [[Dissolution of parliament|dissolves]] the [[Verkhovna Rada|parliament]] and calls for an '''[[Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007|early parliamentary election]]''', a move denounced by the parliament as [[constitution|unconstitutional]]. |
{{*mp|April 2}} [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] [[President of Ukraine|President]] [[Viktor Yushchenko]] [[Dissolution of parliament|dissolves]] the [[Verkhovna Rada|parliament]] and calls for an '''[[Ukrainian parliamentary election, 2007|early parliamentary election]]''', a move denounced by the parliament as [[constitution|unconstitutional]]. |
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{{*mp|April 2}} A [[tsunami]] triggered by an '''[[2007 Solomon Islands earthquake|earthquake]]''' strikes the [[Solomon Islands]], killing at least 20, destroying around 900 homes and leaving thousands homeless. |
{{*mp|April 2}} A [[tsunami]] triggered by an '''[[2007 Solomon Islands earthquake|earthquake]]''' strikes the [[Solomon Islands]], killing at least 20, destroying around 900 homes and leaving thousands homeless. |
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{{*mp|April 1}} [[Michael Phelps]] breaks five world records in '''[[Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships|swimming]]''' at the [[2007 World Aquatics Championships]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]; seven other [[World records in swimming|world records]] are also broken. |
{{*mp|April 1}} [[Michael Phelps]] breaks five world records in '''[[Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships|swimming]]''' at the [[2007 World Aquatics Championships]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] and becomes the first person to win seven golds at a World Championships; seven other [[World records in swimming|world records]] are also broken. |
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Revision as of 07:39, 5 April 2007
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pictured) announces the imminent release of the Royal Navy personnel captured off the Iraq-Iran coast.
- TGV POS trainset number 4402 sets a new world speed record for railed vehicles at 574.8 km/h (357 mph) during test runs conducted in Champagne, France.
- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko dissolves the parliament and calls for an early parliamentary election, a move denounced by the parliament as unconstitutional.
- A tsunami triggered by an earthquake strikes the Solomon Islands, killing at least 20, destroying around 900 homes and leaving thousands homeless.
- Michael Phelps breaks five world records in swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Australia and becomes the first person to win seven golds at a World Championships; seven other world records are also broken.
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