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{{*mp|May 18}} [[Velupillai Prabhakaran]], the leader of the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam|Tamil Tigers]] of [[Sri Lanka]], is reported to have been killed by the [[Sri Lankan Army]] as the government '''[[End of the Sri Lankan Civil War|declares victory]]''' in the [[Sri Lankan Civil War|Civil War]]. |
{{*mp|May 18}} [[Velupillai Prabhakaran]], the leader of the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam|Tamil Tigers]] of [[Sri Lanka]], is reported to have been killed by the [[Sri Lankan Army]] as the government '''[[End of the Sri Lankan Civil War|declares victory]]''' in the [[Sri Lankan Civil War|Civil War]]. |
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{{*mp|May 17}} '''[[Dalia Grybauskaitė]]''' ''(pictured)'' is [[Lithuanian presidential election, 2009|elected]] |
{{*mp|May 17}} '''[[Dalia Grybauskaitė]]''' ''(pictured)'' is [[Lithuanian presidential election, 2009|elected]] as the first female [[List of rulers of Lithuania|President]] of [[Lithuania]]. |
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{{*mp|May 17}} For the first time in [[Kuwait]], women are '''[[Kuwaiti parliamentary election, 2009|elected]]''' to the [[National Assembly of Kuwait|National Assembly]]. |
{{*mp|May 17}} For the first time in [[Kuwait]], women are '''[[Kuwaiti parliamentary election, 2009|elected]]''' to the [[National Assembly of Kuwait|National Assembly]]. |
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{{*mp|May 16}} '''[[Ruth Padel]]''' is named the first female [[Oxford Professor of Poetry]], after a controversial race. |
{{*mp|May 16}} '''[[Ruth Padel]]''' is named as the first female [[Oxford Professor of Poetry]], after a controversial race. |
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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 |
{{*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]]'s '''[[Indian general election, 2009|general election]]''', the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] [[Concession (politics)|concedes defeat]] to the [[United Progressive Alliance]], the [[Coalition government|ruling coalition]] led by the [[Indian National Congress]]. |
{{*mp|May 16}} In [[India]]'s '''[[Indian general election, 2009|general election]]''', the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] [[Concession (politics)|concedes defeat]] to the [[United Progressive Alliance]], the [[Coalition government|ruling coalition]] led by the [[Indian National Congress]]. |
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- Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader of the Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka, is reported to have been killed by the Sri Lankan Army as the government declares victory in the Civil War.
- Dalia Grybauskaitė (pictured) is elected as the first female President of Lithuania.
- For the first time in Kuwait, women are elected to the National Assembly.
- Ruth Padel is named as the first female Oxford Professor of Poetry, after a controversial race.
- Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Fairytale" performed by Alexander Rybak, with a record–breaking 387 points.
- In India's general election, the Bharatiya Janata Party concedes defeat to the United Progressive Alliance, the ruling coalition led by the Indian National Congress.