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[[Image:Chavez141610 M-cropped.jpg|100x100px|right|Hugo Chávez (photo credit:José Cruz/ABr]] |
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{{*mp|December 4}} [[Hugo Chávez]] ''(pictured)'' is '''[[Venezuelan presidential election, 2006|re-elected]]''' as [[President of Venezuela|President]] of [[Venezuela]]. |
{{*mp|December 4}} [[Hugo Chávez]] ''(pictured)'' is '''[[Venezuelan presidential election, 2006|re-elected]]''' as [[President of Venezuela|President]] of [[Venezuela]]. |
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{{*mp|December 4}} The [[Fiji]]an [[Military of Fiji|military]] occupies the police headquarters in [[Suva]], as their '''[[2006 Fijian coup d'état plot|conflict with the government]]''' continues to escalate. |
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{{*mp|December 3}} The [[Sudan People's Liberation Army]] '''[[Battle of Malakal|clashes with government forces]]''' in [[Malakal]], [[Sudan]], resulting in at least 300 deaths. |
{{*mp|December 3}} The [[Sudan People's Liberation Army]] '''[[Battle of Malakal|clashes with government forces]]''' in [[Malakal]], [[Sudan]], resulting in at least 300 deaths. |
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{{*mp|December 1}} '''[[2006 Pacific typhoon season#Typhoon Durian (Reming)|Typhoon Durian]]''' strikes the [[Philippines]], killing at least 406 people. |
{{*mp|December 1}} '''[[2006 Pacific typhoon season#Typhoon Durian (Reming)|Typhoon Durian]]''' strikes the [[Philippines]], killing at least 406 people. |
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Revision as of 09:00, 4 December 2006
- Hugo Chávez (pictured) is re-elected as President of Venezuela.
- The Fijian military occupies the police headquarters in Suva, as their conflict with the government continues to escalate.
- The Sudan People's Liberation Army clashes with government forces in Malakal, Sudan, resulting in at least 300 deaths.
- Typhoon Durian strikes the Philippines, killing at least 406 people.
- The 15th Asian Games, a multi-sport event with forty-five countries participating, open in Doha, Qatar.
- Economist and former Finance Minister Rafael Correa wins the Ecuadorian presidential election after a run-off.
- A series of car bombs and mortar attacks kills more than 200 people in Sadr City, Iraq.
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