Anniversaries
Upcoming in 2008
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Selected Upcoming Anniversaries in 2008
June 25
IRAN - On this day 2005: Ahmadinejad sweeps to victory in Iran
July 2
GLOBAL - Live 8 concerts 3 years on.
July 3
THE HAGUE - Celebration to mark 10th anniversary of the 1998 Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court
July 8
GLENEAGLES - Anniversay of 2005 Gleneagles G8 $50bn pledge. (Make Poverty History 3 years on)
July 14
IRAQ - 50th Anniversay. On this day 1958: Coup in Iraq sparks jitters in Middle East
July 17
THE HAGUE - 10th anniversary of 1998 adoption of the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court, the Rome Statute. Also World Day for International Justice, which commemorates the date.
OLYMPICS - On this day 1976: African countries boycott Olympics. (Compare with: July 25th, 1992, World unites at Barcelona Olympics; and August 22, 1972, Rhodesia out of Olympics.) Hook: China, Zimbabwe.
July 25
OLYMPICS - On this day 1992: World unites at Barcelona Olympics. (Compare with: July 17th, 1976, African countries boycott Olympics and August 22, 1972, Rhodesia out of Olympics.) Hook: China, Zimbabwe.
July 26
CUBA - Fidel Castro (as of 26/07/07) last appeared in public in July, 2006, at events to mark the anniversary of a revolutionary action, the assault on the Moncada Barracks.
July 28
CHINA - On this day 1976: Chinese earthquake kills hundreds of thousands
July 31
UK - 10th anniversary - On this day 1998: UK imposes total ban on landmines See Winning the fight against inanimate killers (blog 20/07/07). Hook: recent cluster munitions conference.
August 2
KUWAIT - On this day 1990: Iraq invades Kuwait
August 7
KENYA & TANZANIA - 10th anniversary US embassies in Africa bombed in 1998
August 13
CHINA - On this day 1966: China announces Cultural Revolution
August 14
LEBANON, ISRAEL - Anniversary of U.N.-brokered truce between Israel and Lebanon
August 16
UGANDA - 5th anniversary of death of Ugandan 'War criminal' Idi Amin in 2003
August 18
OLYMPICS - On this day 1964: South Africa banned from Olympics
August 19
UNITED NATIONS - 5th anniversary of the attack on the UN in Baghdad
August 21
CAMEROON - On this day 1986: Hundreds gassed by CO2 in Cameroon lake disaster
The cause was a phenomenon called lake overturn. A subsequent study revealed that Lake Kivu, in Rwanda, is seriously at risk of lake overturn. Scientists have warned that if nothing is done, millions of people living around Lake Kivu are in danger. Hook: Chinese 'earthquake lake'.
PHILIPPINES - 25th anniversary. On this day 1983: Filipino opposition leader, Benigno Aquino, shot dead
This was the beginning of a mass challenge to President Marcos, who was forced out three years later.
August 22
KENYA - 30th anniversary of death of Kenya’s founding father, president Jomo Kenyatta in 1978
ZIMBABWE, OLYMPICS - On this day (1972): Rhodesia out of Olympics
The National Olympic Committees of Africa had threatened to pull out of the games unless Rhodesia was barred from competing. (Compare with: July 17th, 1976, African countries boycott Olympics and July 25th, 1992, World unites at Barcelona Olympics.) Hook: China, Zimbabwe.
August 24
BEIRUT - On this day (1990): Beirut hostage Brian Keenan freed. See also: on this day (August 8, 1991). Beirut hostage John McCarthy freed. Hooks: Kidnapping now commonplace? Lebanon today.
BRAZIL - On this day (1954): Brazilian president found dead
August 25
BOMBAY - 5th anniversary of Bombay car bombs in 2003
August 31
MALAYSIA - On this day (1957): Malaya celebrates independence
September 4
INDIA - 30th anniversary: Floods devastate northern India in 1978
September 6
PAKISTAN - On this day, 1965: Indian Army invades W Pakistan
September 7
SOUTH AFRICA - On this day, 1992: Troops kill 24 at ANC rally
September 9
CHINA - On this day, 1976: Chairman Mao Zedong dies
September 11
CHILE - 35th Anniversary of 1973 Chile coup
September 12
SOUTH AFRICA - On this day, 1977: Steve Biko dies in custody
September 13
WASHINGTON D. C. - 15th anniversary of 1993 Rabin and Arafat handshake on peace deal
September 14
CONGO - On this day, 1960: Violence follows army coup in Congo
September 16
IRAN - 30th anniversary of 1978 Iran earthquake
September 17
BEIRUT - On this day (1982): Refugees massacred in Beirut camps
Anniversary of Montreal Protocol, 1987. (See 2007 20th Anniversaryand Meeting of the Parties of the Montreal Protocol). The Montreal Protocol is seen as the most successful international environmental agreement to date.
September 18
UGANDA - On this day (1972): Expelled Ugandans arrive in UK
Related hook: Increasing Asian (including Indian) investment in Africa.
September 20
EAST TIMOR - On this day (1999): UN force arrives in East Timor
September 22
IRAN, IRAQ - On this day (1980): War breaks out between Iran and Iraq
September 24
ZIMBABWE - On this day (1976): White rule in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) to end
September 25
SOUTH AFRICA - On this day (1977): 15,000 attend Steve Biko’s funeral in South Africa
Other anniversaries
February 11
IRAN - Anniversary of 1979 Islamic revolution
February 14
BEIRUT - Third anniversary of assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri
February 26
DARFUR - 5th Anniversary of the start of the conflict
March 5
KOSOVO - Tenth anniversary of Prekaze massacre, when Serb forces attacked family of first Kosovo Liberation commander Adem Jashari and killed 43
March 6
HUAMBO - 15th anniversary of the beginning of the battle for Huambo. More than 10,000 people are estimated to have died in the two-month battle.
March 12
BOMBAY - 15th anniversary of devastating bombs that killed at least 200 people
March 13
ZIMBABWE - 25th anniversary of Nkomo's flight from Zimbabwe
March 15
LEBANON - 30th anniversary of Israeli invasion of Southern Lebanon
March 16
HALABJAH, IRAQ - 20th anniversary of 5,000 civilian Kurds being killed in Iraqi chemical weapons attack
March 20
IRAQ - Fifth anniversary of start of latest Iraq war
March 23
UNITED STATES - 25th anniversary of Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or "Star Wars"
March 31
TIBET - On this Day, 1959: Dalai Lama escapes to India
April 6
RWANDA - On this day, 1994: Rwanda presidents' plane 'shot down'
April 7
US - On this day, 1978: Carter delays N-bomb production
April 9
IRAQ - On this day, 2003: Saddam statue topples with regime
April 10
SOUTH AFRICA - 15th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Thembisile (Chris) Hani
April 15
CAMBODIA - 10th anniversary of Pol Pot's death
ZIMBABWE - On this day, 2000: White farmer shot dead in Zimbabwe
April 16
BOSNIA - 15th anniversary: UN makes Srebrenica 'safe haven'
April 18
PANAMA - 30th anniversary: Carter wins Panama Canal battle
April 26
LEBANON - 3rd anniversary: Syrian troops leave Lebanon. Related: Saudi king to boycott Arab summit (BBC, 24/03/08).
US/CHINA - On this day, 1984: Reagan arrives in China
April 29
AFGHANISTAN - 30th anniversary: Afghan coup rebels claim victory
May 8
MOSCOW - On this day, 1984: Moscow pulls out of US Olympics
May 10
SOUTH AFRICA - On this day, 1994: Mandela becomes SA’s first black president
May 11
INDIA - 10th anniversary: Indian underground nuclear tests
May 20
PRETORIA - 25th anniversary: ANC car bomb kills 17, injures 197
May 27
KENYA - 45th anniversary: Kenyatta's party wins the country’s first general election
May 28
PAKISTAN - 10th anniversary: Pakistan underground nuclear tests
May 31
WASHINGTON, DC - 35th anniversary: US Senate stops Cambodia bombing
June 1
NEPAL - On this day 2001: Nepal royal family massacred
ALGERIA - 50th anniversary. On this day 1958: De Gaulle returns to tackle Algeria
June 4
CHINA - Approaching 20th anniversary. On this day 1989: Massacre in Tiananmen Square
June 11
SUDAN - 10th anniversary. On this day 1998: UN declares official famine in Sudan
Saturday July 21
On this day (1954): Peace deal ends Indo-China war
Sunday July 22
On this day (1977): Deng Xiaoping back in power
On this day (1987): Palestinian Cartoonist shot in London street
Wednesday July 25
On this day (1992): World unites at Barcelona Olympics
(Compare with July 17th, 1976: African countries boycott Olympics)
Thursday July 26
On this day (1956): Egypt seizes Suez Canal
On this day (1952): Eva Peron Dies
Fidel Castro (as of 26/07/07) last appeared in public in July, 2006, at events to mark the anniversary of a revolutionary action, the assault on the Moncada Barracks. He was represented by his brother Raul at the 2007 celebrations.
Tuesday July 31
On this day (1998): UK imposes total ban on landmines See Winning the fight against inanimate killers (blog 20/07/07)
On this day (1991): Superpowers to cut nuclear warheads
August 2
Anniversary of 1997 death of Afrobeat icon and Nigeria’s most famous musician, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. See Fela Kuti’s Nigeria: 10 years on (2007).
On this day (1990): Iraq invades Kuwait
August 3
On this day (1957): Rahman to lead independent Malaya
See: on this day (August 31, 1957), Malaya celebrates independence
August 6
On this day (1945): US drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Related news: Bombs were "something that couldn't be helped."
August 7
On this day (1972): Asians given 90 days to leave Uganda
Related hook: Increasing Asian (including Indian) investment in Africa.
August 9
On this day (1945): US drops atomic bomb on Nagasaki
Related news: Bombs were "something that couldn't be helped."
August 13
On this day (1966): China announces Cultural Revolution
August 14
Anniversary of U.N.-brokered truce between Israel and Lebanon
Pakistan Independence Day
August 15
Anniversary of Indian and Pakistani independence from British rule, 1947
August 16
On this day (2003): Ugandan 'War criminal' Idi Amin dies
October 4
On this day (1993): US forces killed in Somali gun battle
On this day (1965): Immigrants feel at home with BBC
October 6
On this day (1981): Egypt’s President Sadat assassinated
On this day (1973): Arab states attack Israeli forces
On this day (1953): Britain sends troops to Guiana
October 7
On this day (2001): US begins its military campaign against al-Qaeda and the Taleban in Afghanistan
October 8
On this day (2005): Powerful quake hits South Asia. More than 73,000 people died and about three million were made homeless in what was the worst earthquake in the region’s history.
October 9
Anniversary of the 1967 death of Che Guevara.
Apparently, in an interview with Sam Russell of the Daily Worker, he denounced the Soviet "betrayal" following the Cuban Missile Crisis (which brought the world to the brink of a nuclear war) and said that they would have fired the nuclear missiles at the US had they been under Cuban control (Anderson, Jon Lee. Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life, ISBN 0-8021-1600-0, New York: 1997, Grove Press, p. 545. "Russell came away with mixed feelings about Che, calling him ’a warm character whom I took to immediately... clearly a man of great intelligence though I thought he was crackers from the way he went on about the missiles.’")
October 11
On this day (1976): China’s ’Gang of Four’ arrested
October 20
On this day (1983): Grenada’s prime minister assassinated US troops invaded on October 25
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