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{{*mp|December 1}} The '''[[2006 Asian Games|15th Asian Games]]''', a [[multi-sport event]], |
{{*mp|December 1}} The '''[[2006 Asian Games|15th Asian Games]]''', a [[multi-sport event]], [[2006 Asian Games Opening Ceremony|open]] in [[Doha]], [[Qatar]], with forty-five participating countries. |
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{{*mp|November 28}} [[Economist]] and former [[Finance Minister]] [[Rafael Correa]] ''(pictured)'' wins the '''[[Ecuadorian general election, 2006|Ecuadorian presidential election]]''' after a run-off. |
{{*mp|November 28}} [[Economist]] and former [[Finance Minister]] [[Rafael Correa]] ''(pictured)'' wins the '''[[Ecuadorian general election, 2006|Ecuadorian presidential election]]''' after a run-off. |
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{{*mp|November 23}} A '''[[Sadr City bombings|series of car bombs and mortar attacks]]''' kills more than 200 people in [[Sadr City]], [[Iraq]]. |
{{*mp|November 23}} A '''[[Sadr City bombings|series of car bombs and mortar attacks]]''' kills more than 200 people in [[Sadr City]], [[Iraq]]. |
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Revision as of 15:23, 2 December 2006
- The 15th Asian Games, a multi-sport event, open in Doha, Qatar, with forty-five participating countries.
- Economist and former Finance Minister Rafael Correa (pictured) 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.
- The Socialist Party gains in Dutch elections, while Jan Peter Balkenende's Christian Democrats retain their plurality in the Tweede Kamer.
- Former Russian secret agent Alexander Litvinenko dies in a hospital in London after a suspected poisoning with polonium.
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