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{{*mp|April 7}} '''[[2012 Siachen Glacier avalanche|An avalanche]]''' strikes a [[Pakistani Army]] base in [[Siachen Glacier|Siachen]], burying at least {{nowrap|135 soldiers}} in snow. |
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{{*mp|April 5}} [[Malawi]]an President '''[[Bingu wa Mutharika]]''' ''(pictured)'' dies at the age of 78. |
{{*mp|April 5}} [[Malawi]]an President '''[[Bingu wa Mutharika]]''' ''(pictured)'' dies at the age of 78. |
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{{*mp|April 5}} [[Mali]]'s [[National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad|Azawad National Liberation Movement]] '''[[Tuareg rebellion (2012)|claims military victory]]''' and [[Azawadi Declaration of Independence|declares independent]] the new state of '''[[Azawad]]'''. |
{{*mp|April 5}} [[Mali]]'s [[National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad|Azawad National Liberation Movement]] '''[[Tuareg rebellion (2012)|claims military victory]]''' and [[Azawadi Declaration of Independence|declares independent]] the new state of '''[[Azawad]]'''. |
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{{*mp|April 2}} '''[[UTair Flight 120]]''' crashes shortly after take-off from [[Roshchino International Airport]], [[Tyumen]], Russia, killing 32 people. |
{{*mp|April 2}} '''[[UTair Flight 120]]''' crashes shortly after take-off from [[Roshchino International Airport]], [[Tyumen]], Russia, killing 32 people. |
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{{*mp|April 2}} The '''[[National League for Democracy]]''', led by [[Aung San Suu Kyi]], wins a majority of contested seats in the [[Burmese by-elections, 2012|Burmese by-elections]]. |
{{*mp|April 2}} The '''[[National League for Democracy]]''', led by [[Aung San Suu Kyi]], wins a majority of contested seats in the [[Burmese by-elections, 2012|Burmese by-elections]]. |
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{{*mp|March 30}} In the '''[[Gambian parliamentary election, 2012|Gambian parliamentary election]]''', the incumbent [[Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction|APRC]] party wins an absolute majority of seats in the [[National Assembly of the Gambia|National Assembly]]. |
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Revision as of 22:49, 7 April 2012
- An avalanche strikes a Pakistani Army base in Siachen, burying at least 135 soldiers in snow.
- Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika (pictured) dies at the age of 78.
- Mali's Azawad National Liberation Movement claims military victory and declares independent the new state of Azawad.
- Following an allegation of academic misconduct, Pál Schmitt resigns as President of Hungary.
- UTair Flight 120 crashes shortly after take-off from Roshchino International Airport, Tyumen, Russia, killing 32 people.
- The National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, wins a majority of contested seats in the Burmese by-elections.
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