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{{*mp|April 21}} The party of [[Sri Lanka]]n President [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]] wins the [[Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2010|'''general elections''']], securing 144 of the 225 parliamentary seats. |
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{{*mp|April 19}} '''[[Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot]]''' ''(pictured)'' of [[Kenya]] wins the [[Boston Marathon]], setting a new course record. |
{{*mp|April 19}} '''[[Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot]]''' ''(pictured)'' of [[Kenya]] wins the [[Boston Marathon]], setting a new course record. |
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{{*mp|April 18}} A '''[[Death and state funeral of Lech Kaczyński and Maria Kaczyńska|state funeral]]''' is held for [[Poland|Polish]] [[President of Poland|President]] [[Lech Kaczyński]] and [[First Lady of Poland|First Lady]] [[Maria Kaczyńska]] in [[Kraków]], a week after their [[2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash|fatal plane crash]]. |
{{*mp|April 18}} A '''[[Death and state funeral of Lech Kaczyński and Maria Kaczyńska|state funeral]]''' is held for [[Poland|Polish]] [[President of Poland|President]] [[Lech Kaczyński]] and [[First Lady of Poland|First Lady]] [[Maria Kaczyńska]] in [[Kraków]], a week after their [[2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash|fatal plane crash]]. |
Revision as of 07:14, 21 April 2010
- The party of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa wins the general elections, securing 144 of the 225 parliamentary seats.
- Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (pictured) of Kenya wins the Boston Marathon, setting a new course record.
- A state funeral is held for Polish President Lech Kaczyński and First Lady Maria Kaczyńska in Kraków, a week after their fatal plane crash.
- A series of bomb attacks kills more than 48 people in Kohat District, Pakistan.
- Volcanic ash from the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air traffic across Europe.
- Kurmanbek Bakiyev officially resigns as President of Kyrgyzstan after he leaves the country for Kazakhstan.
- The United Kingdom holds a live, pre-election debate between the leaders of the largest political parties for the first time in the country's history.
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