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{{*mp|April 21}} '''[[Juan Antonio Samaranch]]''', the 7th president of the [[International Olympic Committee]], dies at the age of 89. |
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{{*mp|April 21}} The [[United People's Freedom Alliance]], led by [[Sri Lanka]]n President [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]], wins the [[Sri Lankan parliamentary election, 2010|'''general elections''']], securing 144 of the 225 parliamentary seats. |
{{*mp|April 21}} The [[United People's Freedom Alliance]], led by [[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 15}} [[Volcanic ash]] from the [[2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull|eruption]] of [[Eyjafjallajökull]] in [[Iceland]] '''[[Air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption|disrupts air traffic]]''' across [[Europe]]. |
{{*mp|April 15}} [[Volcanic ash]] from the [[2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull|eruption]] of [[Eyjafjallajökull]] in [[Iceland]] '''[[Air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption|disrupts air traffic]]''' across [[Europe]]. |
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{{*mp|April 15}} '''[[Kurmanbek Bakiyev]]''' officially resigns as [[President of Kyrgyzstan|President]] of [[Kyrgyzstan]] after he [[2010 Kyrgyzstani riots|leaves the country]] for [[Kazakhstan]]. |
{{*mp|April 15}} '''[[Kurmanbek Bakiyev]]''' officially resigns as [[President of Kyrgyzstan|President]] of [[Kyrgyzstan]] after he [[2010 Kyrgyzstani riots|leaves the country]] for [[Kazakhstan]]. |
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{{*mp|April 15}} The [[United Kingdom]] holds a live, pre-[[United Kingdom general election, 2010|election]] '''[[United Kingdom general election debates, 2010|debate]]''' between the leaders of the [[List of political parties in the United Kingdom#Major parties in the House of Commons|largest political parties]] for the first time in the country's history. |
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Revision as of 15:37, 21 April 2010
- Juan Antonio Samaranch, the 7th president of the International Olympic Committee, dies at the age of 89.
- The United People's Freedom Alliance, led by 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.
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