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May 20, 2008
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2008-05-20
)
(Tuesday)
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Ten thousand
Iraqi
troops enter
Sadr City
in
Baghdad
to seize control from
Shiite
militants.
(CBS News)
The
SPLA
attacks
Sudanese
government soldiers at
Abyei
, a disputed town at the border of
South Sudan
.
(BBC News)
Cyclone Nargis
The
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Ban Ki-moon
leaves for Burma calling the situation critical.
(AFP)
[
permanent dead link
]
Burma
commences a three day period of mourning for victims of
Cyclone Nargis
and allows entry to foreign aid workers from neighboring countries.
(AP via Google News)
[
permanent dead link
]
2008 United States presidential election
: Voters in
Oregon
and
Kentucky
go to the polls to vote in
primary elections
.
(
The New York Times
)
Senator
Hillary Clinton
of
New York
wins the
Kentucky Democratic primary, 2008
.
(CNN)
Senator
Barack Obama
of
Illinois
is projected to win the
Oregon Democratic primary, 2008
.
(
Boston Globe
)
A 24-hour
strike
by employees of the
National Railway Company of Belgium
ends rail services in
Belgium
and to
France
,
Germany
and
the Netherlands
.
(AFP)
[
permanent dead link
]
Ma Ying-jeou
is sworn in as the
President
of the
Republic of China (Taiwan)
with
Liu Chao-shiuan
as his
Premier
.
(BBC News)
Manoel de Oliveira
is awarded a
palme d'or
for his lifetime career achievement at the
2008 Cannes Film Festival
.
(Festival website)
Month
May 2008
Previous day
May 19
Next day
May 21
Category
:
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
Portal:Current events
May 20, 2008
(
2008-05-20
)
(Tuesday)
history
watch
Ten thousand
Iraqi
troops enter
Sadr City
in
Baghdad
to seize control from
Shiite
militants.
(CBS News)
The
SPLA
attacks
Sudanese
government soldiers at
Abyei
, a disputed town at the border of
South Sudan
.
(BBC News)
Cyclone Nargis
The
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Ban Ki-moon
leaves for Burma calling the situation critical.
(AFP)
[
permanent dead link
]
Burma
commences a three day period of mourning for victims of
Cyclone Nargis
and allows entry to foreign aid workers from neighboring countries.
(AP via Google News)
[
permanent dead link
]
2008 United States presidential election
: Voters in
Oregon
and
Kentucky
go to the polls to vote in
primary elections
.
(
The New York Times
)
Senator
Hillary Clinton
of
New York
wins the
Kentucky Democratic primary, 2008
.
(CNN)
Senator
Barack Obama
of
Illinois
is projected to win the
Oregon Democratic primary, 2008
.
(
Boston Globe
)
A 24-hour
strike
by employees of the
National Railway Company of Belgium
ends rail services in
Belgium
and to
France
,
Germany
and
the Netherlands
.
(AFP)
[
permanent dead link
]
Ma Ying-jeou
is sworn in as the
President
of the
Republic of China (Taiwan)
with
Liu Chao-shiuan
as his
Premier
.
(BBC News)
Manoel de Oliveira
is awarded a
palme d'or
for his lifetime career achievement at the
2008 Cannes Film Festival
.
(Festival website)
Month
May 2008
Previous day
May 19
Next day
May 21
Category
:
2008 by day
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