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* '''[[Nadarajah Raviraj]]''', a [[human rights]] lawyer and [[Parliament of Sri Lanka|legislator]] from the [[Tamil National Alliance]], is assassinated in [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]. | * '''[[Nadarajah Raviraj]]''', a [[human rights]] lawyer and [[Parliament of Sri Lanka|legislator]] from the [[Tamil National Alliance]], is assassinated in [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]. | ||
* A new '''[[Constitution of Kyrgyzstan]]''' adopted by the [[Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan|Joghorku Keneš]] is signed into law by [[President of Kyrgyzstan|President]] [[Kurmanbek Bakiyev]] ''(pictured)''. | * A new '''[[Constitution of Kyrgyzstan]]''' adopted by the [[Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan|Joghorku Keneš]] is signed into law by [[President of Kyrgyzstan|President]] [[Kurmanbek Bakiyev]] ''(pictured)''. | ||
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* [[Donald Rumsfeld]] resigns as [[United States Secretary of Defense|U.S. Secretary of Defense]]; '''[[Robert Gates]]''' is nominated as his replacement. | * [[Donald Rumsfeld]] resigns as [[United States Secretary of Defense|U.S. Secretary of Defense]]; '''[[Robert Gates]]''' is nominated as his replacement. | ||
* '''[[Margaret Chan]]''' is elected as the next Director-General of the [[World Health Organization]]. | * '''[[Margaret Chan]]''' is elected as the next Director-General of the [[World Health Organization]]. | ||
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Revision as of 17:47, 14 November 2006
- Nadarajah Raviraj, a human rights lawyer and legislator from the Tamil National Alliance, is assassinated in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- A new Constitution of Kyrgyzstan adopted by the Joghorku Keneš is signed into law by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev (pictured).
- The Democratic Party wins control of both chambers of the United States Congress.
- Donald Rumsfeld resigns as U.S. Secretary of Defense; Robert Gates is nominated as his replacement.
- Margaret Chan is elected as the next Director-General of the World Health Organization.
