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May 2008
Ongoing events
Diplomatic response to Kosovar independence
Economic crisis in U.S. and Europe
Olympic torch relay
Subprime mortgage crisis
U.S. Democratic presidential primaries
U.S. Republican presidential primaries
World food price crisis
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Recent deaths
May
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30
:
Lorenzo Odone
29
:
Harvey Korman
28
:
Luc Bourdon
28
:
Beryl Cook
26
:
Sydney Pollack
26
:
Earle Hagen
25
:
J.R. Simplot
24
:
Dick Martin
23
:
Cornell Capa
22
:
Robert Asprin
20
:
Hamilton Jordan
19
:
Huntington Hartford
18
:
Joseph Pevney
17
:
Wilfrid Mellers
16
:
William Blease
16
:
Robert Mondavi
15
:
Tommy Burns
15
:
Alexander Courage
13
:
Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
12
:
Robert Rauschenberg
12
:
Irena Sendler
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Ongoing conflicts
Acholiland insurgency
Arab-Israeli conflict
Colombian armed conflict
Iraq War
Communist
and
Islamic insurgency in the Philippines
Fatah-Hamas conflict
War in Somalia
Turkey-PKK conflict
Second Chechen War
Ogaden conflict
South Thailand insurgency
Sri Lankan Civil War
War in Afghanistan
War in Darfur
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Elections
Recent
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4
:
Equatorial Guinea
,
Parliament
10
:
Burma
,
constitutional referendum
11
:
Serbia
,
Parliament
16
:
Dominican Republic
,
President
17
:
Kuwait
,
Parliament
21
:
Georgia
,
Legislative
25
:
Lebanon
,
President
Upcoming
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1
:
Switzerland
,
Referendum
1
:
Macedonia
,
Assembly
7
:
Niue
,
Parliament
12
:
Ireland
,
Treaty of Lisbon referendum
27
:
Zimbabwe
,
President
(2nd round)
29
:
Mongolia
,
Legislative
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Trials
Upcoming
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Canada:
Larry O'Brien
US:
James Charles Kopp
US:
Ehren Watada
US:
Tom DeLay
US:
William J. Jefferson
US:
Kwame Kilpatrick
US:
Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá
Ongoing
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Cambodia:
Khmer Rouge Tribunal
Iraq:
Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal
Netherlands:
ICC
Thomas Lubanga
Netherlands:
ICTY
Peru:
Alberto Fujimori
Sierra Leone:
SCfSL
Charles Taylor
US:
Jena Six
US:
Brian Nichols
US:
José Padilla
US:
Phil Spector
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Holidays and observances
1
:
Holocaust Remembrance Day
(
Israel
)
1
:
May Day
(
Europe
)
1
:
Ascension Day
(
Norway
)
1
:
Labour Day
in the following countries:
Brazil
,
Chile
,
China
,
Guyana
,
India
,
Norway
,
Pakistan
,
Philippines
,
Singapore
2
:
Dos de Mayo
(
Spain
)
3
:
Constitution Day
(
Poland
5
:
Liberation Day
(
Ethiopia
,
Netherlands
,
Denmark
)
5
:
Children's Day
(
Japan
,
South Korea
)
5
:
Coronation Day
(
Thailand
)
5
:
Cinco de Mayo
(
Mexico
)
5
:
Indian Arrival Day
Guyana
6
:
St George's Day
(
Bulgaria
)
7
:
Memorial Day
(
Israel
)
8
:
Israel Independence Day
(
Israel
)
8
:
Victory in Europe Day
8
:
Parents' Day
-
South Korea
8
:
Parent's Day
–
South Korea
and
Albania
9
:
Europe Day
(
European Union
)
10
:
Mother's Day
–
Mexico
10
:
Mother's Day
–
South America
,
El Salvador
,
Guatemala
,
Oman
, and
Pakistan
11
:
Mother's Day
(2nd Sunday) –
Anguilla
,
Aruba
,
Australia
,
Austria
,
Bahamas
,
Barbados
,
Bangladesh
,
Belgium
,
Belize
,
Bermuda
,
Bonaire
,
Brazil
,
Brunei
,
Canada
,
Chile
,
Colombia
,
Cuba
,
Croatia
,
Curaçao
,
Czech Republic
,
Denmark
,
Ecuador
,
Estonia
,
Finland
,
Germany
,
Greece
,
Grenada
,
Honduras
,
Hong Kong
,
Iceland
,
India
,
Italy
,
Jamaica
,
Japan
,
Latvia
,
Malta
,
Malaysia
,
The Netherlands
,
New Zealand
,
Peru
,
Philippines
,
Puerto Rico
,
Singapore
,
Slovakia
,
South Africa
,
Suriname
,
Switzerland
,
Taiwan
,
Trinidad and Tobago
,
Turkey
,
United States
,
Uruguay
,
Venezuela
,
Zimbabwe
12
:
Whit Monday
(
France
,
Germany
,
Austria
,
Switzerland
,
Luxembourg
,
Greece
,
Hungary
,
Belgium
,
The Netherlands
,
Norway
)
16
:
Jerusalem Day
(
Israel
)
17
:
Constitution Day
(
Norway
)
18
:
Flag Day
(
Haiti
)
19
:
Victoria Day
(
Canada
)
22
:
Corpus Christi
23
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Lag Ba'omer
(
Judaism
)
24
:
Saints Cyril and Methodius Day
(
Bulgaria
,
Republic of Macedonia
)
24
:
Bermuda Day
(
Bermuda
)
25
:
African Liberation Day
25
:
Independence Day
(
Jordan
)
25
:
Mother's Day
(last Sunday) –
France
(switches to first Sunday of June if coincides with
Pentecost
),
Dominican Republic
,
Haiti
,
Sweden
, and
Morocco
26
:
Spring Bank Holiday
(
United Kingdom
)
26
:
Memorial Day
(
United States
)
26
:
National Sorry Day
(
Australia
)
26
:
Independence Day
(
Guyana
)
26
:
Mother's Day
Poland
27
:
Mother's Day
Bolivia
27
:
Children's Day
(
Nigeria
)
28
:
Republic Day
(
Armenia
,
Azerbaijan
)
29
:
Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna Day
(
Fiji
)
29
: Ascension of
Bahá'u'lláh
(
Baháʼí Faith
)
29
:
Democracy Day
(
Nigeria
)
30
:
Indian Arrival Day
(
Trinidad and Tobago
)
31
:
World No Tobacco Day
June
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1
:
Madaraka Day
(
Kenya
)
2
:
Jerusalem Day
(
Israel
)
2
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Public Holiday
(
Ireland
)
4
:
Independence Day
(
Tonga
)
6
:
Independence Day
(
Sweden
)
6
:
Anniversary of D-Day
7
:
Independence Day
(
Norway
)
8
:
Father's Day
(
Belgium
)
11
:
Kamehameha Day
(
Hawaii
)
12
:
Independence Day
(
Philippines
)
13
:
Feast of St. Anthony of Padua
14
:
Flag Day
(
United States
)
15
:
Flag Day
(
Denmark
)
15
:
Father's Day
(various countries)
16
:
Bloomsday
(
Ireland
)
16
:
Youth Day
) (
South Africa
)
17
:
Independence Day
(
Iceland
)
19
:
Juneteenth
(
Texas
)
20
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Flag Day
(
Argentina
)
20
:
Solstice
20
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Midsummer
(
Sweden
)
24
:
Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day
(
Quebec
)
25
:
Independence Day
(
Mozambique
)
25
:
Independence Day
(
Slovenia
)
26
:
Flag Day
(
Romania
)
26
:
Independence Day
(
Madagascar
)
29
: Feast of
St. Peter
and
St. Paul
30
:
Independence Day
(
Congo
)
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