2012 in politics
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These are some of the notable events relating to politics in 2012.[1]
Events[edit]
February[edit]
- The Singaporean by-election was held
March[edit]
- The Toi by-election was held in Niue.
April[edit]
- The World Bank presidential election was won by Jim Yong Kim.
June[edit]
- The United Nations General Assembly presidential election was held.
October[edit]
- The United Nations Security Council election was held.
November[edit]
- Xi Jinping succeeded Hu Jintao as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and became the paramount leader of China in November 2012.
Deaths[edit]
January[edit]
- Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Spanish politician (born 1922)
- Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, 9th President of Italy (born 1918)
March[edit]
- Francisco Xavier do Amaral, 1st President of East Timor (born 1937)
- Ċensu Tabone, 4th President of Malta (born 1913)
- George Tupou V, King of Tonga (born 1948)
April[edit]
- Miguel de la Madrid, 52nd President of Mexico (born 1934)
- Ahmed Ben Bella, 1st President of Algeria (born 1918)
May[edit]
- May 11 - Alfred Diamant, American political scientist and academic (born 1917)
Elections[edit]
- 6 November - Democrat Barack Obama is re-elected president of the United States.
- Local electoral calendar 2012
- National electoral calendar 2012
- Supranational electoral calendar 2012
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Bungart, Victoria (20 December 2012). "Top 10 Political Moments in 2012". Newsone. Michael Arceneaux. Retrieved 28 June 2021.