International Events in February 2002
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Feb 1
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Yoriko Kawaguchi is appointed Japan's new Foreign Minister.
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Feb 5
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Don't ignore the poor, says the U.N. Secretary-General, Kofi Annan at the final session of the 32nd World Economic Forum, in New York. Power, wealth unequally shared, he remarks.
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Feb 9
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The former Taliban Foreign Minister of Afghanistan, Mullah Abdul Wakil Muttawakil, surrenders in Kandahar.
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Antar Zouabri, leader of the Algerian extremist group, Armed Islamic Group (GIA), killed in a house in Boufarik, near Algiers.
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The U.N. pulls out of the Extraordinary Chambers proposed by Cambodia to try Khmer Rouge leaders.
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Feb 12
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Pakistan police arrest Jaish-e-Mohammad leader, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, prime suspect in the kidnapping of the American journalist, Daniel Pearl from Karachi on Jan. 23, in Lahore.
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Russia and India sign a $2.5 billion deal for delivery of two reactors for the Koodankulam nuclear power plant.
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All the 117 passengers and crew die after an Iranian Tupolev-154 crashes in mountains in southwestern Iran.
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The historical trial of former Yugoslav President, Slobodan Milosevic, opens at the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal, at The Hague.An international treaty banning child soldiering comes into force.
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Feb 14
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The head of state of Bahrain, Shikh Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa, proclaims the Gulf archipelago a kingdom and himself king, besides promulgating a new Constitution.
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The Afghan Aviation and Tourism Minister, Abdul Rahman, is lynched by angry pilgrims, at the Kabul airport.
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The U.S. President, George W. Bush, announces a ``new environmental path for America'', his alternative to the Kyoto protocol.
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Feb 15
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The U.K. and Italy form an axis for speeding up European economic reforms after a meeting between British Premier, Tony Blair and his counterpart, Silvio Berlusconi.
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Feb 17
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Maoist rebels in Nepal kill 134 people in surprise attacks on Government buildings in Mangalsen, headquarters of Achham district, 750 km from Kathmandu.
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Feb 18
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The Fiji High Court sentences to death coup leader George Speight on treason charge but it is commuted to a life term by the President, Josefo Iloilo.
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The EU imposes targeted sanctions against Zimbabwe after Harare's refusal to allow its observers freely monitor the March 9-10 Presidential polls.
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Feb 20
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Three hundred and seventy three Egyptians die following a fire triggered by a cylinder blast aboard a train leaving Cairo for a religious holiday.
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Feb 21
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The U.S. will adhere to ``One China'' policy, says the visiting President, George W. Bush after a meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Jiang Zemin, in Beijing.
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Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines sign a draft agreement to combat terrorism.
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The Wall Street Journal reporter, Daniel Pearl is brutally slain by his captors, say U.S. authorities after viewing a videotape depicting the deed.
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Feb 22
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The Sri Lankan Government and the LTTE sign a ceasefire accord brokered by Norway, in Vavuniya.
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Feb 23
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The UNITA rebel leader, Jonas Malheiro Savimbi (67), is killed during a gunbattle with security forces in Moxico province in south-east Angola.
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Feb 24
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Israel releases the Palestinian Authority President, Yassar Arafat from confinement inside his Ramallah compound.
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Feb 25
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Zimbabwe's Opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, is charged with treason.
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Feb 27
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Singer Alicia Keys, is crowned the new queen of the music industry after winning five Grammy awards at the 44th version of the event, in Los Angeles.
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Feb 28
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Hong Kong's pro Beijing leader Tung Chee-Hwa, wins a second five-year term as the Chinese territory's Chief Executive.
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Finland, Greece, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain and Portugal make euro the legal tender.
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Events 2002 |