Portal:Current events/February 2009/Sidebar

Ongoing events
Automotive industry crisis Diplomatic response to Abkhazian and South Ossetian independence International recognition of Kosovo Global financial crisis Icelandic financial crisis Irish banking crisis Malagasy protests Nord-Kivu campaign Piracy in Somalia Russian financial crisis Treaty of Lisbon ratification World food price crisis Zimbabwean cholera outbreak

Recent deaths

February 26: Wendy Richard 25: Philip José Farmer 20: Larry H. Miller 20: Socks 19: Kelly Groucutt 18: Snooks Eaglin 18: Kamila Skolimowska 16: Stephen Kim Sou-hwan 13: Bernard Albert Ashley 12: Hugh Leonard 11: Estelle Bennett 11: Willem Johan Kolff 11: Rail Rzayev 10: Carolyn George 9: Eluana Englaro 9: Orlando "Cachaito" López 9: Jeremy Lusk 8: Marian Cozma 7: Blossom Dearie 7: Brian Naylor 7: Reg Evans 6: Philip Carey 6: James Whitmore 6: Bashir Ahmad 5: Noah Weinberg 4: Antonie Dixon 4: Lux Interior 3: Sheng-yen 2: Joe M. Rodgers 2: James E. Long 1: Tim Grundy 1: Michael Homer 1: Peter Howson 1: Lukas Foss

Ongoing conflicts

War in Afghanistan Balochistan conflict Casamance Conflict Chadian Civil War (2005–2010) Second Chechen War Colombian Civil War War in Darfur Fatah–Hamas conflict Iran-PJAK conflict Iraq War Israeli-Palestinian conflict Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Kayin State Conflict Kivu conflict Insurgency in the Maghreb Mexican Drug War Ethnic conflict in Nagaland Naxalite-Maoist insurgency Conflict in the Niger Delta Insurgency in Ogaden War in North-West Pakistan Communist and Islamic Insurgency in the Philippines The Secret War Somali Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War War on Terrorism South Thailand insurgency Second Tuareg Rebellion Turkey-PKK conflict Second Ugandan Civil War

Elections

Recent 30 January: Somalia, President (by the parliament) 8 February: Turkmenistan, Parliament (3rd Round) 8 February: Liechtenstein, Parliament 8 February: Switzerland, Referendum on freedom of movement with the European Union 10 February: Israel, Parliament Upcoming 15 February: Venezuela, Constitutional referendum 16 February: Bangladesh, President (by the parliament) 11 February: French Polynesia, President (by the parliament)

Trials

Upcoming Austria: Josef Fritzl Canada: Larry O'Brien Estonia: Herman Simm Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Netherlands: ICTY Radovan Karadžić Singapore: Chee Soon Juan and others Singapore: Peter Lloyd U.S.: Aníbal Acevedo Vilá U.S.: Viktor Bout U.S.: Noshir Gowadia U.S.: William J. Jefferson U.S.: James Charles Kopp U.S.: Bernard L. Madoff U.S.: Ehren Watada U.S.: Sheila Dixon U.S.: Joseph Bruno Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Iraq: Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal Italy: Raffaele Sollecito, Amanda Knox Netherlands: ICC Thomas Lubanga Netherlands: ICTY Peru: Alberto Fujimori Republic of China (Taiwan): Chen Shui-bian Sierra Leone: SCfSL Charles Taylor Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra US: Jena Six US: Phil Spector

Upcoming holidays and observances

February 15: Parinirvana Day (Mahayana Buddhism) 15: Sexagesima (Western Christianity) 15: Liberation Day (Afghanistan) 15: National Flag of Canada Day (Canada) 15: National Day (Serbia) 15: Total Defence Day (Singapore) 15: Susan B. Anthony Day (United States) 15: John Frum Day (Vanuatu) 16: Arba'een (Shia Islam) 16: Family Day (Canada) 16: Independence Day (Lithuania) 16: Kim Jong-il's Birthday (North Korea) 16: President's Day (United States) 17: Sepandarmazgan (Iran) 17: Independence Day (Kosovo) 18: Democracy Day (Nepal) 18: Independence Day (The Gambia) 19: Chaoflux (Discordianism) 19: Shivaji Jayanti (Meghalaya) 19: Armed Forces Day (Mexico) 19: Flag Day (Turkmenistan)