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2012 in politics
These are some of the notable events relating to
politics
in 2012.
Events
February
The
Singaporean by-election
was held
March
The
Toi by-election
was held in Niue.
April
The
World Bank presidential election
was won by
Jim Yong Kim
.
June
The
United Nations General Assembly presidential election
was held.
October
The
United Nations Security Council election
was held.
November
Xi Jinping
succeeded
Hu Jintao
as
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
and became the
paramount leader
of
China
in November 2012.
Deaths
January
Manuel Fraga Iribarne
, Spanish politician (born 1922)
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
, 9th President of Italy (born 1918)
March
Francisco Xavier do Amaral
, 1st President of East Timor (born 1937)
ÃÂensu Tabone
, 4th President of Malta (born 1913)
George Tupou V
, King of Tonga (born 1948)
April
Miguel de la Madrid
, 52nd President of Mexico (born 1934)
Ahmed Ben Bella
, 1st President of Algeria (born 1918)
May
May 11
-
Alfred Diamant
, American political scientist and academic (born 1917)
Elections
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
List of foreign ministers in 2012
References