The Guinean military engineered a coup d'état, announcing that it planned to rule the country for two years prior to a new presidential election.
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The crash of Harmony Jets Flight 185 killed all eight people on board, including the Libyan Army chief Mohammed al-Haddad in Ankara, Turkey.
A series of massacres targeting Berom civilians unfold in the Plateau State in Nigeria, killing over 200 people and further injuring over 500. No group claims responsibility.
A bomb explodes at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport, killing one airport cleaner. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks claim responsibility for the attack four days later.
A coup d'état occurs in Guinea hours after the death of President Lansana Conté.
An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state.
“Study the past if you would define the future.”
One highlighted entry is from 2008: The Guinean military engineered a coup d'état, announcing that it planned to rule the country for two years prior to a new presidential election.
People listed for December 23 include Finn Wolfhard (2002), Victor Boniface (2000), and Samuel Lino (1999).
Observances listed for December 23 include Birthday of the Queen Silvia, an official flag flying day (Sweden), Christian Feast Day: Abassad (Coptic Church), and Christian Feast Day: Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Coptic Church).
