History & Politics
Elections, conflicts, diplomacy, and the political turning points of 2005.
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Lech Kaczyński elected President of Poland
Lech Kaczyński, leader of the Law and Justice party, won Poland's 2005 presidential election with...
Samuel Alito nominated to Supreme Court
President Bush nominated U.S. Circuit Judge Samuel Alito on October 31 to replace retiring Justic...
Saddam Hussein's Trial Begins
On 19 October 2005, the trial of Saddam Hussein, the former President of Iraq deposed during the ...
John Roberts Confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States
On September 29, 2005, the U.S. Senate confirmed John G. Roberts Jr. as the 17th Chief Justice of...
Angela Merkel Elected Chancellor of Germany
On September 18, 2005, Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU...
Israeli Disengagement from the Gaza Strip
In August 2005, Israel carried out a unilateral withdrawal of all its military forces and civilia...
Camp Casey anti-war protest
Cindy Sheehan camped near President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, demanding a meeting to quest...
Provisional IRA Ends Its Armed Campaign
On 28 July 2005 the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) issued a statement formally ordering ...
7/7 London Bombings
On the morning of July 7, 2005, four coordinated suicide bombings struck London's public transpor...
31st G8 Summit at Gleneagles
The 31st G8 summit, hosted by Tony Blair at Gleneagles, Scotland, on July 6–8, 2005, pledged to d...
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad elected President of Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the hardline mayor of Tehran, won Iran's 2005 presidential runoff on June 24...
Tony Blair wins a third term in the 2005 UK general election
On May 5, 2005, Tony Blair led the Labour Party to a historic third consecutive general election ...
Pope Benedict XVI's 2005 Election and Early Papacy
Pope John Paul II's death on April 2, 2005, triggered a papal conclave held April 18–19, 2005, in...
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles wedding
Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles on April 9, 2005, at Windsor Guildhall and St George...
Death of Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojtyła in Wadowice, Poland, in 1920, died on April 2, 2005, ...
Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan
The Tulip Revolution was a wave of popular protest in the spring of 2005 that toppled President A...
Darfur Genocide Escalation
The armed conflict in Sudan's Darfur region escalated dramatically in 2005, with systematic attac...
Assassination of Rafik Hariri and the Cedar Revolution
On 14 February 2005, Rafik Hariri, the billionaire businessman who had served as Lebanon's prime ...
January 2005 Iraqi Parliamentary Election
On January 30, 2005, Iraq held nationwide elections to choose a 275-member Transitional National ...
George W. Bush's 2005 Second-Term Agenda
President George W. Bush's second term, which began January 20, 2005, opened with an ambitious do...