History & Politics
Wars, elections, coups, and nuclear standoffs that reshaped governments and borders in 2006.
Every History & Politics article in the 2006 knowledge base. Use the topic filters to narrow by sub-topic.
Execution of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein, the former President of Iraq, was executed by hanging on **December 30, 2006**, a...
The Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko
**Alexander Litvinenko**, a former officer of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) who had def...
2006 U.S. Midterm Elections
On **November 7, 2006**, Americans voted in midterm elections that produced a decisive shift of p...
North Korea's First Nuclear Test
On October 9, 2006, North Korea (the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK) conducted its f...
2006 Thai Coup d'État
On the night of **September 19, 2006**, the **Royal Thai Army** staged a bloodless coup d'état ag...
2006 Lebanon War
The **2006 Lebanon War** — also called the **Israel–Hezbollah War** or, in Lebanon, the **July Wa...
Darfur Genocide Crisis and International Response
Sudan's Darfur conflict escalated critically in 2006 as a failed peace accord, renewed mass viole...
Montenegro Declares Independence
On June 3, 2006, Montenegro formally declared independence, dissolving the State Union of Serbia ...
East Timor violence and Australian military intervention
Post-independence violence in Timor-Leste triggered the Australian military's Operation Astute in...
Iran Nuclear Crisis and UN Sanctions
In 2006, Iran's uranium enrichment program escalated into an international crisis, prompting two ...
Hamas Wins the 2006 Palestinian Legislative Election
On January 25, 2006, the Islamist movement Hamas won a decisive majority in the second-ever elect...
Ariel Sharon's stroke and Israeli political transition
Ariel Sharon suffered a massive hemorrhagic stroke on January 4, 2006, at his Sycamore Ranch in t...