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- 06 Apr
KEY UPCOMING EVENTS & ANNIVERSARIES
- GLOBAL: 2014 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund will begin in Washington DC (11APR to 13APR)
- CHINA: 115th China Import and Export Fair (15APR to 05MAY)
- ISRAEL: Independence day (15APR)
- MACEDONIA: Presidential elections (13APR)
- ALGERIA: Presidential elections (17APR)
- ZIMBABWE: Independence day (18APR)
- GUINEA BISSAU: Presidential and national assembly elections (13APR)
- MACEDONIA: Presidential elections (13APR)
KEY RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS
- CHRISTIANITY: Palm Sunday (13APR)
- CHRISTIANITY: Good Friday (18APR)
- CHRISTIANITY: Easter (20APR)
- JUDAISM: Passover (14APR to 22APR)
- JAINISM: Mahavir Jayanti (13APR)
Monday, April 07, 2014
- Global: World Health Day
- India: People’s assembly elections
- Iran and Oman: Naval forces of Iran and Oman will hold a joint rescue drill in Iran’s southern waters (to 09APR)
- Japan and Australia: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will join a special meeting next Monday of Japan’s National Security Council
- Kyrgyzstan: Anniversary of protests that overthrew government – 2010
- Rwanda: Anniversary of the start of the Rwandan Genocide – 1994
- United States and Japan: Japan and the United States will resume talks on Pacific free trade pact
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
- Armenia: The coordinating committee for air defense issues under the auspices of the CIS Defense Ministers’ Committee will hold its 40th session in the Armenian capital, Yerevan
- Australia and China: Australia Week in China (to 11APR)
- Brazil: LAAD Security, the International Exhibition for Public and Corporate Security (to 10APR)
- Mexico: ISC: Expo Seguridad Mexico (to 10 APRIL)
- Pakistan and United States: Economic talks led by Pakistan Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar (to 11APR)
Wednesday, April 09, 2014
- Georgia: Anniversary of Georgian independence from USSR – 1991
- Indonesia: House of Representatives elections
- Iraq: Iraq Liberation Day – 2003
- Russia: Den Pobedi “Victory Day” – 1945
- Tunisia: Anniversary of Tunisian ‘Martyrs Day’, commemorates a 1938 massacre of nationalists by French troops – 1938
Thursday, April 10, 2014
- Transdniestria: New round of Transdniestria settlement talks due in Vienna (to 11APR)
Friday, April 11, 2014
- Global: Anniversary of the creation of the International Labor Organization – 1919
- Global: 2014 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund will begin in Washington DC (to 13APR)
- Venezuela: Anniversary of attempted coup on Hugo Chavez – 2002
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Sunday, April 13, 2014
- Guinea Bissau: Presidential and national assembly elections
- Lebanon: Anniversary of start of Lebanese Civil War – 1975
- Macedonia: Presidential elections
- Christianity: Palm Sunday
- Jainism: Mahavir Jayanti
Monday, April 14, 2014
- Malaysia: Malaysian Youth Day
- Judaism: Passover begins in the evening (to 22APR)
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
- Belarus: Russian-Belarusian special operations drill to take place in Belarus
- China: Anniversary of the beginning of protests in Tiananmen Square – 1989
- China: 115th China Import and Export Fair (to 05MAY)
- Iraq: Anniversary of US President Bush declaring end of Saddam Hussein’s regime – 2003
- Israel: Independence Day
- United States: Anniversary of Boston Marathon bombings – 2013
- Judaism: First day of Passover
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
- United States: Anniversary of Virginia Tech Massacre – 2007
Thursday, April 17, 2014
- Algeria: Presidential elections
- Bangladesh: Anniversary of the formation of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh – 1971
- Cuba: Anniversary of Bay of Pigs failed invasion – 1961
- Syria: Syrian Arab Republic National Day / Independence from France – 1946
Friday, April 18, 2014
- Iran: Iran’s National Army Day
- Israel: Israel’s Memorial Day
- Lebanon: Anniversary of US Embassy Bombing – 1983
- Zimbabwe: Independence Day – 1980
- Christianity: Good Friday
Saturday, April 19, 2014
- Sierra Leone: Anniversary of the formation of the Republic of Sierra Leone – 1971
- United States: Anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing – 1995
- Venezuela: Anniversary of Venezuela’s independence from Spain – 1810
- Christianity: Holy Saturday
Sunday, April 20, 2014
- United States: Anniversary of Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion – 2010
- United States: Anniversary of shooting at Columbine High School in Denver, Colorado – 1999
- Christianity: Easter Sunday
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