These are some of the notable events relating to

politics Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

in 2004.

Events

January

* January 1-

Adnan Pachachi Adnan al-Pachachi or Adnan Muzahim Ameen al-Pachachi ( ar, عدنان الباجه جي) (14 May 1923 – 17 November 2019) was a veteran Iraqi and Emirati politician and diplomat. Pachachi was Iraq's Permanent Representative to the United Nation ...

becomes president of the

Iraq Interim Governing Council The Iraqi Governing Council (IGC) was the provisional government of Iraq from 13 July 2003 to 1 June 2004. It was established by and served under the United States-led Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA). The IGC consisted of various Iraqi pol ...

and will serve for the duration of the month. * January 1 –

Joseph Deiss Joseph Deiss (born 18 January 1946) is a Swiss economist and politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1999 to 2006. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), he first headed the Federal Departmen ...

takes office as

President of the Confederation The president of the Swiss Confederation, also known as the president of the Confederation or colloquially as the president of Switzerland, is the head of Switzerland's seven-member Federal Council, the country's executive branch. Elected by ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

Samuel Schmid Samuel Schmid (born 8 January 1947) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2000 to 2008. He was the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (notably acting as a defense minis ...

vice-president A vice president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on t ...

. * January 4 –

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

Congressman

Ralph Hall Ralph Moody Hall (May 3, 1923 – March 7, 2019) was an American politician who served as the United States representative for from 1981 to 2015. He was first elected in 1980, and was the chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Tec ...

switches to the

Republicans Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

. Hall had been a

Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...

. * January 4 – Mikhail Saakashvili is elected as President of

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

. * January 6 – 2000 Democratic Presidential Candidate

Bill Bradley William Warren Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American politician and former professional basketball player. He served three terms as a Democratic U.S. senator from New Jersey (1979–1997). He ran for the Democratic Party's nomination f ...

endorses fellow Democrat

Howard Dean Howard Brush Dean III (born November 17, 1948) is an American physician, author, lobbyist, and retired politician who served as the 79th governor of Vermont from 1991 to 2003 and chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 2005 to 200 ...

for President. * January 8 –

Gavin Newsom Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman who has been the 40th governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California fr ...

is sworn in as Mayor of

San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...

. * January 8 –

Roosevelt Skerrit Roosevelt Skerrit (born 8 June 1972) is a Dominican politician who has been Prime Minister of Dominica since 2004; he has also been the Member of Parliament for the Vieille Case constituency since 2000. Regionally, he has served as the chairman o ...

is sworn in as

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...

following the death of Pierre Charles on January 6. * January 12 –

Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Kathleen Marie Blanco (née Babineaux; December 15, 1942 – August 18, 2019) was an American politician who served as the List of Governors of Louisiana, 54th Governor of Louisiana from January 2004 to January 2008. A member of the Democratic P ...

is sworn in as Governor of

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

. * January 13 –

Haley Barbour Haley Reeves Barbour (born October 22, 1947) is an American attorney, politician, and lobbyist who served as the 63rd governor of Mississippi from 2004 to 2012. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as chairman of the Republican ...

is sworn in as Governor of

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

. * January 13 – Howard Dean wins a non-binding primary in

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with 43% of the vote.

Al Sharpton Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, talk show host and politician. Sharpton is the founder of the National Action Network. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic ...

comes in second with 34% of the vote. * January 13 – Former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill contributes to a book that claims that

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

wanted to attack

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

since January 2001 and not after the

September 11th terrorist attacks The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercial ...

as had been believed. * January 13 – The Turkish Cypriot leader approves a new cabinet headed by

Mehmet Ali Talat Mehmet Ali Talat (born 6 July 1952) is a Turkish Cypriot politician who served as the president of Northern Cyprus from 2005 to 2010. Talat was the leader of the social democratic Republican Turkish Party ( tr, Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi, CTP), ...

. * January 14 –

Óscar Berger Perdomo Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin. Etymology The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer" ...

is inaugurated as President of

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

. Eduardo Stein Barillas becomes vice president and

Jorge Briz Abularach Jorge Briz Abularach (born 27 September 1955) is a Guatemalan politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs (Guatemala), his country's foreign minister from July 2004 to July 2006 and president of Guatemala's Chamber of Commerce. See als ...

becomes foreign minister. * January 14 –

Madan Lal Khurana Madan Lal Khurana (15 October 1936 – 27 October 2018) was an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Delhi from 1993 to 1996. He also served as Governor of Rajasthan in 2004. He was the Union Minister of Parliamentary affairs and Touri ...

is sworn in as governor of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

. * January 14 – Nikolay Shaklein is sworn in as governor of Kirov. * January 15 –

Carol Moseley Braun Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun, also sometimes Moseley-Braun (born August 16, 1947), is a former U.S. Senator, an American diplomat, politician, and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. Prior to her Senate ...

drops out of the 2004 United States Presidential race and endorses

. * January 16 –

Ban Ki Moon Ban Ki-moon (; ; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was his country's Minister ...

is named foreign minister of

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...

. * January 19 – The

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

Caucuses are held.

John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party (Unite ...

wins with 38%.

John Edwards Johnny Reid Edwards (born June 10, 1953) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2004 alongside John Kerry, losing to incumbents George ...

comes second with 32%.

comes in third with 18%. Richard A. "Dick" Gephardt comes in fourth with 11%. * January 20 – Richard Gephardt quits the 2004 Presidential race after a poor showing in the Iowa Caucuses. * January 20 –

Bill Janklow William John Janklow (September 13, 1939January 12, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician and member of the Republican Party who holds the record for the longest tenure as Governor of South Dakota: sixteen years in office. Janklow had the t ...

's resignation from Congress takes effect. Janklow had been convicted of a felony in December 2003. * January 25 – Mikhail Saakashvili is sworn in as President of

. * January 27 – John Kerry wins the New Hampshire Primary with 38% of the vote. Howard Dean gets 26% of the vote. * January 27 –

Don Brash Donald Thomas Brash (born 24 September 1940) is a former New Zealand politician who was Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the New Zealand National Party from October 2003 to November 2006, and the Leader of ACT New Zealand from April to No ...

Speech Orewa Rotary Club on ''Nationhood'' against

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

racial

separatism Separatism is the advocacy of cultural, ethnic, tribal, religious, racial, governmental or gender separation from the larger group. As with secession, separatism conventionally refers to full political separation. Groups simply seeking greate ...

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

* January 27 – A

House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. ...

vote on University tuition top-up fees is narrowly won by the

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. It is, however, the worst voting result for

Tony Blair Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He previously served as Leader of th ...

since he came to power in 1997.

February

* February 1- Jörg Schild becomes president of the government of

Basel-Stadt Basel-Stadt or Basel-City (german: Kanton ; rm, Chantun Basilea-Citad; french: Canton de Bâle-Ville; it, Canton Basilea Città) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of three municipalities with Basel as t ...

. *February 3 – John Edwards wins a primary in

South Carolina )''Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

with 46% of the vote. Wesley Clark wins the

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

primary with 30% of the vote. John Kerry wins primaries and caucuses in

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

with 43% of the vote,

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

with 50% of the vote,

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

with 51% of the vote,

New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Tiguex , OfficialLang = None , Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ker ...

with 42% of the vote, and

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

with 50% of the vote. *February 3 – Joe Lieberman quits the Presidential race after poor results in primaries and caucuses in South Carolina, Oklahoma, Arizona, Delaware, Missouri, North Dakota, and New Mexico. *February 3 – Jóannes Eidesgaard becomes prime minister of the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

. *February 4 –

Andrei Stratan Andrei Stratan (born September 3, 1966) is a Moldovan politician. He was the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration in the Vasile Tarlev Cabinet and the Zinaida Greceanîi Cabinets.Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...

. *February 4 – Dragan Marsicanin becomes acting president of

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

. *February 6 – Richard Gephardt endorses John Kerry for President. *February 7 – John Kerry wins a primary in

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

with 52% of the vote. Kerry also wins the

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...

primary with 49% of the vote. *February 7 –

Peter Beattie Peter Douglas Beattie (born 18 November 1952) is an Australian former politician who served as the 36th Premier of Queensland, in office from 1998 to 2007. He was the state leader of the Labor Party from 1996 to 2007. Beattie was born in Sy ...

(of the

Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also simply known as Labor, is the major centre-left political party in Australia, one of two major parties in Australian politics, along with the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia. The party forms the f ...

) wins a 3rd term as Premier of

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, again winning over two-thirds of the seats. *February 8 – John Kerry wins the

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

Caucuses with 45% of the vote. *February 10 – John Kerry wins primaries in

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

and

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

with 41% and 52% of the vote, respectively. *February 11 –

Wesley Clark Wesley Kanne Clark (born December 23, 1944) is a retired United States Army officer. He graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1966 at West Point and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford, where he obtained a degree ...

quits the Presidential race after poor results in the Virginia and Tennessee primaries. *February 13 – Wesley Clark endorses John Kerry. *February 13 – Jesús Pérez is sworn in as foreign minister of

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

. *February 13 – Tassos Giannitsis is sworn in as caretaker foreign minister of

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

. *February 14 – John Kerry wins a caucus in

with 47% of the vote. Kerry wins the

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

caucus with 63% of state party delegates. *February 17 – Democrat

Ben Chandler Albert Benjamin Chandler III (born September 12, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States representative for from 2004 to 2013. A Democrat, Chandler was first elected to Congress in a 2004 special election. He ...

defeats Republican

Alice Forgy Kerr Alice Forgy Kerr (born August 30, 1954) is an American politician who has served in the Kentucky Senate from the 12th district since 1999. References 1954 births Living people Republican Party Kentucky state senators Women state legisl ...

in a Congressional special election in Kentucky with 55% of the vote compared to Forgy Kerr's 43%. *February 17 – John Kerry wins 40% of the vote in the

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

primary. *February 17 –

Luisa Diogo Luisa (Italian and Spanish), Luísa (Portuguese) or Louise ( French) is a feminine given name; it is the feminine form of the given name Louis (Luis), the French form of the Frankish Chlodowig (German Ludwig), from the Germanic elements ''hlod ...

is named prime minister of

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

. *February 18 – Howard Dean quits the Presidential race after a poor showing in Wisconsin. *February 18 –

Jacques Simonet Jacques Simonet (21 December 1963 – 14 June 2007) was a Belgian politician and a former Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region. Life He is the son of Henri Simonet, former Socialist Party minister and for many years mayor of Anderl ...

is sworn in as minister-president of

Brussels-Capital Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

. *February 21 –

Ralph Nader Ralph Nader (; born February 27, 1934) is an American political activist, author, lecturer, and attorney noted for his involvement in consumer protection, environmentalism, and government reform causes. The son of Lebanese immigrants to the Un ...

enters the Presidential race as an Independent. *February 23 –

Paul Lennon Paul Anthony Lennon (born 8 October 1955) is a Labor Party politician. He was Premier of Tasmania from 21 March 2004 until his resignation on 26 May 2008. He was member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the seat of Franklin from 1990 unti ...

becomes acting premier of

Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...

. *February 23 –

Mamady Condé Mamady Condé is a Guinean politician and diplomat. Condé was first appointed to the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a c ...

is named foreign minister of

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

. *February 23 –

Josep Bargalló Josep Bargalló i Valls (born 3 October 1958) is a Spanish teacher and politician from Catalonia and the current Minister of Education of Catalonia. Born in 1958 in Torredembarra, Bargalló studied philology at the University of Barcelona befo ...

takes office as chief councillor of

Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...

. *February 24 –

Viktor Khristenko Viktor Borisovich Khristenko (russian: Виктор Борисович Христенко; born 28 August 1957) is a Russian politician who was chairman of the board of the Eurasian Economic Commission from 1 February 2012 to 1 February 2016. He ...

is named acting prime minister of

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

. *February 26 – Ljupčo Jordanovski becomes acting president of

Republic of Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...

. *February 28 –

Sulejman Tihić Sulejman Tihić (26 November 1951 – 25 September 2014) was a Bosnian politician who served as the 4th Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2006. He was a member and later president of the Party of Democratic ...

becomes chairman of the Presidency of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

. *February 29 –

Boniface Alexandre Boniface Alexandre (born 31 July 1936) is a Haitian politician. Alexandre served as the provisional president of Haiti following the 2004 Haitian coup d'état that removed President Jean-Bertrand Aristide from office. He served until May 2006 ...

is sworn in as provisional president of

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

March

*March 2 – "

Super Tuesday Super Tuesday is the United States presidential primary election day in February or March when the greatest number of U.S. states hold primary elections and caucuses. Approximately one-third of all delegates to the presidential nominating co ...

" U.S. presidential primaries or caucuses take place in

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the List of U.S. states by area, smallest U.S. state by area and the List of states and territories of the United States ...

and

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

. John Kerry wins in 9 states, and a dejected John Edwards quits the race. *March 3 – New

Government of Serbia The Government of Serbia ( sr, Влада Србије, Vlada Srbije), formally the Government of the Republic of Serbia ( sr, Влада Републике Србије, Vlada Republike Srbije), commonly abbreviated to Serbian Government ( sr, � ...

was formed with support of Milošević's

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party *March 4 –

national parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...

and all state assemblies of

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

, except

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...

's were dissolved by the

, paving the way for the

general election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

. *March 4 –

Predrag Marković Predrag Marković ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Марковић; born 7 December 1955) is a Serbian politician, author and historian. Political career Marković was President of the National Assembly of Serbia from 2004 to 2007 and the acting Pres ...

becomes acting

President of Serbia The president of Serbia ( sr, Председник Србије, Predsednik Srbije), officially styled as the President of the Republic ( sr, Председник Републике, Predsednik Republike) is the head of state of Serbia. The curr ...

. *March 5 –

Mikhail Fradkov Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov ( rus, Михаи́л Ефи́мович Фрадко́в, p=mʲɪxɐˈil jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪtɕ frɐtˈkof; born 1 September 1950) is a Russian politician who served as Prime Minister of Russia from 2004 to 2007. An In ...

is confirmed as Prime Minister of

. *March 7 –

Kostas Karamanlis Konstantinos A. Karamanlis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Αλεξάνδρου Καραμανλής; born 14 September 1956), commonly known as Kostas Karamanlis ( el, Κώστας Καραμανλής, ), is a Greek politician who served as the ...

is given the mandate to form a new government in

. *March 9 –

Sergey Lavrov Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov (russian: Сергей Викторович Лавров, ; born 21 March 1950) is a Russian diplomat and politician who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Russia), Foreign Minister of Russia since 2004. ...

is appointed Foreign Minister of

. *March 9 –

Petros Molyviatis Petros G. Molyviatis ( el, Πέτρος Γ. Μολυβιάτης; born 12 June 1928) is a Greek politician and diplomat who served three times as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2006, May to June 2012, and August to September 2015. Fro ...

becomes Foreign Minister of

. *March 9 – Parliament of

Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

approves a new government headed by

Indulis Emsis Indulis Emsis (born 2 January 1952) is a Latvian biologist and politician. He was Prime Minister of Latvia for ten months in 2004, the first Green party, Green politician to lead a country in the history of the world. He was Speaker of the Saeim ...

Rihards Piks Rihards is a masculine Latvian given name and may refer to: *Rihards Bukarts (born 1995), Latvian ice hockey player *Rihards Dubra (born 1964), Latvian composer *Rihards Kotāns (1956–2010), Latvian bobsledder *Rihards Kozlovskis Rihards Kozlov ...

becomes foreign minister. *March 11 – Salomé Zurabishvili is appointed as foreign minister of the

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. *March 12 –

Oleg Chirkunov Oleg Anatolyevich Chirkunov (russian: Олег Анатольевич Чиркунов, ; born 15 November 1958) is a Russians, Russian politician who served as the governor of Perm Krai from 12 March 2004 to 28 April 2012. Early life He ...

becomes new acting governor of

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. *March 12 –

Gérard Latortue Gérard Latortue (born 19 June 1934 in Gonaïves) is a Haitian politician and diplomat who served as the prime minister of Haiti from 12 March 2004 to 9 June 2006. He was an official in the United Nations for many years, and briefly served as for ...

is sworn in as Prime Minister of

. *March 13 – Nomination day for the

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Barisan Nasional The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 se ...

wins 15 parliamentary seats and 7 state assembly seats uncontested. The

Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party The Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS; ms, Parti Islam Se-Malaysia; ms, ڤرتي إسلام سمليسيا, label=Jawi alphabet, Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset) is an Islamist political party in Malaysia. As the party focused on Islamic fundamen ...

settles for one seat in the state of

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. *March 16 – Sergey Abaramov is appointed as Prime Minister of

Chechnya Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...

. *March 21 – National Front scores a landslide victory in the

. *March 23 –

Lawrence Gonzi Lawrence Gonzi, (born 1 July 1953) is a Maltese people, Maltese politician, retired Nationalist Party (Malta), Nationalist politician and lawyer, who served for twenty-five years in various critical roles in Maltese politics. Gonzi was Prime M ...

is sworn in as Prime Minister of

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John Dalli John Dalli (born 5 October 1948) is a Maltese former politician who served as Cabinet Minister in various Maltese governments between 1987 and 2010. He was European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy between 2010 and 2012. Maltese po ...

becomes foreign minister. *March 24 – Baldwin Spencer is sworn in as Prime Minister of

Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17°N latitude. The country consists of two maj ...

Harold Lovell Harold Earl Edmund Lovell (born September 27, 1955) is a politician from Antigua and Barbuda. He was the Minister of Finance, the Economy and Public Administration. He was also the minister of tourism and civil aviation. He was the Foreign Mini ...

becomes Foreign Minister. *March 25 – Datuk Idris Jusoh is sworn in as chief minister of

Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', Jawi: ), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l- Īmān'' ("Abode of Faith"). ...

. *March 31 –

Michel Barnier Michel Barnier (born 9 January 1951) is a French politician who served as the European Commission's Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom (UK Task Force/UKTF) from 2019 to 2021. He previously served as Chief Negotiator, Task ...

becomes foreign minister of

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April

*April 1 – Paolo Bollini and Marino Riccardi take office as

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. *April 1 –

Massoud Barzani Masoud Barzani ( ku, ,مه‌سعوود بارزانی, translit=Mesûd Barzanî}; born 16 August 1946) is a Kurdish politician who has been leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) since 1979, and was President of the Kurdistan Region of ...

becomes President of the governing council of

. *April 1 – Roland Brogli becomes Landammann of

Aargau Aargau, more formally the Canton of Aargau (german: Kanton Aargau; rm, Chantun Argovia; french: Canton d'Argovie; it, Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capita ...

. *April 4 – Camille de Rocca-Serra is elected as president of the

Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...

n Assembly. *April 5 –

Mahinda Rajapakse Mahinda Rajapaksa ( si, මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, ta, மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to ...

is appointed as Prime Minister of

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. *April 6 –

Artūras Paulauskas Artūras Paulauskas (born 23 August 1953 in Vilnius) is a Lithuanian politician. He was the Speaker of Seimas, the parliament of Lithuania, from 2000 to 2006, and he served as Acting President of Lithuania from 6 April 2004 to 12 July 2004. E ...

becomes acting President of

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. *April 6 – Gabriele Gendotti becomes president of the Council of State of

Ticino Ticino (), sometimes Tessin (), officially the Republic and Canton of Ticino or less formally the Canton of Ticino,, informally ''Canton Ticino'' ; lmo, Canton Tesin ; german: Kanton Tessin ; french: Canton du Tessin ; rm, Chantun dal Tessin . ...

. *April 7 –

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (; born 4 August 1960) is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was the Prime Minister of Spain being elected for two terms, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections ...

is asked to form the new government of

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. *April 10 – Chen Tang-shan is named foreign minister of the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

. *April 12 –

Georgy Shpak Georgy Ivanovich Shpak (russian: Георгий Иванович Шпак) was the governor of Ryazan Oblast, Russia from 2004 to 2008. He was the commander of Russian Airborne Troops from 1996 to 2003. Biography Early life Born September 8, ...

takes office as governor of

Ryazan Ryazan ( rus, Рязань, p=rʲɪˈzanʲ, a=ru-Ryazan.ogg) is the largest city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census ...

. *April 14 – Nikolay Kiselyov is sworn in as governor of

Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk (, ; rus, Арха́нгельск, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲsk), also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies o ...

Mikhail Yevdokimov Mikhail Sergeyevich Yevdokimov (russian: Михаил Сергеевич Евдокимов; 6 December 1957 – 7 August 2005) was a Russian comedian, actor and politician. Biography Yevdokimov was born in Stalinsk (now Novokuznetsk), weste ...

is sworn in as governor of

Altai Krai Altai Krai (russian: Алта́йский край, r=Altaysky kray, p=ɐlˈtajskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a krai). It borders clockwise from the west, Kazakhstan (East Kazakhstan Region and Pavlodar ...

. *April 14 –

James Michel James Alix Michel, GCSK (born August 16, 1944) is a Seychellois politician and the former President of Seychelles from year 2004 to 2016. He previously served as Vice-President under his predecessor, France-Albert René, from 1996 to 2004. Mi ...

is sworn in as President of

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. *April 14 –

S'bu Ndebele Sibusiso Joel "S'bu" Ndebele (born 17 October 1948) is the former Minister of Correctional Services serving from 2012 to 2014. He has been on the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) since 1997, and was the Pr ...

is sworn in as Premier of

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. *April 16 –

Prague Process Prague Process may refer to: *Prague Process (Armenian–Azerbaijani negotiations) *Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism The Prague Declaration on European Conscience and Communism was a declaration which was initiated by the ...

between

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i and

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n foreign ministries is started. *April 17 – José María Barreda Fontes assumes the Presidency of the Junta of Castilla-La Mancha. *April 18 –

Miguel Ángel Moratinos Miguel Ángel Moratinos Cuyaubé (born 8 June 1951) is a Spanish diplomat and politician, a member of the Socialist Workers' Party and was a member of Congress from 2004 to 2011, where he represented Córdoba. Since 7 January 2019 he is the UN ...

becomes foreign minister of

. *April 21 –

Macky Sall Macky Sall (, wo, Maki Sàll, fuc, 𞤃𞤢𞤳𞤭 𞤅𞤢𞤤‎, italic=no, Maki Sal; born 11 December 1961) is a Senegalese politician who has been President of Senegal since April 2012. He was re-elected President in the first round voti ...

is appointed as Prime Minister of

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

. *April 22 – Catherine Mabuza becomes acting premier of Limpopo province, Limpopo. *April 23 – Leonard Ramatlakane is sworn in as acting premier of Western Cape. *April 23 – Sergey Gaplikov becomes acting Prime Minister of Chuvash Republic, Chuvashia. *April 24- 2004 Cypriot Annan Plan referendums, Referendums on the Annan Plan for Cyprus, which proposes to re-unite the island of Cyprus, take place in both the Republic of Cyprus controlled and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Turkish controlled parts. Although the Turkish Cypriots vote in favour, the Greek Cypriots reject the proposal. *April 26 – Sello Moloto is sworn in as premier of Limpopo province, Limpopo. Ebrahim Rasool is elected premier of Western Cape. *April 28 – Gabi Burgstaller is sworn in as Landeshauptfrau of Salzburg. *April 29 – Ousmane Issoufi Maïga is appointed Prime Minister of Mali.

May

*May 1 – Laurie Morgan is elected chief minister of Guernsey. *May 1 – Ezzedine Salim becomes president of the governing council of

. *May 1 – Jean-René Fournier takes office as president of the Council of State of Valais. Ruedi Jeker takes office as president of the government of Canton of Zurich, Zürich. *May 2 – Moctar Ouane becomes foreign minister of Mali. *May 2 – Marek Belka is sworn in as prime minister of Poland. *May 7 – Fredis Refunjol is sworn in as governor of Aruba. *May 9 – Carlos Gomes Júnior is named Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau. *May 10 – Deborah Barnes Jones is sworn in as governor of Montserrat. *May 17 – Ghazi al-Yawer becomes president of the governing council of

. *May 19 – Manmohan Singh is invited to form the new government of India. *May 20 – Bingu wa Mutharika wins the presidential election in Malawi. *May 23 – K. Natwar Singh becomes foreign minister of India. *May 28 – Dharam Singh is installed as chief minister of Karnataka. *May 28 – Alan Huckle is sworn in as governor of Anguilla.

June

*June 1 – Antonio Saca becomes President of El Salvador; Francisco Laínez becomes foreign minister. *June 1 – Barbara Egger-Jenzer becomes President of the Government of Bern. Sylvie Perrinjaquet becomes president of the Council of State of Neuchâtel, Josef Keller Landammann of Canton of St. Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Claudius Graf-Schelling president of the government of Thurgau, and Josef Arnold Landammann of Canton of Uri, Uri. *June 2 – The parliament of the

approves the new government of Prime Minister Hari Kostov. *June 10 – The Congress of New Caledonia elects Marie-Noëlle Thémereau as new president of the government. *June 14 – Oscar Temaru is elected president of French Polynesia. *June 15 – Ivan Gašparovič takes office as president of Slovakia. *June 26 – Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain is named as new prime minister of Pakistan. *June 27 – New

, Boris Tadić elected. *June 28 – 2004 Canadian federal election, Canadian federal elections occur; the Liberal party loses its absolute majority.

July

*July 1 – Horst Köhler takes office as President of Germany. *July 1 – Adrian Ballmer becomes president of the government of Basel-Land; Gerhard Odermatt Landammann of Nidwalden; Elisabeth Gander-Hofer Landammann of Obwalden; and Kurt Zibung Landammann of Schwyz. *July 1 – M. Jodi Rell is sworn in as Governor of

. *July 3 – Michael Frendo is sworn in as foreign minister of

. *July 5 – T. V. Rajeshwar is appointed Governor of Uttar Pradesh. *July 6 –

named as

's running mate for U.S. President. *July 6 – Ivo Vajgl becomes foreign minister of Slovenia. *July 8 – Heinz Fischer is sworn in as President of Austria. *July 9 – Ahmed Nazif is named Prime Minister of Egypt. *July 11 – Boris Tadić is sworn in as President of

. *July 12 – Pedro Santana Lopes appointed List of Prime Ministers of Portugal, Prime Minister of Portugal. *July 17 – António Monteiro (politician), António Monteiro is sworn in as Foreign Minister of Portugal. *July 19 – Marie Arena becomes minister-president of the French Community of Belgium; Charles Picqué becomes minister-president of

*July 20 – Karel De Gucht is sworn in as foreign minister of Belgium *July 20 – Canadians, Canadian prime minister Paul Martin announces his new cabinet. ''See Cabinet of Canada.'' *July 21 – Artis Pabriks is elected foreign minister of

. *July 22 – Yves Leterme becomes minister-president of Flanders. *July 26 – Stanislav Gross is appointed as the prime minister of the Czech Republic. *July 30 – Jean Asselborn becomes foreign minister of Luxembourg,

August

*August 10 – George Yeo becomes foreign minister of Singapore. *August 12 – Lee Hsien Loong is sworn in as prime minister of Singapore. *August 16 – Søren Jessen-Petersen takes office as Kosovo administrator. *August 17 – Aleksandr Zhilkin becomes acting governor of Astrakhan Oblast. *August 18 – Lyonpo Yeshey Zimba takes office as prime minister of Bhutan. *August 18 – Alberto Romulo is appointed as foreign secretary of the Philippines. *August 23 – Babulal Gaur is sworn in as chief minister of Madhya Pradesh. *August 25 – Hungarian Socialist Party picks Ferenc Gyurcsány to be Prime Minister of Hungary. *August 27 – Shaukat Aziz is elected Prime Minister of Pakistan by the National Assembly of Pakistan. *August 31 – Oommen Chandy is sworn in as chief minister of Kerala.

September

*September 1 – Terry Davis (politician), Terry Davis takes office as secretary-general of the Council of Europe. *September 1 – Martín Torrijos takes office as president of Panama; Samuel Lewis Navarro becomes Vice President. *September 2 – Col. Michel Sallé becomes Interior Minister of the Central African Republic. *September 9 – Anatoly Kvashnin is appointed as Vladimir Putin's plenipotentiary in the Siberian Federal District, Sibirsky federal district. *September 10 – Alan Boradzov is confirmed Prime Minister of North Ossetia. *September 13 – Dmitry Kozak is appointed as Vladimir Putin's plenipotentiary in Southern Federal District of

. *September 15 – Halldór Ásgrímsson becomes Prime Minister of Iceland. *September 27 – Nobutaka Machimura becomes foreign minister of Japan. *September 28 – Tsendiin Mönkh-Orgil is approved as foreign minister of Mongolia. *September 29 – Ignacio Walker Prieto is named foreign minister of Chile. *September 29 – Dermot Ahern becomes foreign minister of the Republic of Ireland.

October

*October 1 – Giuseppe Arzilli and Roberto Raschi take office as captains-regent of

. *October 3 – Nodar Khashba is appointed as Prime Minister of the

. *October 5 – Alu Alkhanov is sworn in as president of

. *October 6 – Norodom Sihamoni is chosen as King of Cambodia. *October 9 – 2004 Australian federal election, Australian election held, John Howard's conservative government re-elected for a fourth term. *October 10 – Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed is elected by the Transitional National Assembly of Somalia as President. *October 13 – Atay Aliyev is named Prime Minister of Republic of Dagestan, Dagestan. *October 14 – Sidi Moro Sanneh is appointed as foreign minister of The Gambia. *October 19 – Lt. Gen. Soe Win (prime minister), Soe Win becomes Prime Minister of Myanmar. *October 20 – Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is sworn in as President of Indonesia. *October 20 – Ursula Plassnik is sworn in as foreign minister of Austria. *October 21 – Omar Karami is named Prime Minister of Lebanon. *October 26 – Petrus Compton becomes foreign minister of Saint Lucia.

November

*November 2 –

is re-elected for a second and final four-year term as President of the United States, U.S. President. *November 2 – Ferenc Somogyi is sworn in as foreign minister of Hungary. *November 3 – Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan becomes President of the United Arab Emirates. *November 3 – Janez Janša becomes Prime Minister-designate of Slovenia. *November 8 – Brenda Christian becomes mayor of Pitcairn Island. *November 10 – Abdelbaki Hermassi is named foreign minister of Tunisia. *November 11 – Rauhi Fattouh becomes acting President of Palestinian Authority, Palestine. *November 18 –

parliament passes New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy, legislation vesting ownership of all land up to the high tide mark in New Zealand with the Crown. *November 18 – Monyane Moleleki is named foreign minister of Lesotho. *November 20 – Alí Rodríguez Araque is named foreign minister of

. *November 22 – Mariya Bolshakova becomes acting governor of Ulyanovsk Oblast. *November 22 – Ralph Klein is re-elected as Premier of Alberta with 61 of 83 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

December

*December 1 – Martine Brunschwig Graf becomes president of the Council of State of Genève. *December 2 – Syed Sibtey Razi is appointed governor of Jharkhand. *December 2 – The new government of

n Prime Minister Aigars Kalvītis is approved. *December 3 – Ramush Haradinaj is elected Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro. *December 7 – Milos Vystrcil is elected governor of Vysočina Region, Vysocina. *December 8 – Ephraïm Inoni is appointed prime minister of Cameroon and Laurent Esso is appointed foreign minister. *December 9 – Cellou Dalein Diallo is appointed Prime Minister of

. *December 11 – Ham Lini is elected Prime Minister of Vanuatu. *December 12 – Traian Băsescu is elected and as president of Romania. *December 14 – Jim Marurai is elected prime minister of the Cook Islands. *December 17 – Mikhail Valfolomeyevich Kuznetsov, Mikhail Kuznetsov takes office as governor of Pskov Oblast. *December 22 – Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu is nominated as Prime Minister of Romania. *December 23 – Song Xiulian becomes acting governor of Qinghai. *December 26 – Mihai-Răzvan Ungureanu is named foreign minister of Romania. *December 28 – Nikolay Denin takes office as governor of Bryansk Oblast.

Deaths

(Very partial list of politicians who died in 2004) *January 6 – Dominica prime minister Pierre Charles dies of heart problems. *January 15 – Maaruf al-Dawalibi, former Prime Minister of Syria. *January 16 – Kalevi Sorsa, former Prime Minister of Finland. *February 11 – Jozef Lenárt, former Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia. *February 24 – Indian politician Sikander Bakht, governor of Kerala state, dies of an illness. *February 26 – Macedonian president Boris Trajkovski is killed in a plane crash. *February 29 – Sir Harold Bernard St. John, former Prime Minister of Barbados. *March 1 – Tadjidine Ben Said Massounde, former Prime Minister of Comoros. *March 5 – Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy, former President of Ecuador. *March 20 – Juliana of the Netherlands, former Queen of the Netherlands. *April 9 – Sein Lwin, former President of Myanmar. *April 18 – Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, former President of Fiji. *May 9 – Russian-backed Chechnyan president Akhmad Kadyrov is assassinated. *May 17 – Iraq Interim Governing Council president Ezzedine Salim is assassinated. *June 2 – Tesfaye Gebre Kidan, former acting President of Ethiopia. *June 5 – Former US President Ronald Reagan dies of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 93. *June 10 – Xenophon Zolotas, former Prime Minister of

. *June 16 – Thanom Kittikachor, former Prime minister of Thailand. *June 24 – Carlos Alberto Lacoste, former acting President of Argentina. *June 25 – L.F. Ramdat Misier, former acting President of Suriname. *Jule 5 – Hugh Lawson Shearer, former prime minister of Jamaica. *July 6 – Austrian president Thomas Klestil dies of a heart attack just two days before he was to retire. *July 10 – Maria de Lurdes Pintassilgo, former Prime Minister of Portugal. *July 19 – Zenko Suzuki, former Prime Minister of Japan. *September 12 – Ahmed Dini Ahmed, former Prime Minister of Djibouti. *September 23 – Winston Cinac, former Prime Minister of Saint Lucia. *November 11 – Former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat dies from a mysterious illness, aged 75. *November 18 – Alfred Maseng, former President of Vanuatu. *November 26 – Hans Schaffner, former President of

. *December 23 – P.V. Narasimha Rao, former Prime Minister of India.

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