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2004 In Spain
The following lists events that happened during 2004 in Spain. Incumbents * Monarch: Juan Carlos I * Prime Minister: José María Aznar (until April 16), José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (starting April 21) Events * March 11 - Ten bombs explode on four trains in Madrid, leaving 191 dead and over 1000 injured. * March 12 - Millions of people pack rainswept streets across Spain in protest against the recent Madrid bombings. * March 14 - A general election is held in Spain. * March 14 - Spanish police receives a videotape where a man identifying himself as an al-Qaeda spokesman says the organisation claims responsibility for the attack, according to an announcement from the country's interior minister. The authenticity of the video has not been verified. The al-Qaeda claim overshadows voting in the general election. * March 15 - Newly elected Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero announces his government's opposition to the invasion and continued occupation of Iraq ...
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2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt, killing all 148 aboard, making it one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Egyptian history at the time. * January 4 – NASA's MER-A (Spirit (rover), Spirit) spacecraft lands on the surface of Mars. * January 6 – Construction on the tallest human-made structure to date, the Burj Khalifa begins in Dubai UAE. * January 8 – The Queen Mary 2, RMS ''Queen Mary 2'', at the time the largest ocean liner ever built, is christened by its namesake's granddaughter, Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II. * January 25 – NASA's MER-B (Opportunity (rover), Opportunity) spacecraft lands on the surface of Mars. * January 26 – The Mydoom, MyDoom virus is first identified. February * ...
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Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocco border, the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to Morocco–Western Sahara border, the south. Morocco also claims the Spain, Spanish Enclave and exclave, exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, and several small Plazas de soberanía, Spanish-controlled islands off its coast. It has a population of approximately 37 million. Islam is both the official and predominant religion, while Arabic and Berber are the official languages. Additionally, French and the Moroccan dialect of Arabic are widely spoken. The culture of Morocco is a mix of Arab culture, Arab, Berbers, Berber, Culture of Africa, African and Culture of Europe, European cultures. Its capital is Rabat, while its largest city is Casablanca. Th ...
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2004 In Europe
This is a list of 2004 events that occurred in Europe. Incumbents * **President – Alfred Moisiu, President of Albania (2002–2007) **Prime Minister – Fatos Nano, Prime Minister of Albania (2002–2005) * **Monarchs – ***French Co-Prince – Jacques Chirac, French Co-prince of Andorra (1995–2007) ****Co-Prince's Representative – Philippe Massoni (2002–2007) ***Episcopal Co-Prince – Joan Enric Vives Sicília, Episcopal Co-prince of Andorra (2003–present) ****Co-Prince's Representative – Nemesi Marqués Oste (1993–2012) **Prime Minister – Marc Forné Molné, Head of Government of Andorra (1994–2005) * **President – Robert Kocharyan, President of Armenia (1998–2008) **Prime Minister – Andranik Margaryan, Prime Minister of Armenia (2000–2007) * **President – **#Thomas Klestil, Federal President of Austria (1992–2004) **# Andreas Khol, Barbara Prammer, and Thomas Prinzhorn; Acting Heads ...
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