Editing 2012 (section)

===December===

* [[December]] [[December 4|4]]-[[December 6|6]] &ndash; Egyptian protestors protest outside the [[Heliopolis Palace|presidential palace]] against the 2012 constitutional declaration which gave President [[Mohamed Morsi|Morsi]] influence over the judiciary and [[2012 Heliopolis Palace incident|turns violent]] when Morsi supporters clashed with anti-Morsi protestors. It led to the intervention of security forces. The incident caused the deaths of at least 10, including anti-Morsi protestors and supporters of Morsi as well as hundreds of injuries.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/dec/05/morsi-supporters-protest-presidential-palace-cairo |title=Morsi supporters protest outside presidential palace in Cairo |author= Harriet Sherwood |work=The Guardian |date=5 December 2012 |accessdate=17 April 2025}}</ref>
* [[December 6]] &ndash; The U.S. state of [[Washington (state)|Washington]] becomes the first jurisdiction in the modern world to officially legalize the possession of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] for personal use.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-marijuana-washington-idUSLNE8B502120121206|title=Marijuana goes legal in Washington state|first=Laura L.|last=Myers|newspaper=Reuters|date=December 6, 2012|via=www.reuters.com|access-date=February 24, 2021|archive-date=December 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216211326/https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-marijuana-washington-idUSLNE8B502120121206|url-status=live}}</ref>
* December 6&ndash;[[December 16|16]] &ndash; The [[2012 FIFA Club World Cup]] is held in Japan and [[2012 FIFA Club World Cup final|won]] by [[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista]].
* [[December 8]] &ndash; The [[2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference|UN Climate Change Conference]] in [[Qatar]] agrees to extend the [[Kyoto Protocol]] until 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harrabin |first=Roger  |date=December 8, 2012 |title=Climate talks: UN forum extends Kyoto Protocol to 2020 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20653018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716140524/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20653018 |archive-date=July 16, 2018 |access-date=June 22, 2018 |work=BBC News}}</ref>
*[[December 10]] &ndash; [[Séléka|The Séléka]] overthrows the government of the [[Central African Republic]] which leads to the outbreak of a [[Central African Republic Civil War|Civil war]].
*[[December 12]]
** [[North Korea]] successfully launches satellite [[Kwangmyongsong-3 Unit 2]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.korean-books.com.kp/KBMbooks/en/book/common/11015.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213211312/http://www.korean-books.com.kp/KBMbooks/en/book/common/11015.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Archived book|archivedate=December 13, 2021}}</ref>
** [[December 12]] is the last time in the 21st century that the month, day and final two digits of the year are the exact same (12/12/12). The next time this will happen will be on New Year's Day in 2101 (01/01/01).
* [[December 14]] &ndash; [[Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting]]: [[Adam Lanza]] kills his mother before shooting and killing twenty students and six teachers, as well as himself, at Sandy Hook Elementary in [[Newtown, Connecticut]]. It becomes the deadliest [[school shooting]] at a [[K–12|K-12 school]] in U.S. history.
* [[December 17]] &ndash; Spanish bank Grupo Santander announces the acquisition of the remaining 10% of [[Banesto]] it did not yet own, effectively absorbing it into [[Banco Santander]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Santander absorbs Banesto and Banif and shuts branches |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-20754294 |website=BBC |access-date=17 November 2020 |date=17 December 2012 |archive-date=August 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831040401/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-20754294 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[December 18]] &ndash; At least 55 people drown after an [[December 2012 Gulf of Aden migrant boat disaster|overcrowded boat capsizes]] off the coast of [[Somalia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2012/12/21/dozens-of-migrants-dead-or-lost-off-somalia|title=Dozens of migrants dead or lost off Somalia|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=October 9, 2020|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927095903/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2012/12/21/dozens-of-migrants-dead-or-lost-off-somalia/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[December 21]] &ndash; [[2012 phenomenon]]: End of 13th b'ak'tun in the [[Mayan calendar]], supposed end of the world according to new age beliefs. Festivities took place to commemorate the event in the countries that were part of the [[Maya civilization]] ([[Mexico]], [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], and [[El Salvador]]), with main events at [[Chichén Itzá]] in Mexico and [[Tikal]] in Guatemala.<ref name="ChiItza">{{cite news |date=21 December 2012 |title=Miles llegan a Chichén Itzá con la esperanza de una nueva era mejor |language=es |trans-title=Thousands arrive to Chichén Itzá with the hope of a new better era |work=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)]] |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |url=http://www.nacion.com/2012-12-21/AldeaGlobal/miles-llegan-a-chichen-itza-con-la-esperanza-de-una-nueva-era-mejor.aspx |url-status=dead |access-date=22 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221202223/http://www.nacion.com/2012-12-21/AldeaGlobal/miles-llegan-a-chichen-itza-con-la-esperanza-de-una-nueva-era-mejor.aspx |archive-date=21 December 2012}}</ref><ref name="NYT122112">{{cite news |author=Randal C. Archibold |date=21 December 2012 |title=As Doomsday Flops, Rites in Ruins of Mayan Empire |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/22/world/americas/doomsday-fizzles-but-many-hail-a-new-era.html |access-date=22 December 2012 |archive-date=December 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222013244/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/22/world/americas/doomsday-fizzles-but-many-hail-a-new-era.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Hff">{{cite news |author=Mark Stephenson |date=21 December 2012 |title=End Of The World 2012? Not Just Yet |work=Huffington Post |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/21/end-of-the-world-2012_n_2344389.html |access-date=22 December 2012 |archive-date=December 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221192604/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/21/end-of-the-world-2012_n_2344389.html |url-status=live }}</ref>