Editing 2010s (section)

====Africa====
{{Further|Category:2010s in Africa}}
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! style="width:200px;"| Event
! Country
! style="width:120px;"| Date
! Description
! References
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| [[2011 South Sudanese independence referendum]]
| {{flag|South Sudan}}
| 9 July 2011
| A referendum was held in [[Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (2005–11)|Southern Sudan]] on whether the region should remain part of [[Sudan]]. An overwhelming majority voted in favour of separation and formed the new country of [[South Sudan]].
|<ref>{{cite news |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2011-01-30-2052877353_x.htm |title=Over 99 pct in Southern Sudan vote for secession |website=USA Today |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120053649/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/topstories/2011-01-30-2052877353_x.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[Death and state funeral of Nelson Mandela|Death of Nelson Mandela]]
| {{flag|South Africa}}
| 5 December 2013
| [[Nelson Mandela]], anti-apartheid activist and President of [[South Africa]] from 1994 to 1999, died at the age of 95.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-25249520 |title=South Africa's Nelson Mandela dies in Johannesburg |work=BBC News |access-date=20 June 2016 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102094646/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-25249520 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2014 Tunisian presidential election]]
| {{flag|Tunisia}}
| 21 November 2014
| [[Beji Caid Essebsi]] won the first regular presidential election following the Tunisian revolution against outgoing president [[Moncef Marzouki]]. He became Tunisia's fifth [[President of Tunisia|president]] and first freely elected head of state in the Arab world.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/tunisias-president-beji-caid-essebsi-dies-at-age-92/2019/07/25/ca47abaa-98fa-11e9-a027-c571fd3d394d_story.html |title=Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi dies at 92 |last1=Parker |first1=Claire |last2=Fahim |first2=Kareem |date=25 July 2019 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=25 July 2019 |archive-date=10 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810202733/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/tunisias-president-beji-caid-essebsi-dies-at-age-92/2019/07/25/ca47abaa-98fa-11e9-a027-c571fd3d394d_story.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| [[2015 Nigerian general election]]
| {{flag|Nigeria}}
| 29 March 2015
| [[Muhammadu Buhari]] was elected [[President of Nigeria]], the first time the opposition ever won an election against an incumbent and the first ever [[peaceful transition of power|peaceful transfer of power]] in the country.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/11507102/Muhammadu-Buhari-claims-victory-in-Nigerias-presidential-elections.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/11507102/Muhammadu-Buhari-claims-victory-in-Nigerias-presidential-elections.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Muhammadu Buhari claims victory in Nigeria's presidential elections |website=The Telegraph |date=31 March 2015 |last1=Freeman |first1=Colin |access-date=20 June 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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| [[2016 Gambian presidential election]]
| {{flag|Gambia}}
| 1 December 2016
| [[Adama Barrow]] was elected President of [[The Gambia]], defeating long-time President [[Yahya Jammeh]] and ending more than 22 years of authoritarian rule.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/02/the-gambia-president-jammeh-concede-defeat-in-election |title=The Gambia's President Jammeh to concede defeat in election |last=Graham-Harrison |first=Ruth Maclean Emma |date=2 December 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077 |access-date=2 December 2016 |archive-date=16 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116194110/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/02/the-gambia-president-jammeh-concede-defeat-in-election |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|Resignation of [[Jacob Zuma]]
|{{flag|South Africa}}
|14 February 2018
|[[Jacob Zuma]] resigns as [[President of South Africa]], after nine years in power.
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Zuma bows to party pressure and quits |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43066443 |work=BBC News |date=15 February 2018 |access-date=13 July 2018 |archive-date=16 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116030647/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43066443 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|Resignation of [[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]]
|{{flag|Algeria}}
|2 April 2019
|[[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]] resigns as [[President of Algeria]] amid [[2019 Algerian protests|widespread protests]], after nearly two decades in office.
|<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/02/algeria-latest-news-president-abdelaziz-bouteflika-resigns |title=Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigns after 20 years |date=2 April 2019 |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=2 April 2019 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402200757/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/02/algeria-latest-news-president-abdelaziz-bouteflika-resigns |url-status=live}}</ref>
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|[[Khartoum massacre]]
|{{flag|Sudan}}
|3 June 2019
|Security forces of the [[Transitional Military Council (2019)|Transitional Military Council]], the [[military junta]] ruling Sudan following the ousting of Omar al-Bashir, massacre over 100 people at a [[sit-in]] protest amid [[2018–19 Sudanese protests|mass protests]] in Khartoum. The massacre prompts the [[African Union]] to suspend Sudan's participation until civilian rule is reestablished in the country.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/05/africa/sudan-death-toll-intl/index.html |title=Sudan death roll rises to 100 as bodies found in Nile, say doctors |first1=Kareem |last1=Khadder |first2=Julia |last2=Hollingsworth |work=CNN |access-date=6 June 2019 |archive-date=13 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613001955/https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/05/africa/sudan-death-toll-intl/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN1T71NM-OZATP |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606142714/https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN1T71NM-OZATP |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 June 2019 |title=African Union suspends Sudan, demands civilian administration |date=6 June 2019 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref>
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| [[2019 Tunisian presidential election]]
| {{flag|Tunisia}}
| 13 October 2019
| Conservative academic [[Kais Saied]] wins more than 70% of the votes, defeating businessman [[Nabil Karoui]]. He became Tunisia's sixth [[President of Tunisia|president]] and second freely elected head of state in the Arab world.
|<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/14/tunisia-election-exit-polls-point-to-landslide-win-for-robocop-kais-saied |title=Tunisia election: 'Robocop' Kais Saied wins presidential runoff |date=14 October 2019 |website=The Guardian |access-date=16 October 2019}}</ref>
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