Editing 2000s (section)

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[[File:Tehran protests (26).jpg|thumb|upright|Protesters in [[Tehran]] during the [[2009 Iranian election protests]]]]
[[File:Saddam Hussein at trial, July 2004-edit1.JPEG|thumb|upright|[[Saddam Hussein]]]]
* On May 18, 2000, [[Chen Shui-bian]] was [[2000 Republic of China presidential election|elected]] as the president of [[Republic of China|Taiwan]], ending the half-century rule of the [[Kuomintang|KMT]] on the island, and became the first president of the [[Democratic Progressive Party|DPP]].
* [[Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon#Withdrawal from the security belt|Israeli withdrawal from the Israeli security zone in southern Lebanon]] – on May 25, 2000, Israel withdrew [[Israel Defense Forces|IDF]] forces from the [[Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon]] in southern [[Lebanon]] after 22 years.
* In July 2000 the [[Camp David 2000 Summit]] was held which was aimed at reaching a "final status" agreement between the Palestinians and the Israelis. The summit collapsed after Yasser Arafat would not accept a proposal drafted by American and Israeli negotiators. Barak was prepared to offer the entire Gaza Strip, a Palestinian capital in a part of East Jerusalem, 73% of the West Bank (excluding eastern Jerusalem) raising to 90–94% after 10–25 years, and financial reparations for Palestinian refugees for peace. Arafat turned down the offer without making a counter-offer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mideastweb.org/campdavid2.htm |title=Camp David Proposals for Final Palestine-Israel Peace Settlement |publisher=Mideastweb.org |date=July 2000 |access-date=February 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022072323/http://www.mideastweb.org/campdavid2.htm |archive-date=October 22, 2013}}</ref>
* January 20, 2001 – June 30, 2010 – [[Joseph Estrada]] resigns as 13th [[President of the Philippines]] amid an [[Impeachment of Joseph Estrada|ongoing impeachment trial]] and [[Second EDSA Revolution|protests]]; [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] takes office as the 14th President of the Philippines.
* 2002 – [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] was elected as Prime Minister of Turkey. [[Abdullah Gül]] was elected as President of Turkey.
* March 15–16, 2003 – CPC General Secretary, President [[Hu Jintao]] and Premier [[Wen Jiabao]], replaced former People's Republic of China leaders [[Jiang Zemin]] and [[Zhu Rongji]].
* 2003 – the 12-year self-government in [[Iraq]]i [[Kurdistan]] ends, developed under the protection of the UN "No-fly zone" during the now-ousted [[Saddam Hussein]] regime.
* 2003 – Prime minister of Malaysia [[Mahathir Mohamad]] resigns in October, he was succeeded by [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi|Abdullah bin Ahmad Badawi]].
* [[Manmohan Singh]] was elected (2004) and reelected (2009) Prime Minister in India. He is the only Prime Minister since [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] to return to power after completing a full five-year term. Singh previously carried out [[Economic liberalisation in India|economic reforms in India]] in 1991, during his tenure as the [[Finance Minister of India|Finance Minister]].<ref name="BBC1">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3725357.stm |title=India's architect of reforms |access-date=December 11, 2008 |last=Biswas |first=Soutik |date=October 14, 2005 |work=[[BBC News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430013006/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3725357.stm |archive-date=April 30, 2009}}</ref>
* January 9, 2005 – [[Mahmoud Abbas]] is elected to succeed [[Yasser Arafat]] as [[Palestinian Authority]] President.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1933453.stm |title=Profile: Mahmoud Abbas |work=BBC |access-date=October 14, 2009 |date=January 10, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601012740/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/1933453.stm |archive-date=June 1, 2009}}</ref>
* August 1, 2005 – [[Fahd of Saudi Arabia|Fahd]], the King of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005, died and is replaced by King [[Abdullah of Saudi Arabia|Abdullah]].
* January 4, 2006 – Powers are transferred from Israeli Prime Minister [[Ariel Sharon]] to his deputy, Vice Prime Minister [[Ehud Olmert]], after Sharon suffers a massive [[hemorrhagic stroke]].
* January 25, 2006 – [[Hamas]] wins the [[2006 Palestinian legislative election]].
* December 30, 2006 – Former leader of Iraq Saddam Hussein is [[Execution of Saddam Hussein|executed]].
* 2007 – The [[King of Nepal|King]] of [[Nepal]] is suspended from exercising his duties by the newly formed [[Interim legislature of Nepal|interim legislature]] on January 15, 2007.
* [[Pakistani state of emergency, 2007|2007 political crisis in Pakistan]], [[Pervez Musharraf]] resigns as [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Army Staff]] after the [[assassination of Benazir Bhutto]].
* 2008 – [[Nepal]] becomes the youngest democracy of the world by transforming from a [[constitutional monarchy]] to a [[socialist republic]] on May 28, 2008.
* [[2008 Thai political crisis|2008–10 Thai political crisis]] and [[2010 Thai political protests]] by "red shirts" demonstrations.
* [[2009 Iranian election protests]] – The [[2009 Iranian presidential election]] sparked massive protests in Iran and around the world against alleged electoral fraud and in support of defeated candidate [[Mir-Hossein Mousavi]]. During the protests the Iranian authorities closed universities in Tehran, blocked web sites, blocked cell phone transmissions and text messaging,<ref name="opposition1">{{cite news |first1=Robert F. |last1=Worth |first2=Nazila |last2=Fathi |title=Protests Flare in Tehran as Opposition Disputes Vote |date=June 13, 2009 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/world/middleeast/14iran.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=June 19, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711155202/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/14/world/middleeast/14iran.html |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> and banned rallies.<ref name="JohnsonMurphy">{{cite news |first=Ben |last=Knight |title=Iranian protester killed after opposition rally |date=June 15, 2009 |agency=ABC News. ''abc.net.au'' |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-06-16/iran-protester-killed-after-anti-government-rally/1715122 |access-date=March 8, 2012 |archive-date=May 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514073054/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-06-16/iran-protester-killed-after-anti-government-rally/1715122 |url-status=live}}</ref> Several demonstrators in Iran were killed or imprisoned during the protests. Dozens of human casualties were reported or confirmed.<ref name="Iran official says 36 killed in post-vote unrest">{{cite news |title=Iran official says 36 killed in post-vote unrest |date=September 10, 2009 |agency=AFP |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j8GPoWmrf2qerPWQNHb8Z9eGjT3Q |access-date=November 30, 2011 |archive-date=January 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125145827/http://www.google.com/hosted/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iaWYtGitSBRRBJkDanoZ1gwP4DBA |title=Google.com |date=September 3, 2009 |access-date=February 13, 2012 |archive-date=February 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218222812/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iaWYtGitSBRRBJkDanoZ1gwP4DBA |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>Lake, Eli. "[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/25/opposition-alters-tactics-to-avoid-protest-deaths/ Iran protesters alter tactics to avoid death]". ''[[The Washington Times]]''. (June 25, 2009) {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023171901/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jun/25/opposition-alters-tactics-to-avoid-protest-deaths/|date=October 23, 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Death and funeral of Corazon Aquino]] – Former President [[Corazon Aquino]] of the [[Philippines]] died of [[cardiorespiratory arrest]] on August 1, 2009, at the age of 76 after being in hospital from June 2009, and being diagnosed with [[colorectal cancer]] in March 2008.