Editing 2001 (section)

===May===
* [[May 7]] – In [[Banja Luka]], Bosnia and Herzegovina, an attempt is made to reconstruct the historic 16th-century [[Ferhat Pasha Mosque (Banja Luka)|Ferhadija Mosque]]. [[Serbian nationalism|Serbian nationalists]] respond with riots and mass violence against [[Bosnian Muslims]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2016/05/07/historic-bosnian-mosque-reopens-amid-heavy-security-05-07-2016/|title=Historic Bosnian Mosque Reopens amid Heavy Security|date=May 7, 2016|author=Danijel Kovacevic|website=[[Balkan Insight|Balkan Transitional Justice]]|access-date=September 1, 2021|archive-date=September 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901091157/https://balkaninsight.com/2016/05/07/historic-bosnian-mosque-reopens-amid-heavy-security-05-07-2016/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 13]] – The [[House of Freedoms]] coalition led by [[Silvio Berlusconi]] wins the [[2001 Italian general election|Italian general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2001 |title=Italy – Parliamentary Chamber: Camera dei Deputati |url=http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2157_01.htm |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=[[Inter-Parliamentary Union]] |archive-date=September 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920055314/http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/2157_01.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 18]] – [[2001 HaSharon Mall suicide bombing]]: A Hamas suicide bomber kills six people in [[Netanya]], Israel. The Israeli government responds with the first use of airstrikes against Palestine since 1967.<ref name="BBC-2001a">{{Cite news |date=2001-05-20 |title=Arabs seek to isolate Israel |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1340003.stm |access-date=2022-11-24 |archive-date=November 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118095450/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/1340003.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 21]] – The [[Končulj Agreement]] results in the disarmament of the [[Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac]], ending the [[Insurgency in the Preševo Valley]].<ref name="auto14">{{Cite web |title=Demilitarization Statement (Konculj Agreement) |url=https://www.peaceagreements.org/view/1430 |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=www.peaceagreements.org |publisher=University of Edinburgh |archive-date=April 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420054703/https://www.peaceagreements.org/view/1430 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 22]]
** [[28978 Ixion]], a large [[trans-Neptunian object]] and a [[List of possible dwarf planets|possible]] [[dwarf planet]], is discovered during the [[Deep Ecliptic Survey]].<ref name="Minor Planet Center">{{cite web |title=28978 Ixion (2001 KX76) |publisher=International Astronomical Union |work=Minor Planet Center |url=https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=28978 |access-date=November 20, 2022 |archive-date=January 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120070851/https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=28978 |url-status=live }}</ref>
** The [[Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants]] is adopted by 127 countries to limit pollution internationally.<ref name=":10" />{{Rp|page=491}}<ref name="LA Times-2001">{{Cite web |date=2001-05-23 |title=127 Countries Adopt Toxic Chemicals Treaty |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-23-mn-1454-story.html |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=November 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124172230/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-may-23-mn-1454-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 24]] – Sherpa [[Temba Tsheri]], 15, becomes the youngest person to reach the summit of [[Mount Everest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12246591.boy-of-15-is-youngest-to-climb-everest-young-sherpa-lost-five-fingers-to-frostbite-in-earlier-attempt-on-summit/|title=Boy of 15 is youngest to climb Everest Young Sherpa lost five fingers to frostbite in earlier attempt on summit|date=May 25, 2001|website=Herald Scotland|access-date=September 1, 2001|archive-date=September 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901091154/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12246591.boy-of-15-is-youngest-to-climb-everest-young-sherpa-lost-five-fingers-to-frostbite-in-earlier-attempt-on-summit/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[May 26]] – The [[African Union]] is formed to replace the [[Organisation of African Unity]]. It will begin operation the following year.<ref name="Adeniyi-2016">{{Cite journal |last1=Adeniyi |first1=Olatunbosun |last2=Opara |first2=Ngozi Mercy |last3=Adeyemo |first3=Toyosi |last4=Ekeria |first4=Augustina Irenosen |last5=Faith-Lois |first5=Bolorunduro |date=2016 |title=African Union and the Challenges of Development |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26893815 |journal=Journal of African Union Studies |volume=5 |issue=2/3 |pages=67–89 |jstor=26893815 |issn=2050-4292 |access-date=November 23, 2022 |archive-date=November 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123230753/https://www.jstor.org/stable/26893815 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[May 28]] – [[2001 Central African Republic coup d'état attempt]]: Central African forces led by [[André Kolingba]] carry out a failed attempt to overthrow the government of the Central African Republic. Dozens are killed in the ensuing violence.<ref name=":2" />{{Rp|page=249}}
* [[May 31]]
** Lithuania joins the [[World Trade Organization]].<ref name="Lithuania-2021"/>
** Research into [[Crohn's disease]] confirms that it is identified with mutation of the [[NOD2]] gene.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Seppa |first=Nathan |date=2001-05-23 |title=Genetic flaw found in painful gut disease |url=https://www.sciencenews.org/article/genetic-flaw-found-painful-gut-disease |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=Science News |language=en-US |archive-date=November 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124172231/https://www.sciencenews.org/article/genetic-flaw-found-painful-gut-disease |url-status=live }}</ref>