Editing 2019 (section)

=== February ===
* [[February 1]] – [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] confirms that the U.S. will leave the [[Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty]] of 1987, citing Russian non-compliance.<ref>{{cite news|title=Donald Trump confirms US withdrawal from INF nuclear treaty|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/01/inf-donald-trump-confirms-us-withdrawal-nuclear-treaty|date=February 1, 2019|access-date=February 1, 2019|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|archive-date=February 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201184127/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/01/inf-donald-trump-confirms-us-withdrawal-nuclear-treaty|url-status=live}}</ref> The next day, Russia follows suit with suspension of its obligations to the treaty.<ref>{{cite news|title=INF nuclear treaty: Russia follows US in suspending pact|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47101429|date=February 2, 2019|access-date=February 2, 2019|work=[[BBC News]]|archive-date=February 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202100827/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47101429|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 3]]  
** [[Pope Francis]] arrives in [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]], becoming the first [[pope]] to visit the [[Arabian Peninsula]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Pope Francis Makes 'Historic' Gulf Tour Amid Yemen Crisis and Christian Repression| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/03/world/middleeast/pope-francis-uae-mideast-muslims.html| date=February 3, 2019| access-date=February 5, 2019| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]| archive-date=February 4, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204175443/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/03/world/middleeast/pope-francis-uae-mideast-muslims.html| url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[2019 Salvadoran presidential election]]: [[Nayib Bukele]] is elected [[President of El Salvador|president]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-02-04 |title=El Salvador election: Nayib Bukele claims presidency |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47113249 |access-date=2022-03-09 |archive-date=March 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309112718/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47113249 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[February 6]] – The [[Freedom House]] declares that [[Hungary]] is no longer a free country, making it the [[Member state of the European Union|first country in the EU]] to be labelled "partly free".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelemen |first=R. Daniel |date=February 7, 2019 |title=Hungary is now only a 'partly free' country |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2019/02/07/hungarys-democracy-just-got-a-failing-grade/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207173727/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2019/02/07/hungarys-democracy-just-got-a-failing-grade/ |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=2025-04-14 |work=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> It also states that [[Serbia]] is no longer free as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.serbianmonitor.com/en/freedom-house-serbia-lost-free-state-status/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191122073156/https://www.serbianmonitor.com/en/freedom-house-serbia-lost-free-state-status/|archive-date=November 22, 2019|url-status=dead|title=Freedom House: Serbia lost its free state status|date=February 6, 2019|access-date=December 10, 2019}}</ref>
* [[February 7]] – [[2019 Haitian protests]]: Anti-government protests demanding the resignation of [[President of Haiti|Haitian President]] [[Jovenel Moïse]] begin in several cities across the country.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deadly protests hit Haiti capital|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47193837|access-date=February 13, 2019|work=[[BBC News]]|date=February 11, 2019|archive-date=September 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926235139/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47193837|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 12]] – The [[North Macedonia|Republic of Macedonia]] [[Prespa Agreement|renames]] itself the Republic of North Macedonia, officially ending a decades-old [[Macedonia naming dispute|dispute]] with [[Greece]] and paving the way for the former's integration into [[NATO]] and the [[European Union|EU]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Macedonia officially changes name to North Macedonia, drawing line under bitter dispute|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/13/europe/north-macedonia-name-change-intl/index.html|date=February 13, 2019|access-date=February 13, 2019|publisher=[[CNN]]|archive-date=May 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501154616/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/13/europe/north-macedonia-name-change-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[February 21]] – [[SpaceIL]] launches the ''[[Beresheet]]'' probe, the world's first privately financed mission to the [[Moon]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Israeli company sends world's first privately funded mission to moon |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/22/israel-first-lunar-lander-blasts-into-space-florida-spacex-beresheet |date=February 22, 2019 |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=February 22, 2019 |archive-date=February 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222063447/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/22/israel-first-lunar-lander-blasts-into-space-florida-spacex-beresheet |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[February 23]]  
** [[Venezuelan presidential crisis]]: [[President of Venezuela|President]] [[Nicolás Maduro|Maduro]] severs diplomatic ties with [[Colombia]] amid attempts to send humanitarian aid to the country across [[Colombia–Venezuela border|the border]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Venezuela's Maduro cuts ties with Colombia amid border conflict| url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/venezuela-s-maduro-cuts-ties-colombia-amid-border-conflict-n974991| work=[[NBC News]]| date=February 23, 2019| access-date=February 23, 2019| archive-date=January 9, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109231706/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/venezuela-s-maduro-cuts-ties-colombia-amid-border-conflict-n974991| url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[2019 Nigerian general election]]: [[Incumbent]] [[President of Nigeria|president]] [[Muhammadu Buhari]] is reelected and the [[All Progressives Congress]] party wins 63 out of 109 seats in the [[Senate of Nigeria]] and 202 out of 360 seats in the [[House of Representatives (Nigeria)|House of Representatives]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigeria Presidential Elections Results 2019 - BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-f0b25208-4a1d-4068-a204-940cbe88d1d3 |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=November 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104082004/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-f0b25208-4a1d-4068-a204-940cbe88d1d3 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[February 24]]
** [[2019 Cuban constitutional referendum]]: The [[Constitution of Cuba#2019 Constitution|new constitution]] was approved by 90.61% of valid votes.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-02-25 |title=Cubans overwhelmingly ratify new socialist constitution |language=en |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-constitution-referendum-idUSKCN1QE22Y |access-date=2022-03-09 |archive-date=June 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621001022/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-constitution-referendum-idUSKCN1QE22Y |url-status=live }}</ref>
** The [[2019 Moldovan parliamentary election]] is held to elect all 101 members of the [[Parliament of Moldova]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-03 |title=cu privire la totalizarea rezultatelor alegerilor Parlamentului Republicii Moldova în circumscripția națională și circumscripțiile uninominale din 24 februarie 2019 |url=https://a.cec.md/ro/cu-privire-la-totalizarea-rezultatelor-alegerilor-parlamentului-republicii-moldo-2751_92705.html |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=a.cec.md |language=ro |archive-date=July 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713152309/https://a.cec.md/ro/cu-privire-la-totalizarea-rezultatelor-alegerilor-parlamentului-republicii-moldo-2751_92705.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
** [[2019 Senegalese presidential election]]: [[Incumbent]] [[President of Senegal|president]] [[Macky Sall]] is reelected.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-05 |title=DÉCISION N° 4-E-2019 AFFAIRE N° 25-E-19 |url=https://conseilconstitutionnel.sn/decision-n-4-e-2019-affaire-n-25-e-19/ |access-date=2022-03-09 |language=fr-FR |archive-date=January 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129054854/http://conseilconstitutionnel.sn/decision-n-4-e-2019-affaire-n-25-e-19/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[February 26]]–[[February 27|27]] – The [[Indian Air Force]] launches [[2019 Balakot airstrike|airstrikes]] on purported [[Terrorist training camp|militant camps]] in [[Balakot]], [[Pakistan]]. It precedes a series of events that lead to the [[2019 India–Pakistan border skirmishes|2019 India–Pakistan standoff]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/iaf-struck-jems-biggest-training-camp-at-balakot-says-foreign-secretary-vijay-gokhale-on-indias-operation-in-pakistan-6154411.html|title=IAF struck 'JeM's biggest training camp' at Balakot, says Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale on India's operation in Pakistan|website=Firstpost|access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301140256/https://www.firstpost.com/india/iaf-struck-jems-biggest-training-camp-at-balakot-says-foreign-secretary-vijay-gokhale-on-indias-operation-in-pakistan-6154411.html|archive-date=March 1, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[February 27]]–[[February 28|28]] – The [[2019 North Korea–United States Hanoi Summit|2019 North Korea–United States summit]] is held in [[Hanoi]], [[Vietnam]]. It is the second summit between [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]] and [[Supreme Leader (North Korean title)|North Korean leader]] [[Kim Jong Un]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Higgins |first1=Tucker |last2=Macias |first2=Amanda |date=February 5, 2019 |title=Trump says he will meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Vietnam in late February |work=[[CNBC]]|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/05/trump-reportedly-plans-to-meet-with-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-in-vietnam-on-february-27-28.html |url-status=live |access-date=June 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622051736/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/05/trump-reportedly-plans-to-meet-with-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-in-vietnam-on-february-27-28.html |archive-date=June 22, 2023}}</ref>