Editing 2009 (section)

=== August ===
*[[August 1]] – Former [[President of the Philippines|President]] of the Philippines [[Corazon Aquino]] dies at the age of 76 of cardiopulmonary arrest after complications of [[Colorectal cancer|colon cancer]]. A memorial service and [[funeral]] is scheduled for August 5. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
* [[August 3]] – [[Bolivia]] becomes the first South American country to declare the right of indigenous people to govern themselves.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.la-razon.com/versiones/20090803_006808/nota_249_855052.htm |title=Evo inicia la implementación de la autonomía indígena con fiesta |publisher=La Razón |access-date=September 1, 2009 |date=August 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807041043/http://www.la-razon.com/versiones/20090803_006808/nota_249_855052.htm |archive-date=August 7, 2009 |url-status=dead  }} {{in lang|es}}</ref>
* [[August 7]] – [[Typhoon Morakot]] hits [[Taiwan]], killing 673 and stranding more than 1,000 via the worst flooding on the island in half a century.<ref>{{cite news|title=Taiwan president under fire for go it alone handling of typhoon accepts US aid|work=The Telegraph|date=August 16, 2009|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/taiwan/6038112/Taiwan-president-under-fire-for-go-it-alone-handling-of-typhoon-accepts-US-aid.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/taiwan/6038112/Taiwan-president-under-fire-for-go-it-alone-handling-of-typhoon-accepts-US-aid.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=August 16, 2009|location=London|first=Peter|last=Foster}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[August 8]] – A small plane and a tour helicopter [[2009 Hudson River mid-air collision|collide]] over the [[Hudson River]] in the [[United States]]. ([[CNN]])
* [[August 14]] – The [[United Kingdom]] imposes [[wikt:direct rule|direct rule]] on the [[Turks and Caicos Islands]] after an inquiry that found evidence of [[government corruption]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8202339.stm|title=UK imposes Turks and Caicos rule|work=BBC News|date=2009-08-14|access-date=2009-08-14|archive-date=December 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225075343/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8202339.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[August 30]] – At least five people are killed and 275 injured in a train crash near [[Yaoundé]], [[Cameroon]]. ([[BBC]]) ([[Press TV]])