February 2012 calendar

February 2012
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in February 2012.
The US president was Barack Obama (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative), Pope Benedict XVI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on February 2012: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of February 2012?

Events

01 Feb 2012 After a football match in Port Said (Egypt), at least 79 people were reported to have been killed and over 1,000 injured.
02 Feb 2012 The Philippines claims to have killed Abu Sayyaf leader Umbra Jumdail and Malaysian Zulkifli Bin Hir, both leaders of Jemaah Islamiyah and Singaporean Abdullah Ali.
03 Feb 2012 Insurgency in North Caucasus: Doku Umarov, the Chechen rebel leader orders his subordinates not to attack the civilian population of Russia. However, he leaves military and security personnel as legitimate victims.
04 Feb 2012 2011-2012 Syrian uprising
05 Feb 2012 An explosion occurs in the pipeline connecting Egypt, Israel, and Jordan in the North Sinai Governorate west to Arish.
06 Feb 2012 The Diamond Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II marks the 60th Anniversary of her accession the the thrones in the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, as well as the 60th Anniversary of her becoming Head the Commonwealth.
07 Feb 2012 2011-2012 Syrian uprising
08 Feb 2012 Officials in Pakistan claim that US drone missiles killed ten people at Spalga village, North Waziristan.
09 Feb 2012 Syria:
10 Feb 2012 Arab Spring
11 Feb 2012 Arab Spring
12 Feb 2012 Uprising in Syria:
13 Feb 2012 Syria:
14 Feb 2012 As the Syrian army continues to bombard Homs with bombs, Arab officials confirmed that they would be willing to arm the opposition if necessary.
15 Feb 2012 360 people were killed in a fire at a prison located in Comayagua (Honduras).
16 Feb 2012 Five militants were killed in a drone attack by the United States in Spalga, Pakistan in north Waziristan.
17 Feb 2012 Arab Spring
18 Feb 2012 2011-2012 Syrian uprising
19 Feb 2012 Following the imposition of sanctions by the European Union in January, Iran has suspended oil exports from the United Kingdom and France.
20 Feb 2012 South Korea proceeds with live-fire drills near the disputed Korean sea border despite threats from North Korea of ampquotmercilessampquot strikes in retaliation.
21 Feb 2012 The Eurozone's finance ministers reached an agreement to bail out Greece, a second bailout worth EUR130 billion.
22 Feb 2012 Afghanistan Quran protests:
23 Feb 2012 At least 60 people are killed in an attack on Iraq, and over 200 others are injured.
24 Feb 2012 Arab Spring
25 Feb 2012 2012 Afghanistan Quran burning protests:
26 Feb 2012 At least two people are killed by a mass suicide bomber in Jos, Nigeria.
27 Feb 2012 Arab Spring: In response to ongoing protests, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was succeeded by Vice President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Al-Hadi.
28 Feb 2012 2011-2012 Syrian uprising
29 Feb 2012 Twenty people are killed in violence in the Xinjiang area of China.

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