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(1977) The small market town of Hay-on-Wye declares independence from the UK, as a publicity stunt.
(2004) Faroese Prime Minister's Office announces that from then on the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister's Office would use a new version of the Faroese Coat of Arms. The colours were inspired from the Merkið (flag) and yellow/gold was added. The new Coat of Arms depicts a Ram on a blue shield ready to defend. It can be used by the Government Ministries and by Faroese embassies, but some still use older versions of the Coat of Arms.
(2006) A small aircraft goes missing whilst in flight towards Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with 19 people on board. It is found to have crashed near Saquarema, about 100 km from Rio. There are no survivors. (BBC)
(2019) Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announces that he will resign by April 28, following intense pressure from the military and the ruling party to step down amid anti-government protests, bringing an end to his 20-year rule. (Reuters)
(2018) Guatemalan Civil War: The trial of Guatemalan ex-ruler Efraín Ríos Montt, accused of genocide during the civil war in the 1980s, ends abruptly with the defendant's death. (BBC)

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