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This article covers breaking news and events in February 2011.
Daily events
Tuesday February 1, 2011
- Amman / Jordan : King Abdullah II dismisses Prime Minister Samir ar-Rifaʿi after demonstrations and instructs Maruf al-Bachit to form a new government.
- Bern / Switzerland : With the entry into force of the “Lex Duvalier” law, assets in banks in the country can be returned to the population by dictators at the request of the states.
- Brussels / Belgium , Washington, DC / United States : Six weeks after the presidential election, the European Union and the US government are imposing new sanctions on Belarus .
- Dublin / Ireland : Prime Minister Brian Cowen announces the end of his government, then the parliament dissolves and clears the way for new elections, which are planned for February 25, 2011.
- Cairo / Egypt : President Husni Mubarak announces that he will not stand for the presidential elections planned for September 2011 after ongoing protests .
Wednesday February 2, 2011
- Sanaa / Yemen : After ongoing protests , President Ali Abdullah Salih announced his resignation until the presidential election planned for 2013.
- Washington, DC / United States : NASA announces that the Kepler space telescope has discovered 1,235 planet candidates so far, 54 of them in habitable zones .
Thursday February 3, 2011
- Ankara / Turkey : At least 17 people are killed and more than 40 others are injured in explosions in two factories.
- Kathmandu / Nepal : Parliament elects Jhala Nath Khanal from the Communist Party as Prime Minister of Nepal.
- Marina del Rey / United States : The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority assigns the last IP addresses according to the IPv4 standard.
- Vatican City : In a memorandum, over 190 Catholic theologians from Germany , Austria and Switzerland call for a profound church reform and speak out in favor of the end of celibacy and women as clergymen , among other things .
Friday 4th February 2011
- Naypyidaw / Myanmar : Prime Minister Thein Sein is elected President by Parliament.
Saturday 5th February 2011
- Berlin / Germany : At the awarding of the Golden Camera , u. a. the television film Civil Courage and the two actors Anna Loos and Ulrich Tukur received awards. The late film producer Bernd Eichinger , the sports journalist Monica Lierhaus and the actor Armin Mueller-Stahl received honorary awards .
- Cairo / Egypt : The Executive Committee of the ruling National Democratic Party resigns as a whole, while Husni Mubarak remains its chairman and state president of the country.
- Munich / Germany : With the exchange of the ratification documents by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov at the Munich Security Conference , the New START disarmament treaty on the disarmament of nuclear weapons between the two countries comes into force.
Sunday February 6, 2011
- Arlington / United States : In Super Bowl XLV the defeat Green Bay Packers the Pittsburgh Steelers with 31:25 and thus win for the fourth time the Super Bowl and the 13th time the NFL championship.
- Praia / Cape Verde : In the parliamentary elections , the PAICV won by Prime Minister José Maria Neves with 51 percent of the vote.
Monday February 7, 2011
- Abu Dhabi / United Arab Emirates : Tennis player Rafael Nadal and ski racer Lindsey Vonn are named World Sportsman of the Year .
- Preah Vihear / Cambodia : The conflict over the Prasat Preah Vihear temple complex on the Cambodian- Thailand border, which has been smoldering for decades , is another battle. At least five people lose their lives. Around 15,000 people are on the run.
Tuesday February 8, 2011
- Grozny / Russia : Doku Umarow , the former president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria , takes responsibility for the terrorist attack at Moscow-Domodedovo airport .
Wednesday February 9, 2011
- Stuttgart / Germany : In order to bypass the state parliament of Baden-Württemberg when buying back shares in the energy supplier EnBW in December 2010, the opposition parties, the SPD and the Green Party, are filing a constitutional complaint against Prime Minister Stefan Mappus ( CDU ).
Thursday February 10, 2011
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- Berlin / Germany : The 61st Berlin International Film Festival opens with the film True Grit by directors Ethan and Joel Coen .
- Heiligenkreuz / Austria : Maximilian Heim is elected abbot of the Cistercian Abbey of Heiligenkreuz , replacing Gregor Henckel-Donnersmarck, who has been working since 1999 .
- Mardan / Pakistan : At least 31 people are killed and more than 36 others are injured in a Taliban attack .
- Stuttgart / Germany : The regional court sentenced the father of the gunman von Winnenden, among other things, for negligent homicide to a prison sentence of one year and nine months on probation.
- Thimphu / Bhutan : More than two years after the attacks of November 26, 2008 in Mumbai , the nuclear powers India and Pakistan agree on new peace talks, which will, among other things, deal with the Kashmir conflict .
Friday February 11, 2011
- Amsterdam / Netherlands : The portrait photo of a mutilated young Afghan woman by the South African photographer Jodi Bieber is named Press Photo of the Year .
- Innsbruck / Austria : The resistance fighter Hubert Mayr is posthumously awarded the badge of honor for his services to the liberation of Austria from the National Socialist tyranny .
- Cairo / Egypt : After days of protests , President Husni Mubarak resigns from office.
Saturday February 12, 2011
- Islamabad / Pakistan : Three years after the assassination of the opposition politician Benazir Bhutto , a court issues an arrest warrant for the former President Pervez Musharraf .
- Kandahar / Afghanistan : At least 19 people are killed and more than 49 others are injured in an attack by the Taliban on police headquarters.
- Samarra / Iraq : A bomb attack on Shiite pilgrims kills at least 48 people and injures more than 80 others.
Sunday February 13, 2011
- Bern / Switzerland : The federal popular initiative “For protection against armed violence” is rejected with 56.3 percent of the vote; The bill received a majority in only six of the 26 cantons .
- Lampedusa / Italy : In view of the onslaught of thousands of migrants on the island against the backdrop of the revolution in Tunisia , a humanitarian emergency is declared.
- London / UK : At the presentation of the British Academy Film Awards is Tom Hooper historical drama The King's Speech with seven awards the most successful.
- Los Angeles / United States : At the Grammy Awards ceremony, the American country band Lady Antebellum was the most successful with five awards.
- N'Djamena / Chad : President Idriss Déby's Patriotic Welfare Movement (MPS) wins parliamentary elections .
Monday February 14, 2011
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- Ramallah / Palestinian Autonomous Areas : The interim government under Prime Minister Salam Fayyad resigns as a whole .
- Tegucigalpa / Honduras : All 14 occupants are killed in a plane crash near the capital.
Tuesday February 15, 2011
- Frankfurt am Main / Germany : The German stock market and the New York stock exchange operator NYSE Euro Next agree on a merger , whereby the capital with a value of about 26 billion US dollars largest trading center for securities created.
- Milan / Italy : In the " Ruby affair " is Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for abuse of office and dealing with underage prostitutes accused.
- Washington, DC / United States : NASA announces that the Stardust probe, launched in 1999, came within 181 kilometers of Comet Temple 1 and sent images of its surface to Earth.
Wednesday February 16, 2011
- Dar es Salaam / Tanzania : At least 25 people are killed and more than 145 others are injured in several explosions in an ammunition dump.
- Tripoli / Libya : Demonstrations against the government under Muammar al-Gaddafi begin in various cities in the country .
- Yorktown Heights / United States : The supercomputer Watson developed by IBM defeated Jeopardy! In a simulation of the quiz show . two human opponents, including Ken Jennings .
Thursday 17th February 2011
- Manama / Bahrain : Three people are killed when the police crack down on demonstrations .
Friday February 18, 2011
- Kampala / Uganda : incumbent Yoweri Museveni wins the presidential election with 68 percent of the vote.
- Tokyo / Japan : The Japanese Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries , Michihiko Kano , declares this year's whaling season in Antarctica to be over prematurely after several disruptive actions by the environmental organization Sea Shepherd .
Saturday 19th February 2011
- Berlin / Germany : After more than four months in prison in Iran , two journalists from the newspaper Bild am Sonntag return to Germany.
- Berlin / Germany : The feature film Nader and Simin - A Separation by the Iranian director Asghar Farhadi is awarded the Golden Bear at the 61st International Film Festival.
- Jalalabad / Afghanistan : When the Taliban storm a bank branch , at least 38 people are killed and more than 71 others are injured.
- Poltava / Ukraine : The deputy head of the only power plant in the Gaza Strip , the Jordanian Dirar Abu Sisi , is kidnapped from a train on a journey from Kharkiv to Kiev .
Sunday February 20, 2011
- Berlin / Germany : The jury of the 61st Berlin International Film Festival honors the film Nader and Simin - A Separation by director Asghar Farhadi as the best contribution of the festival with the Golden Bear .
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen / Germany : At the end of the 41st Alpine World Ski Championships , Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Grange wins the slalom competition; the most successful nation with four wins is Austria .
- Hamburg / Germany : In the general election , the SPD under top candidate Olaf Scholz achieved the absolute majority with 48.3% of the votes. The previously ruling parties, the CDU and the Greens , have 21.9% and 11.2% respectively. The FDP with 6.6% and Die Linke with 6.4% also make it into the citizenry.
Monday February 21, 2011
- Bamako / Mali : In a mass panic in the Gabriel Toure Stadium, at least 36 people are killed and more than 112 others are injured.
- Kunduz / Afghanistan : At least 30 people are killed and more than 40 others are injured in a suicide attack in a government building.
- Tripoli / Libya : In response to the ongoing protests , the government under Muammar al-Gaddafi has parts of the capital bombed from the air. Over 560 people are said to have been killed since the unrest began.
Tuesday February 22, 2011
- Christchurch / New Zealand : An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 M w kills over 200 people.
- Pristina / Kosovo : The parliament elects the 59-year-old building contractor Behgjet Pacolli as the new president with a narrow majority.
Wednesday February 23, 2011
- Bayreuth / Germany : The university decides to withdraw the doctoral degree from Federal Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg , because he violated scientific obligations in his dissertation "to a considerable extent".
- Oslo / Norway : Start of the Nordic World Ski Championships
Thursday February 24, 2011
- Algiers / Algeria : President Abd al-Aziz Bouteflika lifts the state of emergency that has been in force since 1992 and thus fulfills one of the demands of the demonstrators .
- Cape Canaveral / United States : The Space Shuttle Discovery starts on its last mission STS-133 and brings, among other things, the Robonaut 2 and ELC-4 to the ISS . The mission will end successfully on March 9th.
Friday February 25, 2011
- Dublin / Ireland : In the general election , the Fine Gael won 36.1 percent of the vote, while the Irish Labor Party won 19.4 percent and the Fianna Fáil received 17.4 percent of the vote, while Sinn Féin was the fourth strongest party with 9.9 percent in Dáil Éireann .
- Paris / France : At the César film award ceremony , u. a. Xavier Beauvois ' drama Von Menschen und Göttern was named Best Film and Roman Polański was named Best Director for The Ghostwriter .
Saturday February 26, 2011
- Los Angeles / United States : At the Golden Raspberry Award , the film The Legend of Aang and its director M. Night Shyamalan received a total of five awards.
Sunday February 27, 2011
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- Los Angeles / United States : At the 83rd Academy Awards , u. a. the historical drama The King's Speech by Tom Hooper was named best film.
- Marana / United States : After his semi-final victory at the WGC Accenture Match Play Championship , German golfer Martin Kaymer is the new world number one .
- New York / United States : Due to the continuing violence in Libya , the United Nations Security Council unanimously decides on sanctions against the regime of Muammar al-Gaddafi .
- Tunis / Tunisia : After violent protests against his transitional government , Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi , who is considered an ally of the ousted President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, is stepping down from office. Ghannouchi's successor is Beji Caid Essebsi .
See also
- Nekrolog February 2011 for deaths this month
- List of annually recurring commemorative and action days in February
- Category for commemorative days, holidays or action days in February
Web links
Commons : February 2011 - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ zeit.de: Middle East - King of Jordan dismisses government (accessed February 1, 2011).
- ↑ https://www.humanrights.ch/de/menschenrechte-schweiz/aussenpolitik/aussenwirtschaftspektiven/diverses/lex-duvalier-grossem-verektivenet
- ↑ de.rian.ru: Kiev for further dialogue between Minsk and the EU and the USA - subject: Belarus after the 2010 presidential elections (accessed on February 1, 2011).
- ↑ tagesschau.de: Parliament dissolves - the way for new elections in Ireland is clear ( Memento from February 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 1, 2011).
- ↑ nzz.ch: Mubarak wants to remain in office until September - The Egyptian President addresses the people in a televised address (accessed on February 2, 2011).
- ↑ focus.de: Yemen's head of state announces resignation (accessed on February 2, 2011).
- ↑ sueddeutsche.de: Astronomy - Foreign World in the Constellation of the Swan (accessed on January 12, 2011).
- ^ Abendblatt.de: Explosions in the factory: 17 dead and many injured in Turkey (accessed on February 4, 2011).
- ↑ Jhalanath Khanal elected Nepal's PM. In: thehindu.com . October 5, 2016, accessed on July 12, 2018 .
- ↑ IP addresses used up. In: rp-online.de . February 4, 2011, accessed September 30, 2018 .
- ↑ tagesschau.de: Appeal from 144 professors - theologians want reform of the Catholic Church ( Memento from February 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 4, 2011).
- ↑ Welt Online : Ex-General becomes President in Burma ( Memento from February 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ 46th Award. In: goldenekamera.de . Retrieved March 22, 2018 .
- ↑ zeit.de: Change of power in Egypt - The party leadership leaves, Mubarak stays (accessed on February 7, 2011).
- ↑ tagesschau.de: Security Policy - USA and Russia talk about missile defense ( Memento from February 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 5, 2011).
- ↑ Packers down Steelers for fourth Super Bowl title. In: nfl.com . February 6, 2011, accessed February 9, 2017 .
- ↑ https://www.grenchnertagblatt.ch/ausland/sozialisten-gewinnen-parlamentswahl-in-kap-verde-104434954
- ↑ diepresse.com: Vonn and Nadal are world athletes of the year (accessed on February 7, 2011).
- ↑ stern.de : Renewed battles on Cambodia's border with Thailand ( Memento from August 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Mdr.de: Chechens confess to the attack in Moscow (accessed on February 21, 2011).
- ↑ fr-online: EnBW shares - appraisers burden Mappus (accessed on February 10, 2011).
- ↑ True Grit by the Coen brothers opens the 61st Berlinale. In: berlinale.de . December 6, 2010, accessed March 9, 2017 .
- ↑ Maximilian Heim new abbot in Heiligenkreuz Abbey. In: derstandard.at . February 10, 2011, accessed July 12, 2018 .
- ↑ focus.de: Pakistan - assassin in school uniform kills at least 31 soldiers (accessed on February 10, 2011).
- ↑ sueddeutsche.de: Winnenden trial - father guilty of negligent homicide (accessed on February 10, 2011).
- ↑ tagesschau.de: New peace talks decided - India and Pakistan are talking to each other again ( Memento from February 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 10, 2011).
- ↑ spiegel.de: World Press Photo Award - Photo Oscar for a picture of a mutilated Afghan woman (accessed on February 11, 2011).
- ↑ orf.at: Posthumous honor of a resistance fighter (accessed on February 11, 2011).
- ^ Spiegel.de: Unrest in Egypt - Husni Mubarak resigns (accessed on February 11, 2011).
- ↑ dw-world.de: arrest warrant against Pakistan's former President Musharraf ( Memento of 13 May 2011 at the Internet Archive ) (accessed on 12 February 2011).
- ↑ de.reuters.com: 19 dead in Taliban attack in southern Afghanistan (accessed February 13, 2011).
- ↑ de.reuters.com: Almost 50 dead in an attack on pilgrims in Iraq (accessed on February 13, 2011).
- ^ Nzz.ch: Gun protection initiative clearly failed - 56.3 percent no votes - yes majorities only in 6 of the 26 cantons (accessed on February 14, 2011).
- ↑ tagesschau.de: Rush of refugees on Italian Mediterranean island - Rome opens refugee camp on Lampedusa ( Memento from February 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 14, 2011).
- ↑ guardian.co.uk: Baftas 2011: The King's Speech sweeps the board (accessed February 14, 2011).
- ↑ tagesschau.de: Grammys awarded in Los Angeles - Lady Antebellum beats Lady Gaga ( Memento from February 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 14, 2011).
- ↑ stern.de: The party of Chad's president clearly wins parliamentary elections ( memento of March 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on March 1, 2011).
- ↑ n-tv.de: Palestinians before new elections - government submits resignation (accessed on February 14, 2011).
- ↑ nzz.ch: More than a dozen dead in plane crash in Honduras (accessed on February 14, 2011).
- ↑ spiegel.de: Megahochzeit - German and New York stock exchanges seal merger (accessed on February 15, 2011).
- ↑ spiegel.de: Italy's head of government - Berlusconi has to go to court because of a sex affair (accessed on February 15, 2011).
- ↑ NASA probe explores comets from close range. In: Welt Online . February 15, 2011, accessed July 12, 2018 .
- ^ Abendblatt.de: Explosion in a Tanzanian ammunition depot - 25 dead (accessed on February 17, 2011).
- ^ Spiegel.de: Riots in Libya - police fire at Gaddafi opponents (accessed on February 17, 2011).
- ^ Nzz.ch: People without a chance in the fight against supercomputers (accessed on February 17, 2011).
- ↑ spiegel.de: Violent police operation - At least three dead during protests in Bahrain (accessed on February 17, 2011).
- ↑ derstandard.at: Museveni wins presidential election ( Memento from February 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 20, 2011).
- ↑ nzz.ch: Japan calls back whaling fleet prematurely - attacks by animal rights activists as the reason (accessed on February 18, 2011).
- ↑ tagesschau.de : Reporter returned to Germany ( Memento from February 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Prizes & Awards 2011. In: berlinale.de . Retrieved July 12, 2018 .
- ^ Sueddeutsche.de: Suicide squad storms bank in Afghanistan (accessed on February 20, 2011).
- ↑ sueddeutsche.de - Mossad kidnaps Palestinians ( Memento from September 13, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- ↑ Golden Bear - The Best Films from Berlin (Berlinale). In: moviepilot.de . Retrieved March 10, 2017 .
- ↑ sportschau.de: Gold for Grange - Debacle for Neureuther (accessed on February 20, 2011).
- ↑ spiegel.de: State election in Hamburg - All articles, backgrounds and facts (accessed on February 21, 2011).
- ^ Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg: Landesstimmen. In: Wahlen-in-deutschland.de, Valentin Schröder. Retrieved March 11, 2018 .
- ↑ derstandard.at: 36 dead in mass panic in Bamako (accessed on February 23, 2011).
- ↑ tagesschau.de: Suicide bomber sets explosive device - At least 30 dead in attack in Kunduz province ( memento from February 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on February 21, 2011).
- ↑ spiegel.de: Eyewitness reports from Libya - "The people are slaughtered" (accessed on February 22, 2011).
- ↑ spiegel.de: Earthquake in Christchurch - "New Zealand's Blackest Day" (accessed on February 22, 2011).
- ↑ nzz.ch: Pacolli is the new President of Kosovo - narrow majority in parliament achieved (accessed on February 23, 2011).
- ↑ spiegel.de: Guttenberg's plagiarism affair - Doctor goodbye (accessed on February 24, 2011).
- ↑ oslo2011.no: Programs / Nordic Disciplines (accessed on February 23, 2011).
- ↑ faz.net: Algeria - State of emergency officially lifted (accessed on February 26, 2011).
- ^ Nasa.gov: STS-133 Launch Coverage (accessed February 25, 2011).
- ↑ spiegel.de: Space Shuttle "Discovery" successfully completed last mission (accessed on March 10, 2011).
- ↑ handelsblatt.com: Elections in Ireland: New Prime Minister wants to renegotiate EU aid (accessed on March 3, 2011).
- ↑ zeit.de: Film Prize - "Von Menschen und Göttern" honored with César (accessed on February 26, 2011).
- ↑ faz.net: Golden Raspberry 2010 (sic) - Sarah Jessica Parker is the worst leading actress ( Memento from March 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed on March 3, 2011)
- ↑ spiegel.de: Backstage at the Oscars - Hollywood calcified (accessed on March 2, 2011).
- ↑ Martin Kaymer, a golfer for the Hall of Fame. In: Welt Online . February 27, 2011, accessed July 12, 2018 .
- ↑ UN Security Council decides on sanctions. In: tagesschau.de . February 27, 2011, accessed July 12, 2018 .
- ↑ Tunisian Prime Minister resigned. In: Spiegel Online . February 27, 2011, accessed July 12, 2018 .