| From A to Z, the world in 2008 |
Time never stops. Days, weeks, months, and then the whole year just passes and leaves memories behind, some wonderful and some painful. Optimism, despair, resolve, grief, smile, tears, anger, truce, rise, and fall marked the events of the year 2008. The US embraced ‘change’ with Barack Obama, while the Thai hoi polloi changed three Prime Ministers. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe refused to step down despite immense pressure from the international community, while Japan’s PM Yasuo Fukuda surprised observers by resigning just because his proposals found no supporters in Upper House. Maldives, Bhutan and Nepal set foot on the democratic road, while Malaysia found its pseudo-democracy in chaos with ethnic Indians’ continued protests. Australia apologised to its oppressed minorities, while Congolese Army killed its own civilians. Iraq and Afghanistan continued to simmer with extremism. Terror groups like al Qaeda and Lashar-e-Taiba continued to kill innocent people the whole year.
Today`s events are tomorrow`s information. Hence, the actions in 2008 will have repercussions in 2009. So, let’s have a look at the major events that shaped the year 2008. |
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