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Vladimir Putin - Second premiership

Time: Thursday May 8, 2008

Place: Moscow, Russia

Details: Putin was barred from a third consecutive term by the Constitution. First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was elected his successor. In a power-switching operation on 8 May 2008, only a day after handing the presidency to Medvedev, Putin was appointed Prime Minister of Russia, maintaining his political dominance.

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2008 - Denver, Colorado, U.S.
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Wednesday Feb 27, 2008 - Brussels, Belgium
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Saturday Mar 1, 2008 - Ecuador
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Friday Mar 7, 2008 - London, England
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Sunday Mar 9, 2008 - Rome, Italy
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2008 - Urbino University, Urbino, Italy
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Mar, 2008 - Vatican City
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Monday Apr 7, 2008 - London, England, United Kingdom
Black Friday
Black Friday-Several major Canadian retailers ran Black Friday deals of their own to discourage shoppers from leaving Canada
2008 - Canada
Prince William and Duchess Kate of Cambridge visits Sweden 02 Image
Prince William-William deployment
Thursday Apr 10, 2008 - Afghanistan
Prince Harry Image
Prince Harry-The Lieutenant
Sunday Apr 13, 2008 - England
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh-Philip was admitted to King Edward VII's Hospital
Apr, 2008 - England, United Kingdom
Francesco Totti
Francesco Totti-Season-ending injury
Saturday Apr 19, 2008 - Italy
The Headquarters of the UNCTAD are located at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development-Accra Conference
Monday Apr 21, 2008 - Accra, Ghana
Logo for American sportswear company Nike Inc.
Nike, Inc.-Nike's Campaign at The Earth Day 2008
Tuesday Apr 22, 2008 - U.S.
Best Buy opens its 800th store in Chicago, Illinois
Best Buy-U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined the company $280,000
Saturday Apr 26, 2008 - Washington D.C., U.S.
disasters
Disasters with highest death tolls-Cyclone Nargis
Sunday Apr 27, 2008 - Myanmar
Huawei logo - image
Huawei-Establishing a Technology research facility in Sydney
May, 2008 - Sydney, Australia
A Colombian marine on a field training exercise
Colombian conflict-Extraditing the Jailed paramilitary leaders to the United States
May, 2008 - U.S.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Leaning Tower of Pisa-The Tower stopped moving for the first time in its History
2008 - Pisa, Italy
The Bank of America Corporate Center, headquarters of Bank of America in Charlotte
Bank of America-LaSalle Bank and LaSalle Bank Midwest branches adopted the Bank of America
Monday May 5, 2008 - U.S.
Vodafone logo
Vodafone-Vodafone in Chile
Sunday May 11, 2008 - Santiago, Chile
disasters
Disasters with highest death tolls-2008 Sichuan Earthquake
Monday May 12, 2008 at 02:28:00 PM - Chengdu, China
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Tremors in Vietnam
Monday May 12, 2008 - Vitnam
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Russia
Monday May 12, 2008 - Tuva, Russia
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Start of rescue operations
Monday May 12, 2008 - China
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Unaccepted offer
Wednesday May 14, 2008 - China
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Beijing accepted the aid of the Tzu Chi Foundation from Taiwan
Wednesday May 14, 2008 - Beijing, China
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Ministry of Civil Affairs stated that 10.7 billion yuan had been donated by the Chinese public
Wednesday May 14, 2008 - China
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake-15 Special Operations Troops parachuted into inaccessible Mao County
Wednesday May 14, 2008 - Mao County, Ngawa Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake-UNICEF reported that China formally requested the support of the international community to respond to the needs of affected families
Wednesday May 14, 2008 - New York City, New York, U.S.
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Largest non-combat airlifting operation in People's Liberation Army history
Friday May 16, 2008 - China
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie-Kung Fu Panda
Thursday May 15, 2008 - United States
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Rescue groups from several countries
Friday May 16, 2008 - China
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake-China stated it had also received $457 million in donated money and goods for rescue efforts
Friday May 16, 2008 - China
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake-Praising
Saturday May 17, 2008 - Los Angeles, California, U.S.
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake-The Giving of Love
Sunday May 18, 2008 - Beijing, China
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake-National Mourning
Monday May 19, 2008 - China
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