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2007 World/Local Events that I remembered:

26th April 2007 – 13th Yang Di-Pertuan Agong installed: Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin from Terengganu. It reminded all Malaysians that no other country in the world practices this unique system of constitutional monarchy that allows the rulers of its states to take turns to ascend to the throne for a period of 5 years.

8th June 2007 – Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced his second marriage to Jeanne Abdullah. He is the country’s first serving Prime Minister to do so.

7th July 2007 – Live Earth > a series of 7 of worldwide concerts to create awareness on Climate Change.

13th July 2007 – David Beckham is unveiled as LA Galaxy ‘Galatico’.

31st August 2007 – Malaysia turns 50! The pride when the Union Jack flag was brought down and the rise of the Jalur Gemilang :)

10th September 2007 – Anita Roddick, founder of beauty retailer The BodyShop passed away. We lost a great woman.

10th October 2007 – Our very own ‘Angkasawan’ was launched to the space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

17th November 2007 – Ferrari Kimi Raikkonen was confirmed as 2007 Formula One champion.

21st November 2007 – England failed to qualify for the Euro 2008.

25th November 2007 – The Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) and supporters staged a street protest in several locations in the capitol; demanding among other things equal rights for the Indians in Malaysia and to gather support for its suit against Britain, claiming US$4 Trillion for the suffering of the Indians whose ancestors were taken to Malaysia by the British as indentured laborers 150 years ago.

Labour’s Kevin Rudd was elected Prime Minister of Australia to become the third Labour leader in 60 years to win Government from the Opposition, taking over from Liberal Party John Howard after 11 years in power.


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