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2016 in Asia
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This is a list of
events in Asia in 2016
.
Years in Asia:
2013 2014 2015
2016 2017 2018 2019
Centuries
:
20th century
·
21st century
·
22nd century
Decades
:
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
2030s
2040s
Years
:
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Events
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January
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January 1–2 killed in suicide bombing in
Kabul
,
Afghanistan
.
[1]
January 6 -
January 2016 North Korean nuclear test
January 16 -
2016 Taiwanese presidential election
February
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February 6 -
2016 Taiwan earthquake
[2]
February 17 - an attack in
Ankara
,
Turkey
caused at least 28 deaths.
February 26 -
2016 Iranian legislative election
March
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March 4 - an attack in Aden caused at least 16 deaths.
March 13–37 killed in an attack in Ankara.
March 20
2016 Kazakhstani legislative election
2016 Laotian parliamentary election
March 31 - an attack in Diyarbakir kills seven police officers
[3]
April
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April 13 -
2016 South Korean legislative election
April 14 and 16 -
2016 Kumamoto earthquakes
April 20 - Boungnang Vorachit is elected
President of Laos
;
Thongloun Sisoulith
appointed
Prime Minister of Laos
.
May
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May 6 - opening of the seventh Congress of the party of labor of Korea.
May 9 -
2016 Philippine general election
May 22
2016 Tajikistani constitutional referendum
2016 Vietnamese legislative election
May 24 - Binali Yıldırım was appointed
Prime Minister of Turkey
.
May 26 and 27 -
42nd G7 summit
June
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June 29 -
2016 Mongolian legislative election
July
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July 10 -
2016 Japanese House of Councillors election
July 15 -
2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt
July 26 -
Sagamihara stabbings
July 31 -
Yuriko Koike
is the first woman elected Governor of Tokyo.
August
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August 7 -
2016 Thai constitutional referendum
August 11 and 12 - bombings in Hua Hin, Surat Thani, Phuket and Trang.
[4]
August 20 - more than 50 killed in a bombing in
Gaziantep
.
August 26 - bombing to
Cizre
against the police.
August 29 - an attack in Aden caused at least 71 dead.
September
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September 4 -
2016 Hong Kong legislative election
September 7 and 8 - the 28th ASEAN Summit in
Vientiane
, Laos.
September 9 - fifth nuclear test in North Korea.
September 20 -
2016 Jordanian general election
October
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October 13 - death of Bhumibol Adulyadejas, King of Thailand, known as the reign of Rama IX.
November
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November 26 -
2016 Kuwaiti general election
December
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December 1 - prince
Vajiralongkorn
is proclaimed King under the name of Rama X.
December 4 -
2016 Uzbekistani presidential election
December 11 -
2016 Kyrgyzstani constitutional referendum
December 17 - a Kayseri attack caused at least 14 deaths.
December 19 - the Ambassador of Russia
Andrei Karlov
was assassinated in Ankara.
December 20 - the Eurasia under the Bosphorus tunnel is opened in Istanbul.
See also
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List of state leaders in Asia in 2016
References
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^
« Un restaurant français de Kaboul visé par une attaque des talibans »
Le Monde
, 1er janvier 2016.
^
« Le bilan s’alourdit après le séisme à Taïwan »
Le Monde
, 6 février 2016.
^
« Turquie : sept policiers tués dans un attentat à la bombe en zone kurde »,
Le Monde
, 31 mars 2016.
^
Le Monde
, 12 août 2016.