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2008 was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2008th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 8th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 9th year of the 2000s decade.
Bolivia holds a Vote of confidence referendum over whether the president, vice president and most prefects should face re-election. Unofficial results indicate that President Evo Morales has won a decisive mandate. (Los Angeles Times) Pádraig Harrington wins the 2008 PGA Championship, becoming the first European to do so in 78 years.
The World Bank announces a US$1.2 billion package to fight the global food crisis including $200 million in grants for those most at risk in Third World countries. (AFP via Google News) Track and field coach Trevor Graham is convicted of lying to investigators of links to a steroids dealer in the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative investigation.
Law and crime Salim Hamdan, Osama Bin Laden's former driver, is sentenced to 66 months in prison for war crimes. (The New York Times) The Mayor of Detroit Kwame Kilpatrick is ordered to go to jail for violating the terms of his bond for an ongoing perjury trial. (NPR) Politics and elections The leaders of the 2008 Mauritanian coup d'état promise to hold elections as soon as possible. (Xinhua ...
March 1 - In Gaza Strip at least 52 Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers are killed in the most intense Israeli air strikes since 2005. March 2 - 2008 Russian presidential election: Dmitry Medvedev is elected President of Russia with about 70% of the vote. He is scheduled to succeed Vladimir Putin in May. [15]
From 2008 to 2015, the Fed’s balance sheet surged more than fourfold, to about $4.5 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. In other words, money loosened up.
2008 South Ossetia war: Russia's PM Vladimir Putin accuses unnamed individuals in the U.S. of orchestrating Georgia's military actions preceding the conflict with Russia. Putin says the US provoked Georgia conflict. Georgian president, Mikhail Saakashvili announces he will propose a Georgian 'Patriot Act' to Georgian Parliament.
2008 Thai political crisis: People's Alliance for Democracy protestors force the Royal Thai Police to abandon a checkpoint outside Suvarnabhumi Airport. 2008 Santa Catarina floods: The number of confirmed deaths rise to 105 people. November 2008 Mumbai attacks: The death toll from the attacks rises to 160 with a further 327 people missing.