Portal:Current events/2004 December 11
December 11, 2004 (Saturday)
- Vanuatu Prime Minister Serge Vohor is ousted in a vote of no-confidence and replaced by Ham Lini. Vohor had fallen out of favor with his cabinet after he unilaterally travelled to Taipei and established diplomatic relations with the Taiwan. The Vanuatu Council of Ministers voted to void the decision and continue relations with the People's Republic of China.[1]
- The opposition pan-blue alliance achieves a majority in the Taiwanese legislative election, garnering at least 114 of the 225 seats. The governing Democratic Progressive Party and its pan-green allies win 101 seats.[2][3][4]
- Doctors in Austria confirm that Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko's illness was caused by dioxin poisoning. It is alleged that he first became ill after dining with the chairman of the Ukrainian Security Service in early September 2004.[5][6] (Link dead as of 21:43, 14 January 2007 (UTC))
- Bernard Kerik withdraws his nomination for the post of Secretary of Homeland Security, fearing a scandal over the immigration status of his nanny.[7][8]
- Jean-Christophe Lafaille, a French climber, climbs Shishapangma, the first solo ascension of an eight-thousander in winter from a new route in the South face.
- ^ "Vanuatu gov. reshuffled after Taiwan controversy". chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "BBC NEWS - Asia-Pacific - Opposition wins Taiwan elections". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ Victory for Taiwan opposition
- ^ (China Post)
- ^ "BBC NEWS - Health - Yushchenko and the poison theory". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines". Yahoo News. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ (Newsday)
- ^ "Bernard Kerik, Bush Nominee for Homeland Security, Withdraws". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 4 October 2015.